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November 5, 2025 by Angela

Protecting a Lifeline: Why Your Holiday Gift Matters for Brain Injury Survivors in Marin & the San Francisco Bay Area

When someone experiences a stroke, concussion, or traumatic brain injury, life changes in an instant. What comes after — recovery, emotional health, rebuilding skills, reconnecting with community — can be a long journey that requires specialized support. Yet in Marin County and the greater San Francisco Bay Area, there is only one nonprofit dedicated solely to helping people navigate life after brain injury: Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery.

As the holiday season approaches, we’re inviting caring community members like you to help protect this vital resource and ensure no survivor has to face recovery alone.

A Unique Community Resource Worth Protecting

For more than 40 years, Schurig Center has served as a lifeline for hundreds of people every year. We offer therapeutic classes, support groups, resource referral assistance, and programs that help survivors regain skills, independence, and hope. Families also receive brain injury education, support, and respite.

Unlike medical programs or other charitable organizations, our services are not covered by insurance and we do not receive federal funding. Instead, over 80% of the support needed to keep our doors open comes from caring donors and charitable foundations.

This means that your generosity directly sustains our mission.

Why Your Donation Matters This Holiday Season

Your gift makes a real and immediate difference. When you donate to Schurig Center, you help:

  • Fill critical gaps in care for survivors who have nowhere else to turn.
  • Ensure recovery programs remain affordable, especially for the 70% of our clients who are low-income.
  • Support more than 600 individuals and family caregivers this year with continued rehabilitation, resource referral assistance, brain injury education, and support groups.
  • Protect the only nonprofit brain injury recovery resource in Marin and the Bay Area.

Every dollar extends a hand of compassion to someone rebuilding their life.

Holiday Giving: A Powerful Way to Change Lives

During this time of year, many people look for meaningful ways to give back locally. By choosing Schurig Center, you’re not just giving a donation — you’re giving healing, stability, and new possibilities to survivors in your own community.

Imagine helping someone speak clearly again after a stroke. Supporting a parent recovering from a concussion so they can return to work. Giving a caregiver a rare moment of relief and connection.

This is what your holiday gift makes possible.

Join Us in Strengthening the Future of Brain Injury Recovery

As need for our programs continues, your support ensures this unique community resource remains strong – not just for today, but for the future.

If you believe every person deserves the chance to heal and rebuild their life, we invite you to make a holiday donation today.

Your generosity protects hope. Your compassion fuels healing.

Thank you for supporting brain injury survivors and families when they need it most.


Filed Under: Ways You Can Help Tagged With: Bay Area, brain injury, charity, concussion, donate, give, holiday giving, Marin, Sonoma, stroke, tbi

October 21, 2020 by Angela

Your Generosity Ensures No One is Alone

rainbow heart inside heart outlineAs I reflect on Schurig Center’s 35 years, I am inspired and energized by the healing power of a caring community. I hope this note will also lift your spirits by reminding you of the good that you personally help make possible even in these toughest of times. Because of you, no one is alone.

“I’d be terrible.” That’s how John, a stroke survivor, described what life would be like for him without you.

John has severe aphasia, a paralyzed arm, and is unable to read and write. He also lives alone and is confined to his apartment during shelter-in-place. But, happily, John is able to stay connected and continue his recovery in Schurig Center’s speech group, computer class, and art therapy, which are now offered remotely and are powered by your generosity. In the words of his sister, Augusta, these services you help provide are “lifesaving” for John and a “huge relief” for his family.

Together, we’re helping more people.

Despite the pandemic, people are still getting brain injuries. We are still receiving new calls for help. And, the costs to provide services has not changed. Remote services have enabled people outside the Bay Area to attend our programs, and we’ve added a second survivor support group. Over 455 people this past year have been helped by our array of services. While we are serving more people than ever before, 70% of our clients live on a low income and rely on scholarships funded by community members, like you, to access care.

There is much need right now, and I know you are likely receiving many asks. But, if you are in a position to help, I hope you will donate to Schurig Center today as you make your holiday charitable gifts and give as generously as you can.

Your gift by December 31 helps ensure that your fellow community members living with a brain injury stay healthy, connected, and knowing they are not alone. Thank you!

With gratitude,
Patricia Gill, MS
Executive Director

Filed Under: Thank You Community Supporters, Uncategorized, Ways You Can Help Tagged With: art therapy, brain injury, caregiver, charity, concussion, covid response, do good, donate, fundraiser, give, help, holiday giving, Marin, rehabilitation, San Francisco Bay Area, speech therapy, stroke, survivor

December 5, 2018 by Angela

Check out Schurig Center in Marin Magazine

Image of Marin Magazine's December 2018 issueSchurig Center is thrilled to share that our organization was featured in Marin Magazine’s December 2018 issue.

Learn more about Schurig Center’s mission and how your contribution can help Marin’s brain injury, concussion, and stroke survivors thrive in the “Marin Gives Back” article (page 73) and our full-page featured ad on page 80.

View the digital version of the magazine here.

On behalf of everyone at Schurig Center, thank you Marin Magazine. We are grateful!

Filed Under: In the News, Ways You Can Help Tagged With: charity, donation, holiday giving, Marin, Marin Magazine, Schurig Center for Brain Injury Recovery

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