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A bridge to a better life

Open Hours & Ways to Contact Us

Our Services

Ritter Center provides integrated care for people experiencing homelessness or poverty in Marin County. Our medical, behavioral health, and substance use treatment, including street medicine, is delivered alongside housing support, case management, and benefits enrollment. Through Full Basket Community Market, the largest food pantry in Marin, we help neighbors meet basic needs and build lasting stability.

Behavioral Health

Our behavioral health team offers trauma-informed, client-centered care that treats mental health and substance use together. Psychiatric nurse practitioners, licensed therapists, and certified counselors provide medication management, individual psychotherapy, and individual and group substance use counseling. Each client gets a personalized plan built around long-term stability and recovery.

Providing Integrated Heathcare

We provide health care services to individuals who otherwise could not afford it, including primary medical, behavioral health counseling, outpatient substance abuse treatment, and transition to wellness.  

Putting Housing First

Ritter recognizes that people need access to basic necessities, including a safe place to live and food to eat, before being able to achieve quality of life or pursue personal goals. We offer housing support and rental assistance to help people find and keep their homes.

Driving Out Food Insecurity

Food insecurity is a public health crisis. Our food pantry is the largest in Marin and we serve over 375 families and individuals a week. Our clients receive quality staples plus bountiful fresh and nutritious produce, they don’t have to choose between paying the rent and putting food on the table.

Support Your Neighbors In Need

Help provide essentials to those facing homelessness or economic hardship.

We Are Hiring

We’re looking for talented, caring, community-minded professionals to join our expanding team of experts: medical staff, case managers, behavioral health specialists, therapists, fundraisers, and admin support. We’d love to hear from you!

Seasonal Events

We provide additional sustenance when our vulnerable neighbors need it most. With the help of generous community supporters and our dedicated volunteers, we offer more support at critical times of year. Every August we host a Back-to-School Backpack Giveaway. In October we host Women’s Health Day. At year’s end we care for our community by hosting a Thanksgiving Meal Kit Giveaway and a warm sit-down Holiday Meal.

Testimonials from People In Our Community

News & Stories

Discover what’s going at Ritter Center and hear from staff, volunteers,
and clients about our services and impact in the Marin community.

Where the Door Is Always Open

Nick Rhodes was four years old when he and his mother arrived...

My Love Letter to Ritter –  8 ½ Years of Growth, Grit, and Grace

In today’s world—especially in my generation—staying at one organization for over eight...

How 9-Year-Old Marlon Took Action with Ritter Center’s Sleepout Challenge

What do you do when your child can’t sleep at night—not because of...

Ritter Center has Moved!

New Location: 800 A Street, San Rafael

Come visit us at our new facility at 800 A Street in San Rafael — just two blocks from our old location.  Same staff, same services, same commitment to our community, new home.