Community Health & Affordable Housing

Marin City is the ideal place for a pilot project that can improve health and wellness. Marin City’s Black residents live 16 years less than residents of Ross. Read more from Profile of Marin.Barriers for residents of Marin City include food desert and higher unemployment. Learn more about Social Determinants of Health.The Marin City K-8 …

Host a House Party

Help us share the story of the Little Clinic that Can with your family & friends. To host a salon-style discussion among friends in your home, contact Melanie Hamburger, Director of Capital Projects, will make it easy and fun. Learn more about our Capital Campaign. Learn about Marin City's Past In the 1940s, folks from across …

African American Health Equity

In nearly every illness, African Americans suffer the worst health outcomes. Shorter Lives A new mother is nearly 4 times more likely to lose her (or her baby's) life than a white or Latina mom. Adults die from preventable conditions. Residents of the wealthy suburb of Ross outlive residents of Marin City by 15 years: Across the …

24 Units of Affordable Housing

Two stories with a total of 24 rental units (25,396 sq. ft.)) will provide short/long-term housing for youth aging out of foster care, homeless mothers and families, community members facing trauma and substance use, and the local workforce; 100% of units will be affordable. Four 2-bedroom, 18 1-bedroom and two studio apartments will provide stable …

Doubling Access to Healthcare & Specialty Services

In 2017 the Center purchased a property located at 100 Phillips Drive, Marin City, as the first commercial real estate transaction in Marin City in decades. Located across the street from youth recreation facilities and a senior center, the Site is immediately adjacent to the K-8 public school and within 100 yards of the existing …

Housing as a Social Determinant of Health

You may be asking, Why is a nonprofit health clinic building housing? The answer has to do with the direct correlation between poverty and illness. Social Determinants of Health are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age – circumstances are shaped by the distribution of money, power and resources at …