Blog
Q&A with Elaine Tannous, Bilingual Mental Health Clinician
Posted: December 9, 2021
Elaine Tannous is Canal Alliance’s Bilingual Mental Health Clinician. We asked her about mental health needs and the impact of our services.
County Considers Consolidating Latino Voters
Posted: November 16, 2021
County leaders are weighing electoral maps that could unify Latino voters who have been historically marginalized. As the redistricting deadline approaches, CEO Omar Carrera urged
Children, Youth and Families
Posted: November 16, 2021
Canal Alliance addresses urgent needs for children, youth and families and support them to work toward their long-term goals. Watch how Canal Alliance helps the Canal community.
Meet Francisco Gomez: entrepreneur and successful small business owner
Posted: November 4, 2021
What does it take to launch a successful small business during a pandemic? For Francisco Gomez, it required hard work, careful planning, and the application of practical skills acquired through the Workforce Program. We caught up with this busy entrepreneur to learn about his journey, over eight years in the United States, and his plans to grow F.G. Window Cleaning.
Canal Alliance contributes to statewide report on health equity
Posted: October 27, 2021
The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) report explores the tools used to address health equity and racial justice, and provides recommendations to policy makers.
Fall 2021 Stakeholder Update from CEO, Omar Carrera
Posted: October 12, 2021
The impact that Canal Alliance makes in our community would not be possible without the support of many generous people like you. As a key stakeholder in our efforts to help Marin’s Latino immigrant community break the generational cycle of poverty, we are pleased to share this fall update about our strategic initiatives.
TPS Extension and Re-Designation for Haiti
Posted: September 13, 2021
Good news for the Haitian immigrant community!
TPS extended until December 2022 for El Salvador, Haiti, Nicaragua, Honduras, Nepal and Sudan
Posted: September 13, 2021
If you have TPS from one of these countries, your work permit will be automatically renewed and will be valid until December 31, 2022.
A graduate of two workforce training programs, Arandu Alvarez’s career is on track
Posted: September 8, 2021
Arandu Alvarez is part of a critical public health team that is helping to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in the Canal neighborhood and across Marin County by providing health education, testing, and vaccination outreach.
Stories from the front lines: Henry Velasquez, Youth Education Manager
Posted: August 12, 2021
When schools first went to remote teaching, Henry Velasquez, UP! Youth Education Manager, worked with a student who had no internet access and as a result, was completely disconnected from teachers, classes, and assignments. One year later, Henry reports that based on the persistence of the student, and with support from UP! staff, the student is on track.
