Rubicon’s Participant Advisory Board (PAB) is a group of Rubicon participant leaders who help shape policy and practice at Rubicon Programs. They also work to make meaningful connections with the community, other organizational partners, and thought leaders to advance Rubicon’s mission of ending poverty in the East Bay.
This year, the PAB created a new project to house East Bay families who are experiencing homelessness. So far, the PAB, with support from the Rotary Club of Richmond’s Tom Herriman, have placed eight families in permanent housing, with the goal of housing an additional 50-60 families if funding is extended. The families receive furnished housing and their rent is covered for one year. Supportive programs from Rubicon and other community-based organizations then help ensure the housing recipients will be able to continue paying rent after the first year.