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 First Presbyterian Church of San Rafael, a registered 501c3

(Tax ID# 941322199). 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

Kieawnie Clar, Interim Executive Director

Kieawnie Clar is a trained spiritual director, coach, and former Case Manager with over a decade of experience with the unhoused in Marin County. She has worked extensively as with unsheltered mothers and their children on the journey to self-sufficiency. In recent years, Kieawnie has specialized in working with unhoused, single adults struggling with medically complex health concerns as well as other issues creating barriers to housing. Kieawnie also serves as Pastor of Community Engagement at Hamilton Community Church of the Nazarene.

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.