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Marin IJ: From Homelessness to Hope: A Marin Youth Story
By Julian Kane Stein

An early childhood memory was in preschool when an incident occurred that led to me being taken away from my parents by CPS and put into foster care, mainly because both my parents were drug addicts. After losing my mother when I was 12 years old, I moved out of my father’s house before age 18 and spent years couch surfing—bouncing around from friends to friends, and one girlfriend’s house to another. I slept in my car many cold nights when I was left with no other options. I struggled to keep up with bare necessities such as laundry and basic hygiene. However, I was far from your stereotypical homeless young man. My luck started to change once I was introduced to Zara and the Marin nonprofit Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity (AHO).

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Two Marin Non-Profits Help At-Risk Youth Succeed
By Nikki Silverstein

Zara Babitzke and Jeannine Curley came from different backgrounds, but both faced serious challenges while growing up. It’s not surprising that the two remarkable women chose careers where they could help others—specifically at-risk youth.

In 2003, Babitzke, who experienced homelessness in her youth, founded the Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity (AHO) to help homeless teens and young adults, aged 16 to 25. AHO services include providing housing, jobs, free dental care, free eye exams and glasses, legal aid and trauma counseling. Read Article

RAISING FUNDS A group from Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity Project holds an auction item donated by Sammy Hagar. Left to right: Brett, Zoe, Benny, Jay, Larkin, Jimmy and Nick. Photo courtesy of Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity.
mill valley living - AHO in the Press

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Mill Valley Living: Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity – A Calling of the Heart
By Alexandra Fee

On January 21 2005 the Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity Project (AHO) was founded by Zara Babitzke to address a critical need for the growing numbers of homeless teens and young adults ages 16 to 25 in Marin that no one else was helping. AHO started as a calling of the heart when the first-ever program for young people 18 and over Zara both designed and directed for Sunny Hills Services (SHS) in 2003, lost funding.
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August 2019 Larkin Article Marin IJ

It’s Time to Change the Face of Youth Homelessness

by Larkin Bond
Marin IJ

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Sammy Hagar comes to aid of Marin’s Homeless Youth

Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity help the youth at only a small cost

Letter from George Landau,
Co-Founder of the Tiburon-Belvedere Rotary

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Sammy Hagar comes to aid of Marin’s Homeless Youth

Marin Voice: Building bridges between police and young adults

By Cindy Aguilera Marin Independent Journal, May 7, 2018

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Sammy Hagar comes to aid of Marin’s Homeless Youth

Sammy Hagar Comes to Aid of Marin’s Homeless Youth

By Paul Liberatore
Marin Independent Journal, 2016

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Dominican University forum tackles homelessness in Marin

By Adrian Rodriguez
Marin Independent Journal, 2016

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Marin Voice: Making a difference for Marin’s homeless youth

Marin Voice: Helping Marin’s young homeless population

By Larkin Bond
Marin Independent Journal, 2016

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