Asset management professional Marguerite Cassandra Toroian is also active with local nonprofits, serving people facing homelessness. Marguerite Cassandra Toroian heads fundraising and development efforts for the Immanuel Shelter operating in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware.

While homelessness is an issue in small towns like Rehoboth Beach and larger urban areas, there are many differences in the two settings. Firstly, people facing homelessness in rural areas are more likely to be hidden. This means that rather than accessing shelters where they will be included in census numbers, people are housed in precarious situations, such as living with friends or family, in their vehicles, or hotel rooms.

Due to a smaller and dispersed population, rural areas may lack resources that people experiencing homelessness in urban environments have access to, such as food pantries, soup kitchens, or health and workforce readiness programs. People experiencing homelessness in rural areas are more likely to develop communicable diseases or be exposed to dangerously low or high temperatures than those living in urban communities.