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GRANT DEADLINE IS NOV. 15

   The Giving Marin Community Partnership is an initiative of community-minded North Bay businesses and institutions whose mission is to raise the level of community engagement with and exposure for 501(c)(3)…


 Volunteers from the Red Cross fanned out across the Contempo Marin Mobile Home Park in San Rafael, a community of 400 homes, to install free smoke alarms for residents in…


MAYFLOWER FUNDS YOUTH FILMMAKERS, MUSICIAN

   Mayflower Chorus singers donated funding to support the next generation of filmmakers at San Rafael High School’s MAX (Media Academy eXperience), an interdisciplinary academy for 11th and 12th graders…


HUCKLEBERRY RECEIVES MENTAL HEALTH GRANT

 Huckleberry Youth Programs was recently awarded a “Stop the Hate” grant by the California Department of Social Services. This new funding for Huckleberry will allow them to expand and fund…




PARC FRAMEWORK READIES FOR DISASTERS

New community program engages under-resourced, low-income communities.     Prepared and Resilient Communities (PARC), a new community program that aims to engage under-resourced and low-income communities through a neighbor-helping-neighbor emergency…


BLOOM SEEKS AMAZON BACK-TO-SCHOOL-BASICS

   Bloom, a San Rafael-based program of YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, provides two weeks of free clothing for individuals and families seeking self-reliance. Clients also receive a hygiene kit,…


FURNITURE BANK OFFERS SKILLS PROGRAM

  Make it Home Bay Area, Marin’s local furniture bank, has developed a pre-apprenticeship furniture repair program in partnership with Community Education at College of Marin to address a practical…


SHRED-A-THONS PREVENT IDENTITY THEFT

   This summer, more than 3,300 residents across Lake, Marin, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties took a proactive stance against fraud and identity theft. They safeguarded their personal information by…