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Marin, Sonoma nonprofits get $500k in grants for COVID response in vulnerable communities
Posted: December 2, 2021
Canal Alliance is among two non profits to receive funding to support pilot projects between health departments to rapidly scale up COVID-19 prevention and vaccination, especially in refugee, immigrant and migrant communities.
How One County Convinced Nearly All Its Residents to Get Vaccinated
Posted: November 29, 2021
Before the pandemic, Marin County had the lowest vaccination rates in California. Now, more than 90 percent of its adults are protected against COVID-19.
Marin redistricting might consolidate Latino voters
Posted: November 11, 2021
Latino residents in Marin County might soon wield more influence on the Board of Supervisors given the direction that the redistricting process is taking.
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.
Reflections and resources
Posted: April 28, 2021
In the past week, as we have had time to reflect on the outcome of the Derrick Chauvin trial, we recognize the court’s decision as simply one step towards accountability and know that much more work needs to be done.
At Canal Alliance, we stand up as an ally in the face of injustice. We are determined to remain alert and to advocate for social justice, and we encourage everyone in our community to do so as well.
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.
