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Stay informed with news and updates from Canal Alliance programs and read about the impact of our work on the Latino immigrant community.
This neighborhood in Marin is the most segregated in the Bay Area
Posted: October 7, 2021
The Canal neighborhood of San Rafael is among the most segregated districts in the Bay Area, according to a study.
Marin Co. has highest vaccination rate in CA with 90% of eligible residents fully vaccinated
Posted: September 21, 2021
Marin County has reached a milestone. 97 percent of this county’s eligible residents have received at least one dose of the vaccine and 90 percent are fully vaccinated, but the milestones don’t stop here.
Dominican Partners To Support Rental Assistance Program
Posted: September 16, 2021
With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly exacerbating housing insecurity in Marin County, Dominican University of California has partnered with the County of Marin and Canal Alliance on an emergency rental assistance program that helps connect local residents with resources and support.
Canal Alliance is committed to building a more equitable Marin
Posted: September 9, 2021
Canal Alliance is a Giving Marin Grantee. Explore the impact of our work over the course of the pandemic.
Our America: Todos Unidos | Resources, organizations supporting Hispanic community in Bay Area
Posted: September 9, 2021
Here are the organizations that are working to support the Hispanic, Latino and Latinx communities in our area and throughout the nation.
Free COVID-19 testing offered in San Rafael’s Canal neighborhood
Posted: March 18, 2021
The testing is being made available through a partnership between Canal Alliance, a nonprofit serving the city’s predominately Latino Canal community, and the University of California, San Francisco. They received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to offer the program to study the best ways to get people to be tested.
Marin’s intensive effort drove down a COVID surge among Latino residents
Posted: March 14, 2021
Under the leadership of CEO, Omar Carrera, Canal Alliance has spent the past year helping Latino families in Marin get access to critical services, resources and information relating to COVID-19 and it’s impact on the community, including on-site testing, community-based contact investigating, health outreach and education, and financial assistance including direct cash assistance and rental assistance for households that have lost income and wages during the pandemic.
As pandemic drags on, North Bay student’s struggle with distance learning worsens
Posted: March 9, 2021
The mental toll of distance learning is taking a toll on students as many schools report dropping grades as the COVID-19 pandemic drags on and in-person instruction is delayed. Learning hubs are helping, but for the few students attending them.
In Your Town for March 3, 2021
Posted: March 2, 2021
Giving Marin Community Partnership has awarded a record $75,000 in financial awards to 12 nonprofit organizations for their work serving Marin residents.
Vaccine access codes meant for low-income communities are being misused across Bay Area
Posted: February 23, 2021
Appointments reserved for people hit hardest by COVID-19 are being snatched up by people they aren’t intended for. It has to do with vaccine access codes, meant for low-income communities of color, that are being shared and misused across the state.