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Medi-Cal deal benefits 5K Marin undocumented residents
Posted: January 26, 2024
By RICHARD HALSTEAD | rhalstead@marinij.com | Marin Independent Journal Nearly 5,200 undocumented Marin County residents became eligible for full Medi-Cal coverage at the beginning of this year because of

Former councilmembers chosen as Belvedere citizens of the year
Posted: January 3, 2024
Steve Block is a retired lawyer who has done pro-bono legal work for many Marin nonprofits including Canal Alliance and Marin Legal Aid.

Canal Alliance Immigration Legal Services Success
Posted: December 20, 2023
Univisión reports the importance of the Immigration Legal Services program at Canal Alliance.

Canal Alliance and Marin Housing Leaders Convene for Summit
Posted: December 6, 2023
SFF addresses the housing issue in the Bay Area and in Marin by cosponsoring the Building Bridges Marin Housing solutions event.

San Rafael Transit Center preliminary design unveiled
Posted: December 4, 2023
Planners have revealed the conceptual design of the new San Rafael Transit Center, Marin County’s local and regional transportation hub.

Historias de éxito de Canal Alliance: Negocios que nacieron en la pandemia
Posted: December 1, 2023
Univision reports on the “Construyendo Mi Negocio,” program that helps the Latino community start their own business!

What Food Pantries Really Want You to Donate
Posted: November 20, 2023
Here’s what to donate—edible and nonedible items alike. BY ALI FRANCIS, BON APETITE Every holiday season, Alex Nava, a health specialist in San Rafael, California, sees

Apoyando a latinos de San Rafael para estudiar carreras técnicas
Posted: November 7, 2023
By Univision14, Dayanna Monroy Canal Alliance ofrece programas de educación gratuitos a la comunidad latina y brinda ayuda para que los participantes sean ubicados en

Editorial: Canal Alliance Continues to connect as it Expands
Posted: November 5, 2023
Canal Alliance has taken a huge step in its history of serving and representing one of San Rafael’s largest and most challenged communities.
The nonprofit, formed in the 1980s to provide services for the residents of San Rafael’s most racially and economically diverse neighborhoods, is moving into larger quarters and, for the first time, a building that it owns.

Giving Tuesday 2023: 5 Ways To Give Back In San Rafael
Posted: November 2, 2023
Giving Tuesday is a global initiative that brings people together to harness the potential of collective generosity!