Wellness, Equity & Diversity Resources
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Kids & Teens
Play Marin - Provides opportunities for children of diverse ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds in Southern Marin to learn and grow together through play.
Performing Stars - Gives every Marin child opportunities to "star" in roles that build the self-esteem, character, communications skills, and life skills necessary to face the challenges of successful adulthood.
GRIOT THEATER COMPANY - Marin collective of artists, educators, and entrepreneurs committed to exploring, embracing, and amplifying brown and black culture through the arts.
Arts+ - A culturally diverse, inter-generational group of community members from across Marin County committed to inspiring and empowering Bayside MLK Jr. Academy students to achieve educational excellence through the visual and performing arts.
Wise Choices for Girls - Inspires Marin girls to overcome the social/economic situations which impact low-income areas of Marin, the nation, and the world by celebrating and emphasizing the importance of education, social and cultural competency, and community service.
YOUTH ADVISORY COUNCIL - promoting substance use awareness, education, and policy change
Love Your Nature - offers guidance to teens, young adults and their parents as they navigate the complexity of growing up and raising teens in these times.
WellifyTeen - Parent’s Guide to Teen Mental Wellness in Marin County
MCOE - Marin Schools Wellness Events & Resources
Marin County Gun Safety - for the school community
MARIN 9-25 INITIATIVE - for more equitable outcomes for youth
How to Help your Teen Cope with Tragedy
Marin Healthy Youth - collaborating to reshape community norms that drive youth substance use
WellKind Forestry Internship - unique environmental leadership opportunity for teens/high school students
TAM DISTRICT VIRTUAL COUNSELING & WELLNESS - Comprehensive resources and support for teens and their families, from drug & alcohol prevention and sexual health to nutrition, fitness, and mental health.
TAM HIGH WELLNESS TEEN to TEEN - peer support resources
Marin City Youth Mentor Program - supports students’ personal growth, confidence, leadership and communication skills, critical thinking, networking, and other skills important to the transition to the world of work. For more info, contact Jahmeer Reynolds at tam@heartofthevillage.org
UCSF Center for Child Protection - Comprehensive medical and mental health services for children and adolescents affected by abuse and violence.
Health & Wellness
Mental Health
Enterprise Resource Center - Consumer-operated mental health drop-in center in Marin
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-8255
Marin County Crisis Hotline: 1-415-473-6666
Suicide is Preventable - information on signs to watch for
American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - Teens and suicide: What parents should know
MINORITY HEALTH INSTITUTE - Dedicated to eliminating racial and ethnic disparities in health and healthcare.
Center for Domestic Peace - Leads a comprehensive community effort to end domestic violence in Marin County.
Helping Survivors of Sexual Abuse and Assault - Tools and resources to recognize, prevent, and heal the trauma from sexual abuse.
BICYCLE HEALTH - Guide to Sexual Abuse & Assault
Tutoring & Mentoring
San Rafael organization helping students from low-income backgrounds get to and through college in order to positively impact their communities and the world.
Bridge the Gap College Prep - College preparatory and youth development organization for Marin City students offering free tutoring services for students in need.
Growth Circles - Organizes educational trips for 5th-8th grade students from Bayside/MLK School to places like Washington DC, New York, and Oxford, England to inspire students to think bigger and achieve more.
The Hannah Project Freedom School - Marin City-based multicultural summer program offering a broad academic and character-building K-8th grade curriculum that includes literacy, STEM activities, visual and performing arts, sports, nutrition, civic engagement and social action.
California Libraries Tutoring Program - Live tutoring, writing assistance, language learning help, and more - for all ages of kids and adults.
Next Steps Liaison Project - Helps court-involved youth get on a positive path after detention—by providing social-emotional learning while youth are inside Juvenile Hall and tangible next steps upon release—to reduce the cycle of recidivism in which many vulnerable youth have become trapped.
Phoenix Project Marin - Integrated mentoring and training services for at-risk young men and adults, offering vocational and education programs, legal assistance, emotional counseling, and practical necessities like getting a driver’s license and navigating social services.
Horizon Community School - High-quality, Montessori-inspired preschool program for Marin City families with 2- to 5-year-old children.
Dynamic Solutions for Youth - Gives young people a structured yet informal opportunity to evaluate their situation, see alternatives, experience other realities and perspectives, and re-evaluate their choices and decisions.
Volunteering
Tam HIGH Closet - All year round, on a case-by-case basis as identified by a Tam High staff member, Tam Closet assists students with specific, immediate needs such as snacks and meals, shoes for sports, a warm jacket, clothing for an interview, and formal wear for the prom. To donate or volunteer, please contact us.
