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Laura Jiménez-Diecks Joins Board of Directors of NAMI Marin
Posted: January 26, 2024
As of December 9, 2023, Laura Jiménez-Diecks, Health Supervisor at Canal Alliance, is a proud member of the board of directors of NAMI Marin County.
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Marin Community Foundation Provides Vital Funding for Canal Alliance’s Social Services Program
Posted: January 4, 2024
For more than four decades, Canal Alliance has provided essential services to the low-income Latino immigrants who live in the Canal.
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Kaiser Permanente Provides Essential Funding for Canal Alliance Youth Education Program
Posted: January 4, 2024
Alliance Kaiser Permanente Northern California Community Benefit Grants Program has $50,000 to our University Prep (UP!) program.
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Fall 2023 Stakeholder Update from Omar Carrera, CEO
Posted: October 16, 2023
It has been a busy summer for us! As the air turns crisp and we settle into fall, I want to pause and take a
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Spring 2023 Stakeholder Update from Omar Carrera, CEO
Posted: April 27, 2023
Canal Alliance is dedicated to supporting the Latino immigrant community in Marin County through a variety of services and programs. With a focus on housing advocacy, unaccompanied minors, climate justice, and workforce expansion, the organization aims to empower the immigrant community and create lasting change
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San Rafael tenants call for rent control in Canal neighborhood
Posted: March 9, 2023
Tenants of San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood and their supporters amassed at City Hall this week to demand that officials urgently enact a rent control ordinance amid mounting fears of gentrification.
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San Rafael gets $1.6M in planning grants for ‘priority’ areas
Posted: February 3, 2023
San Rafael has been awarded $1.6 million in grants to fund studies for long-term planning in the Northgate and Canal neighborhoods.
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Omar Carrera joins Marin IJ editorial board as public member
Posted: December 31, 2022
Omar Carrera, CEO of the San Rafael-based nonprofit Canal Alliance, has joined the Independent Journal’s editorial board as its public member.
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Marin Small-Business Owners Put Microgrants to Good Use
Posted: November 30, 2022
Darlin Ruiz received a $2,500 grant through an agency partnership dedicated to assisting some of the hardest-hit microbusinesses
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San Rafael gets funds for Canal area climate change project
Posted: November 28, 2022
San Rafael will use a $762,000 grant to fund an equity-guided study on the effects of sea level rise and climate change in the Canal.