A PneumaCare staff member spins a prize wheel with young visitors during BeXtra’s grand opening April 29 in Marysville, where families accessed clothing, food and community support services.

MARYSVILLE, CA (MPG) - Before the doors opened April 29, people had already begun gathering outside BeXtra’s newly expanded Marysville site. By the end of the first hour, more than a dozen local families and individuals had received free shoes, clothing and food, an early sign of the growing demand driving the organization’s latest expansion.

Located at 417 Fourth St., the site has long been home to founder and CEO Brian Davis’ community shoe closet. It has now been transformed into a broader resource center, a shift made possible through an expanded partnership with PneumaCare Health and Wellness.

The move builds on a model first introduced in Yuba City, where BeXtra opened its Community Event Center in 2025 and later partnered with PneumaCare to help activate and staff the space. That collaboration has now extended to Marysville.

Visitors gather inside BeXtra’s expanded Marysville site during its grand opening April 29. The location now offers free clothing, hygiene items and access to support services through a partnership with PneumaCare.

“After we opened the BeXtra Community Center in Yuba City, people were asking me what we were going to do with this other Marysville site, and I wasn’t quite sure,” Davis said. “At first I was worried the Yuba City one would be too big, but we’re already starting to outgrow it. This partnership with PneumaCare has enabled us to expand and reach more people here as well.”

With PneumaCare now operating on-site, visitors can access services such as Enhanced Care Management and Community Support, including housing assistance, case management and connections to medical and behavioral health resources. The integration allows the center to offer both immediate relief, such as clothing and food, and longer-term support.

In many ways, the Marysville site reflects a scaled version of the Yuba City center, bringing multiple services under one roof in a more accessible downtown location. The clothing closet, located in the upstairs “upper room,” is open from 10 a.m. to noon and 2 to 4 p.m. PneumaCare services run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., closing from noon to 2 p.m. for lunch. Organizers also plan to introduce weekly food box distribution on Wednesdays in the near future.

“We’re just trying to fill the gaps and meet people where they are,” Davis said. “Whether it’s shoes, food or connecting them to services that can really change their situation, it all matters.”