You Can Make A Difference
Even with the second highest median income in the state, many in Marin County are just a paycheck away from homelessness. As recently as 2005, Marin had at least 1,236 homeless people; approximately half were women. Can you imagine if you were one of these women desperate to turn her life around only to be left on the streets with your children?
Gilead House has been a successful transitional residential home in Marin since 1999. We have assisted over 35 mothers as well as their children with a supportive living environment, mentoring, and individual attention to gain stability and promote self-sufficiency. The children have benefitted from the nurturing, safe environment as their mothers learned skills essential to building successful lives for their families. Families that had been broken and desperate are returning to their community with hope and pride in their ability to navigate life using the skills gained during their year at Gilead House.
As every household does, Gilead House has a long list of budgetary needs. You can make a difference in the lives of our families by giving a tax-deductible donation to Gilead House today. Your support allows us to provide housing, food, transportation and Life Skills teachers.
We encourage you to consider the following options for support:
A one-time donation
A monthly donation for one calendar year
A monthly donation for three calendar years
Matching funds through your employer
Donation to the Transportation Fund
Donate a car
Transportation Fund
Reliable transportation is an issue for ninety-five percent of the women who have been in our program. In order to meet the requirement of having employment, the moms must have a way to reach their jobs. The Gilead House Transportation Fund was established to help reduce the stress and anxiety caused by the cost of the seemingly constant need for car repairs, missed car payments and the need for basic transportation, i.e. bus, rail. The fund exists to help alleviate, not eliminate, the transportation problems. This means that the fund was not established to outright purchase cars as a gift for the moms, but to help Gilead House in its role as educator and compassionate helper for these women in need. The monies are used with caution as well as care in helping the women to help themselves.
It is possible to designate your donation to Gilead House
for use specifically by the Transportation fund.