Nancy Martin Award

This year's Nancy Martin Outstanding Nonprofit of the Year Award is given to:

Marin Center for Independent Living

Marin Center for Independent Living (Marin CIL) is a 47-year-old peer-led, community-based disability rights and services organization that promotes individuals of all ages with all types of disabilities to achieve their maximum level of sustainable independence as contributing, responsible, and equal participants in society.

Marin CIL provides peer-led, individualized, one-to-one care navigation and other social services. Our Strategic Operating Plan includes five areas of focus: Meaningful Access to Care, Housing Support & Preservation, Youth and Family Supports, Community Resilience, and Sustainable Caregiver Pipeline.

Visit us in Booths 116 & 117 to learn about the many services we offer, including:

• Care services to address a variety of needs including a private care registry, Alzheimer's and dementia care support, Veterans directed care, IHSS navigation assistance and nursing home transitional services.
• Home safety services including home modification referrals , disaster assessment services and free back-up batteries to qualified individuals.
• Assistive device information and acquisition services -- C-PAP machines, powered medical equipment and more.

For more information, see our website at marincil.org.

About the Nancy Martin Award

Each year, members of the Marin Senior Fair Steering Committee select a nonprofit for the Nancy Martin Outstanding Nonprofit Award for “outstanding services to Marin seniors.”

The award winner receives a cash award of $500 and a free booth at Marin Senior Fair. The recipient is honored in an on-stage award ceremony at the Marin Senior Fair and featured in an article in the Fair Program.

About Nancy Martin

Nancy Martin was a long-time supporter of the Marin Senior Fair and a member of the all-volunteer Senior Fair Steering Committee for many years. Nancy was the Marketing Director of The Tamalpais, a retirement community in Greenbrae, for 24 years. Her work touched the lives of many and she was particularly loved by the residents of The Tamalpais. After her sudden death in 2013, members of the Senior Fair Steering Committee wished to commemorate her commitment to the older adult community in Marin by naming the Fair's Nonprofit of the Year Award in her honor.

Previous Recipients of the Nancy Martin Award

2025	LITA (Love is the Answer)
2024	Legal Aid of Marin
2023	Community Action Marin
2019	Margaret Todd Senior Center
2018	Alzheimer’s Association - North Bay
2017	Hospice By the Bay
2016	Jewish Family and Children’s Services/Seniors at Home
2015	San Rafael Goldenaires
2014	Marin Villages
2013	LITA (Love is the Answer)
2012	Senior Access