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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.
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.
Marin to launch lottery for business pandemic relief
Posted: February 19, 2021
Marin businesses struggling to stay afloat through the coronavirus pandemic are being tossed a life raft in the form of $915,000 of federal aid.
