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WHO WE ARE
The Marin Interfaith Homeless Chaplaincy was founded in 1992 as a California Public Benefit Corporation and is currently operating as The Street Chaplaincy (TSC). We are fiscally sponsored by the Marin Interfaith Council, a registered 501c3 (EIN#68- 0029475). The Street Chaplaincy’s primary mission is to bring compassionate spiritual care to unsheltered and temporarily sheltered persons in Marin County and to build community between homeless persons and non-homeless faith communities and other organizations.
WHAT WE DO
We Build Bridges of Support and Foster Community
Our mission takes on many forms. The street chaplain visits homeless persons where they are most often found, on the streets, at the shelters, motels, encampments, hospitals, nursing facilities, and the county jail. We accompany the homeless and support them by helping the unsheltered find financial assistance, housing, and medical care by connecting them with city/county programs, healthcare providers and local service organizations. We also host a Wellness Gathering that brings together the housed and those who are living on the street to share stories, prayers, and a warm meal every week.
OUR TEAM
Nick Morris, Executive Director
Nick has a B.A. from Duke University and a Master of Divinity
(M’Div) from San Francisco Theological Seminary. He is the
former Multi-Cultural Minister at Good News Presbyterian Church,
a Korean American congregation based in San Francisco. His
mission work includes church planting and the creation of Project
Shelter, an ongoing effort to help the poor in Tijuana, Mexico. Nick is passionate about building "beloved" community and fostering an environment of care where everyone has a seat at the table.
Rev. Charlotte Cramer
Rev. Charlotte Cramer is an an ordained Interfaith Minister and Chaplain. She received her Master of Divinity from Starr King School for the Ministry in Berkeley, CA and is ordained by the Chaplaincy Institute. Charlotte has studied mysticism, spirituality and ritual for the past five years, with a concentration on death and dying. She rounds at local encampments in Marin County and jail weekly, where she has developed programming to support our unhoused neighbors and local service providers. She is deeply inspired by and grateful for the beautiful mission and work of the Street Chaplaincy!
Joy Snyder, Volunteer Coordinator
Joy has been supporting Marin's homeless since 2010 when she began volunteering as the REST Shelter Co-ordinator at First Presbyterian Church in San Anselmo. She has been the volunteer coordinator with the Street Chaplaincy since September 2018. Joy was instrumental in helping TSC transition to partnering with former REST congregations in support of the Wellness Gatherings that have transitioned into warm "to-go"meals since the onst of Covid-19.
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Michael Baranowski, Kitchen Manager
Michael volunteers as the Street Chaplaincy Kitchen Manager and Chef extraordinaire. He is an Elder with St Luke Presbyterian in San Rafael and has long been involved with issues of hunger on a national and local level. He pioneered the "burrito ministry"that
provides warm "to-go" meals for TSC following the onset of the pandemic. Michael has worked tirelessly, with the help of his spouse Kathleen and a small volunteer crew to produce over 15,000 dinners since 2020 for those in need of a warm meal.