Grant helps launch senior-support ‘village’ test at Strawberry complex

A nonprofit that matches older volunteers with seniors who need help with daily tasks has won $22,500 to test whether its peer-support model can work in affordable housing.

Marin Villages will launch a pilot program in early 2026 at Kruger Pines in Strawberry, where 56 low-income and disabled seniors live in federally subsidized units on North Knoll Road. The Marin Housing Authority, which runs the facility, approached Marin Villages earlier this year.

“They wanted to hear more about our model because they wondered if the same kind of self-help model might work in a public-housing setting,” said John Power, executive director of Marin Villages.

The organization was among 94 groups awarded grants through Marin County’s 2026 Community Grants & Investment Program. Another local recipient, Painted Bins, received $14,000 to produce an environmental education video. The organization, led by Belvedere’s Kathy Huber and associated with Sustainable Marin, places student-art-decorated compost bins in public spaces to promote composting and climate-change awareness.

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