Giving Marin - A community-benefit partnership initiative fueled by North Bay businesses and institutions that underwrite marketing space and offer no-cost publicity for Marin nonprofits. The organization also keep a running list of volunteer opportunities and events that benefit these nonprofits.
Marin JFCS - Looking for volunteer drivers to deliver groceries to seniors in need.
Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership (CVNL) - Lists a variety of immediate, local volunteer opportunities — many just for teens.
Diversity & Inclusion
LOCAL DEI GROUPS & ACTION
MVFREE - Mill Valley Force for Racial Equity & Empowerment (formerly the MV DEI Task Force) is a collective of individuals standing up with integrity and honesty for real change in 94941 and beyond. Join the movement & conversation here.
Focused in Marin City, the MCCT provides free comprehensive support services and robust civic engagement to address the historical and systemic racism and wealth disparities that have left parts of Marin County lacking in basic quality supports, equitable economic and educational opportunities, and safety.
Women Helping All People (WHAP)
Improving the lives of all low-income Marin residents—particularly those in public housing— with comprehensive resources and services like a vital Family and Educational Resource Center, the WHAP Scholastic Academy private school, computer literacy courses, after-school tutoring, family counseling, and employment training.
City of Mill Valley DEI actions and news - updated weekly
Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ)
Sign up to join the local chapter of SURJ — the national organization working to bring more majority white communities into movements for racial justice.
Books & GUIDES
Speak Up at School - how to respond to everyday prejudice, bias and stereotypes
A comprehensive guide for educators - and everyone - who want to develop the skills to speak up themselves and help their students find the courage to speak up too. And here's the handy pocket guide so you'll always know what to say!White Fragility - Robin DiAngelo
Just Mercy - Bryan Stevenson
The Color Of Law - Richard Rothstein
White Rage - Carol Anderson
The Warmth of Other Suns - Isabel Wilkerson
Articles
COURSES & PRACTICES
21-DAY RACIAL EQUITY HABIT-BUILDING CHALLENGE - Create your own daily practice by choosing an action item from Dr. Moore’s list of things to read, watch, listen to, take action on, and more.
Coralearning.org — Black Minds Matter is a public series that is designed to raise the national consciousness about issues facing Black students in education. The series intentionally addresses the pervasive undervaluing and criminalization of Black minds. Tangible solutions for promoting the learning, development, and success of Black students are offered.
Hollaback! is working to end harassment by providing free trainings to the public and customized training experiences for businesses, organizations, schools, and colleges, with proven methodologies in the areas of bystander intervention, conflict de-escalation, harassment prevention, and resilience.
Podcasts
SPEAK YOUR MIND podcast/video series with Gibran Mims. Highlights include Tam DIstrict BIPOC students as they share their perspectives and experiences: Episode 1: Young Women Students of Color, Episode 2: Young Men Students of Color
Two Schools in Marin County — Last year, the California Attorney General held a tense press conference at a tiny elementary school in the one working class, black neighborhood of the mostly wealthy and white Marin County. His office had concluded that the local district "knowingly and intentionally" maintained a segregated school, violating the 14th amendment. He ordered them to fix it, but for local officials and families, the path forward remains unclear, as is the question: what does "equal protection" mean?
videos
Anti-Racism: Jane Elliott educates Waylon & 8,000 Elephant Readers — essential antiracism talk by Jane Elliott, internationally known teacher, lecturer, diversity trainer, and recipient of the National Mental Health Association Award for Excellence in Education. Ms. Elliott exposes prejudice and bigotry for what it is: an irrational class system based upon purely arbitrary factors. And if you think this does not apply to you. . . you are in for a rude awakening.
No Student Left Behind — A documentary about the funding inequities between the two public schools in Sausalito-Marin City.
The Color Of Youth Court — A short documentary about how Marin County Youth Court is providing restorative justice alternatives to incarceration.
The Trauma of Systematic Racism is killing Black Women — The founders of the GirlTrek are on a mission to reduce the leading causes of preventable death among black women — and build communities in the process.
How Racism is Making Us Sick — This eye-opening talk presents evidence for how racism is producing a rigged system — and offers hopeful examples of programs that are working to dismantle discrimination.
Food & Essentials
Performing Stars
Supporting kids and families in Marin City and Southern Marin.
SF-Marin Food Bank
Continues to ensure our vulnerable populations are getting the food they need.
Meeting rising student and community need by cooking and delivering hot, nutritious meals daily with a deep commitment to the health and well-being of people and planet.
The Phoenix Project Marin
Helping residents of Marin City with bill payment, job placement, and other essentials.
Canal Alliance
Serves some of Marin County’s most vulnerable residents, including immigrants and their families.