“Mary” suffered severe trauma as a child and lives an isolated, lonely life.  Although she battles depression and anxiety attacks, and has few job skills, she is determined to turn her life around.  She has been going out daily to look for a job.  Mary has been told she is very good with people but [...]

“Linda,” a single 35 year-old mother with two daughters, ages 11 and 2, had to recently relinquish custody of her kids because she suffers from Huntington’s Disease, which is progressive (both of her brothers, in more advanced stages of the disease, live in rest homes).  Linda, now in a wheelchair, has struggled with depression and [...]

As the Holiday Season approaches, many of us think of the warmth and comfort of family. For too many families in Marin, however, this season is wrought with hardships – parents unable to feed their children, let alone to provide them with gifts and cheer during the holidays. But there are several stories with happy, [...]