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2024 CREATIVE YOUTH AWARDS ANNOUNCED

The Bay Area Creative Foundation announced the 2024 Creative Youth Award recipients. The 2024 youth awards received over 1,800 submissions from Bay Area high school students in seven creative disciplines:…


GIVING MARIN WELCOMES NEW PARTNER

Brayton Purcell/Thirty-Seven Wines join the initiative’s nonprofit supporters Brayton Purcell/Thirty-Seven Wines are proud to join the Giving Marin Community Partnership as a Partner. “We are thrilled to join this group…


MT. TAM QUILT GUILD DELIVERS IN WEST MARIN

Mt. Tam Quilt Guild members Kathy Norwood, Susan Greenfield and Roxie Mikolon recently visited the Paper Mill preschool in Point Reyes to deliver 24 new quilts made by members of…


NUGGET AMONG BEST PLACES TO WORK

Giving Marin founding Partner Nugget Markets is one of the nation’s best workplaces, according to Fortune’s latest “100 Best Companies to Work For” list. This marks the family-owned grocer’s 18th…


BLOOM SEEKS YOUTH CLOTHES DONATIONS

Bloom, a program of YWCA Golden Gate Silicon Valley, provides complimentary wardrobes to children, women and men who are transitioning to a life of self‐reliance. The program, which serves clients…


RITTER-CAM PROVIDE MOBILE OUTREACH

Since December 2022, Ritter Center has been working in partnership with Community Action Marin to provide expanded street medicine and integrated behavioral health care services for people experiencing homelessness. The…


BREAD AND ROSES MARKS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

Founded in Marin in 1974 by folk music icon, the late Mimi Fariña, Bread & Roses is celebrating its 50th anniversary in the spirit of its founder by putting the…


HALLECK CREEK LOOSES BELOVED MARE

Halleck Creek Ranch recently said goodbye to its Arabian mare, Jazzy, who joined the program in 2012. The nonprofit’s staff said she served diligently at Halleck Creek for many years,…


DRAWBRIDGE ANNOUNCES ARTIST SELECTIONS

For more than 35 years, 2023 Giving Marin grant winner DrawBridge has provided free weekly expressive arts programs for children experiencing housing insecurity across the Bay Area. The 2024 DrawBridge…


PROJECT AVARY RECEIVES NATIONAL GRANT

Project Avary received a $1 million gift from MacKenzie Scott and the Yield Giving Open Call. Through a comprehensive approach that includes mentoring, leadership development and community support, Project Avary…