North Marin Community Services

11/13/2025

Thank you to the Marin Independent Journal for continuing to highlight this important issue. We are incredibly grateful for the outpouring of community support and donations, our amazing volunteers, and our partners San Francisco-Marin Food Bank and Marin Community Foundation for helping fill the critical need for food access during this time.

Nonprofits, businesses, civic groups and volunteers are stepping up to fill the governmental void.

11/10/2025

Last week, Shayda Bakhtiari, AMFT, APCC led a training session for the Novato Teen Clinic Peer Health Promoter cohort. Shayda is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist at NMCS and a therapist at Novato High School through our school based services with NUSD.🌟

During her presentation, Shayda led an important discussion on Teen Dating Violence and Healthy Relationships, helping our Peer Health Promoters learn how to recognize red flags, support their peers, and promote respect and safety in relationships.

Thank you, Shayda, for sharing your expertise, insight, and dedication to supporting youth mental health and wellbeing. We’re so grateful for your work and the positive impact you make every day! 💜

11/06/2025

¿Quiere aprender cómo reducir su factura de energía? Acompáñenos el 13 de noviembre en una presentación en español para conocer qué es MCE, sus programas de energía limpia y las ayudas financieras disponibles para la comunidad. Para registrarse, comuníquese con: Maria Albuja, 707-742-1833, malbuja@northmarincs.org. ¡Esperamos verlo allí!

11/06/2025

Please join us in celebrating our CFO, Vanshika Nachnani, and the 16-year partnership with our CEO Cheryl Paddack. Tonight, our Board of Directors approved our audited financials — a clean audit with zero deficiencies. Congratulations to our dedicated finance team (Narda and Edwin) and managers for their exceptional work and continued commitment to transparency and excellence.

11/05/2025

As the government shutdown continues, more families are feeling the strain of food insecurity. Together with other nonprofits and caring community members, NMCS is stepping up to help. Thank you to everyone who has already contributed shelf-stable food and monetary donations—your support goes directly to people in need. 💜

NMCS is accepting nonperishable food donations on Mondays from 9–12 at our 1907 Novato Blvd. location. Contributions can also be made online at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/nmcs/.

Thank you to ABC7 News for helping share this important story.

https://abc7news.com/post/north-bay-nonprofits-help-fight-food-insecurity-during-snap-crisis/18109907/

In the North Bay, concerns and confusion about when SNAP benefits could be paid, is driving more people to local food banks for assistance and many local nonprofits are stepping up to help.

11/03/2025

It's the season of gratitude, and Holiday Share wishes are live! With your help, our Holiday Share and Toy Drive will ensure 300 children from families facing financial hardship receive gifts this holiday season. Join the magic by fulfilling a wish at northmarincs.org. ❄️💜

11/03/2025

With the continued federal government shutdown, nearly 15,500 people in Marin will not receive their expected SNAP/CalFresh on time. If you'd like to help ensure under-resourced community members continue to have access to healthy food, please consider making a donation to our Food Pantry. We are collecting non-perishable foods at our 1907 Novato Blvd location on Mondays from 9-12. Additionally, you can make a donation online at https://secure.qgiv.com/for/nmcs/. Thank you!

10/31/2025

Spooktacular fun at NMCS today! 🎃👻Our little monsters, superheroes, and pumpkins took over the halls for our annual Halloween Parade! Thanks to our amazing staff for making it a day full of smiles (and sweet treats!). 🍬

10/30/2025

We are incredibly grateful to Sutter Health for their 20+ years of support of NMCS and their recent contribution to help fund our Mental Health Program! Consistent generosity from funders like Sutter enables us to reach more people in our community with critical, timely, and compassionate care. Our impact is greater together!

10/29/2025

Día de los Mu***os (Day of the Dead) is a beautiful tradition that honors and celebrates the lives of those who have passed. It’s a time to remember them with joy, love, and gratitude—keeping their memories alive through offerings, color, and community. Our Día de los Mu***os ofrendas are up in both buildings. These altars are decorated with bright yellow marigold flowers, photos of the departed, and the favorite foods and drinks of the one being honored. The offerings are believed to encourage visits from the land of the dead as the departed souls hear their prayers, smell their foods, and join in the celebrations.

10/29/2025

Huge thank you to Moonstone Skin and Body Care for their matching donation campaign, starting November 1. If you'd like to help ensure people in our community continue to have access to healthy food, this is a great way to make an impact! Details below. 💜
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✨ When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher wall. ✨
Starting Nov. 1, SNAP (CalFresh) benefits will pause due to the federal shutdown — leaving many Marin families, especially women and children, struggling to afford groceries.
At Moonstone Skincare, we believe abundance is meant to be shared. That’s why we’ve launched Building a Longer Table, a community matching campaign to help feed our neighbors in need.
Here’s how it works:
💖 You donate directly to SF-Marin Food Bank or North Marin Community Services.
💖 We match your donation dollar for dollar, up to $3,000 total.
💖 We send funds out weekly so help reaches families immediately.
The campaign will continue until the federal shutdown ends or we’ve matched the full $3,000 ($6,000 to feed local families!).
Bring in, or email your donation receipt to info@moonstoneskincare.com, and we’ll add your name to our Longer Table Gratitude Wall — a growing in-studio display of generosity and hope.
Because no one should ever have to wonder where their next meal will come from.

✨ When you have more than you need, build a longer table, not a higher wall. ✨

Starting Nov. 1, SNAP (CalFresh) benefits will pause due to the federal shutdown — leaving many Marin families, especially women and children, struggling to afford groceries.

At Moonstone Skincare, we believe abundance is meant to be shared. That’s why we’ve launched Building a Longer Table, a community matching campaign to help feed our neighbors in need.

Here’s how it works:
💖 You donate directly to SF-Marin Food Bank or North Marin Community Services.
💖 We match your donation dollar for dollar, up to $3,000 total.
💖 We send funds out weekly so help reaches families immediately.

The campaign will continue until the federal shutdown ends or we’ve matched the full $3,000 ($6,000 to feed local families!).

Bring in, or email your donation receipt to info@moonstoneskincare.com, and we’ll add your name to our Longer Table Gratitude Wall — a growing in-studio display of generosity and hope.

Because no one should ever have to wonder where their next meal will come from.

10/28/2025

With CalFresh benefits impacted by the government shutdown, more people in our community may soon be facing hunger. To learn more, watch this short video where NMCS's Senior Manager of Housing and Case Management, Liliana Palu, explains the effect on NMCS participants. Thank you to ABC7 News for highlighting this important issue.

If you would like to help, NMCS is accepting nonperishable food donations for our food pantry. Donations can be dropped off Mondays from 9am-12pm at our 1907 Novato Blvd location.

"Families are scared." Bay Area food banks and community nonprofits are mobilizing to help thousands of people who could lose their federal food assistance benefits on Nov. 1, if the government shutdown continues.