Did you know that the majority of Americans are only one paycheck away from being in serious financial trouble? Every day, families and children go without enough to eat because they have to make a difficult choice between healthy food and paying rent. Homelessness prevention is about providing resources such as food, small pockets of money, or housing, that keeps people from the extreme financial distress that leads to homelessness.

Financial Assistance

For families in acute crisis, we provide targeted financial assistance, such as a month's rent or help with a utility bill. Requests for help are considered on a case-by-case basis.

Food Programs

The Petaluma Kitchen at the Mary Isaak Center provides food boxes to community members, as well as daily hot meals to anyone in the community. Read more about our food programs.