About

The Marin Environmental Housing Collaborative (MEHC) is now Call Marin Home, a Marin County housing coalition. We are a non-profit organization that advocates for affordable, environmentally sustainable housing. MEHC began by bringing together leaders in the environmental and affordable housing communities into an active, committed, task-oriented group.

After 18 years of affordable housing advocacy, MEHC worked with many Marin County organizations to expand our scope and reach by working together as a housing coalition.

Our Mission

Our mission is “Expanding housing through production, preservation, and protections for an inclusive Marin County.”

Our Focus: The “3 Ps” of Housing

Call Marin Home is guided by the proven framework of the “3 Ps”:

1. Production – Building more homes people can afford.
2. Preservation – Protecting existing affordable housing.
3. Protection – Ensuring strong tenant safeguards to prevent displacement.

We believe that all Marin residents deserve safe and secure housing.  We believe that anyone who works in Marin should have the opportunity to live in Marin. While “environmental” is no longer in our name, the values that shaped MEHC remain central to our mission. Call Marin Home continues to champion environmentally sustainable development consistent with MEHC’s founding vision.

Some core activities include supporting projects that provide affordable housing including Vivalon in San Rafael, 1 Hamilton in Mill Valley, 1251 South Elisio in Larkspur, and many more. To see current projects, visit our projects page. 

We also advocate for policies that affirm the 3 Ps of affordable housing – production, preservation and protections. This includes changes to zoning codes, parking requirements, affordable housing financing and tenant protections. You can learn more about policies we track on our policy page. 

We track the agendas of the Marin local governments to identify when important housing issues are raised, and encourage residents to speak up for housing. When especially critical issues arise, we will provide suggested talking points. To track local meetings, you can sign up for our weekly Coming Up newsletter.

We also build political will for more housing in Marin. We provide education on housing issues through our monthly newsletter, Perspective, and by meeting with groups throughout the community. You can read archival versions of our Perspective newsletter, and see our reading recommendations on our learn page. If you’d like us to come meet or speak with your group or organization, please email us info@callmarinhome.org.

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