Marin Workforce Housing Trust

The Marin Workforce Housing Trust is a unique public/private partnership between the Marin business community, the Marin Community Foundation and the County of Marin.  The Trust was created to meet the challenges of housing affordability for workers in Marin County. Through our revolving loan fund, we provide low-interest rate loans to nonprofit and for-profit developers who are constructing homes affordable by working families, the retired workforce and those most vulnerable in our communities. 

Sources of Funding 2010We target our loans to fill critical gaps in existing affordable housing finance – as “first-in” money to purchase land, secure sites and fund pre-development work and as “last-in” money to close the funding gap for developments that otherwise would not be able to be built. Once construction is complete, the loans are repaid and reinvested in other workforce housing developments.  For additional information, please see Loan Programs.