Homeward Bound serves more than 200 homeless children every year in our programs for homeless families.

Last year, 81% of the families we served moved out of homelessness and in to stable housing.

Parenting support and other services at Homeward Bound help homeless families move from crisis to stability to thriving.

Homeward Bound partners with Head Start to provide nurturing on-site child care at our Family Emergency Center.

Children living at our family centers participate in outings and other enrichment activities.

Volunteers like members of Phil Lesh & Friends help spruce up our facilities, make and serve meals, maintain our garden and more.

Homeward Bound of Marin served more than 1,200 homeless people last year.

Homeless veterans find support at Homeward Bound of Marin, which reserves 16 beds for adults referred by the state Department of Veterans Affairs.

More than two dozen adults coping with brain illness make their home at Homeward Bound’s Voyager Carmel Center.

We provide shelter and support to over 100 homeless youth (age 18-24) each year.

75% of the single adults graduating from our programs last year, moved in to independent housing.

Our Fresh Starts Culinary Academy offers classes open to Homeward Bound residents as well as the public.

Students from our Fresh Starts Culinary Academy have graduated in to employment with Safeway, Starbucks Coffee Co., Beth’s Fine Desserts and many others.

Our “Fresh Starts Catering” business offers work experience to graduates of our culinary academy while catering a wide variety of events.

A broad spectrum of Marin residents, businesses and community groups helped build The Next Key Center, our next step toward ending homelessness.

The Next Key Center includes 32 affordable studio apartments, a teaching kitchen, and community event space.

The Next Key Center opened its doors to the community in a gala weekend celebration in November 2008.

The Next Key Center is a financially self-supporting program with revenues from social enterprise businesses covering the operating costs.  Come and visit us – we’d be delighted to show you around.

Our event space at The Next Key Center includes a demonstration kitchen with a full range of audiovisual services.

Our Fresh Starts Catering team would be delighted to provide delicious food and professional service for your event.

Fresh Starts Catering prepares everything from unique centerpieces and elegant fare for a special celebration to coffee and pastries for a morning meeting.

Committed staff bring laughter, optimism, and a vast array of core gifts to our daily work.

Support from local businesses provides a strong foundation for Homeward Bound’s work on behalf of the community.

In-kind donations help to off-set our operating costs and provide vital morale-boosting support for people moving out of homelessness.  Thank you to the GJEF Junior Board for the donation of backpacks in this picture!

Warren Buffett is a Homeward Bound shareholder! He kicked off the first nonprofit IPO created by Homeward Bound to support construction of The Next Key Center.

The Marin Community Foundation became a major shareholder in the first nonprofit IPO, our “Immediate Public Opportunity…to help end homelessness” and has supported our work to end homelessness for over 20 years!