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Community Action Marin: Emergency Family Needs Fund

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Community Action Marin: Emergency Family Needs Fund

The Emergency Family Needs Fund administers a program that provides one-time assistance to families who are experiencing a short-term financial crisis. Assistance is provided in the areas of rent, rental deposits, car repair in certain cases, durable medical equipment and other emergencies of an immediate and short-term nature. Applications for Emergency Family Needs are accepted at the following agencies: Canal Alliance, Ritter House, Women Helping All People, West Marin Community Resource Center, and St. Vincent de Paul Society.

Phone: 

(415) 526-7500

Email: 

Fax: 

(415) 457-9677

Address: 

555 Northgate Drive, Ste 201
San Rafael, CA 94903

Eligibility: 

Priority is given to families who are not eligible for other forms of financial assistance and for whom assistance will resolve their immediate financial crisis.