Marin Community Foundation awards $725,000 to support Golden Gate Village families, including $147,000 in rent relief

Dozens of families living in Marin County's only public housing development for families are receiving financial assistance and expanded support services as their community undergoes a major renovation.The Marin Community Foundation is providing a $724,500 grant to support residents at Golden Gate Village in Marin City. Approximately $147,000 will go toward unpaid rent for 64 households, averaging about $2,300 per household. The majority of the funding will support services designed to help residents achieve greater financial stability.For Capri Price, a single mother raising two children at Golden Gate Village, the rising cost of everyday necessities has made it increasingly difficult to stretch her budget."I'm literally shopping half at one store and the other half the first two weeks of the month. Then I'm penny pinching for the rest of the month," Price said.Golden Gate Village is home to approximately 300 households.As the aging complex undergoes extensive renovations, some reside