The community's first 24-hour day and severe weather shelter, which opened in February, is already seeing success.

Homeward Bound, the county’s chief provider of shelter and supportive housing for homeless people, was one of 40 organizations awarded grants this month from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund.

The annual event, organized by the nonprofit Homeward Bound of Marin, assembles 500 presents to give to those moving into shelter or supportive housing programs.

Homeward Bound Pet Adoption Center is an open-admission shelter, meaning they must take in homeless animals within Camden County municipalities. Now, the shelter has more dogs than kennels, said ...