FUNDRAISER FOR FOSTER CARE
The mission of the Marin Foster Care Association is to achieve consistent, safe, quality care for the well being of all foster children by providing services and advocacy to foster and adoptive families,…
YOUTH ACADEMY AND CLASSES
The 7th annual Youth for Justice Summer Academy took place July 27 to Aug. 7. Due to COVID-19, the event was staged mostly virtually with 22 participants from the Canal neighborhood of San…
MARIN CASA ADVOCATES FOR YOUTH
The Giving Marin Community Partnership, a major initiative of the business community and Marin Independent Journal, offers local nonprofit organizations assistance with marketing through sponsored ads in the newspaper and…
ANIMALS’ HEALING POWER
Pancake, a 13-year-old stray, came to Muttville Senior Dog Rescue looking for a new forever home. Dr. Cameron Garrett and Debra Garrett, a husband and wife dentist-dental hygienist team and…
BOWL, SPARKLE, GO WILD
Cedars’ annual “Shake, Rattle and Bowl” fundraiser on Aug. 22 was presented virtually due to COVID-19 restrictions. The organization set a goal of raising $35,000 but ended up bringing in…
HEALING POWER OF HORSES
Giving Marin Community Partnership, a major initiative of the business community and Marin Independent Journal, offers local nonprofit organizations assistance with marketing through sponsored ads in the newspaper and online,…
LOCAL ART, GLOBAL HEALTH
An exclusive offering of a limited edition print of a painting of Mimi Farina by her sister, folk legend Joan Baez, is available for a donation to benefit Bread &…
PROMOTING HEALTH AND ART
Marin Community Clinics’ June 24 annual solstice fundraiser brought in $240,000 to support the organization’s COVID-19 response programs. The virtual event celebration with 160 online participants honored Dr. Matt Willis,…
ROCKING ART, READING BOOST
“Marin’s Rock Art Scene” documents Marin County as a center for the explosion of rock music in the late 1960s with local musicians, artists and music venues stepping into the…
ENJOYING ART VIRTUALLY
HairToStay’s Home Cabarets are a series of curated evenings with food and entertainment delivered to your doorstep. The virtual nightclub program supports treatment subsidies that help low-income cancer patients prevent chemotherapy-induced hair…