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The Community Connection Center
a program of Performing Stars of Marin
a non profit organization founded in 1990


Child Support Help Is Here
Child support issues? Help is available.
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Debt Reduction Plan Focuses in on Marin City Fathers
The Marin Independent Journal highlights Phoenix Project efforts to help parents in financial need due to overdue child support. “I felt...
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Oct 23, 20231 min read
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Phoenix Project Collaborative Impact Summary Report
The Phoenix Project of Marin launched as a response to a 2009 surge in crime among dramatically underserved young men in Marin City....
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Feb 3, 20221 min read
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Marin City Remembers George Floyd's Death One Year Later
Community leader Felecia Gaston helped organize the tribute to help bring awareness to the violence and discrimination Black people face...
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Jan 26, 20221 min read
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Marinscope: Uncomfortable Conversations with Black Men
From the article: "On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, the Mill Valley Police Department hosted the second meeting of the “Uncomfortable...
performingstars
Aug 6, 20211 min read
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Uncomfortable Conversations with Black Men and Southern Marin Law Enforcement, Statement and Video
​Southern Marin law enforcement gathered with the black community at the "Uncomfortable Conversation with Black Men and Southern Marin...
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Jun 1, 20212 min read
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Uncomfortable Conversations Event May 25th 2021
You are cordially invited to participate in our very first roundtable discussion, entitled “Uncomfortable Conversations with Black Men...
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Apr 1, 20211 min read
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Program in Marin City using community collaboration as crime prevention
A stunning drop in crime in one San Francisco Bay Area county is happening because of the vision of one woman who inspired her community....
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Dec 10, 20181 min read
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Marin City’s Phoenix Project celebrates track record of mentorship
From the Marin Independent Journal: Shannon Bynum, manager of the Outback Steakhouse in Marin City, credits the Phoenix Project for...
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Oct 31, 20161 min read
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The Phoenix Project Recognition Awards
The Phoenix Project of Marin recognized outstanding program supporters, partners, business volunteers and participants on October 2016....
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Oct 1, 20161 min read
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Craig Robinson Book Signing
Photos from the event
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Oct 1, 20161 min read
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Beyond the Headlines: Mentoring
This New Year brings new opportunities for mentoring! This week's episode of "Beyond the Headlines" is about the importance of mentoring...
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Jan 5, 20141 min read
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Program cuts Marin County crime in half
From ABC 7 News: A program aimed at cutting crime in a low-income neighborhood of Marin County is proving to be enormously effective. It...
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Jun 1, 20101 min read
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Officials laud Marin City youth program, allocate $50,000
From the Marin Independent Journal: A Marin City program that mentors troubled youth, providing a clubhouse, counseling and jobs, has...
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Apr 7, 20101 min read
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Going the distance: Marin City's Homer Hall traveled the world while boxing in the Air Force, now he
Homer Hall is a boxing trainer from Marin City. The former career boxer is one of the trainers at the Marin City Boxing Club, teaching...
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Jan 5, 20101 min read
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