FUTUREPREP PROGRAM BREAKS BARRIERS
Karma Club Teen announced outcomes last week of its FuturePrep pilot program, which paid Advanced Placement exam fees for 620 students across Terra Linda and San Rafael high schools during…
HOMEWARD BOUND GETS SCHOOL-READY
More than three dozen volunteers spent a weekend preparing a back-to-school sendoff for 135 kids from families at Homeward Bound of Marin. With support from Cigna Healthcare, every student received…
CULTURAL EXCHANGE AT SOUTHERN MARIN FIRE
Southern Marin Fire Department Station 1 hosted nine students and two adult chaperones from Sausalito sister city Sakaide, Japan on July 31 as part of the ongoing cultural exchange program….
WRITE BACK TO THE START
San Quentin writing program helps heal participants’ childhood trauma On a clear day last January, policy makers, families and incarcerated individuals at San Quentin Rehabilitation Center gathered in the chapel….
MARIN BALLET WELCOMES NEW ADMINISTRATOR
Kaneez Munjee Munjee most recently joins Marin Ballet as served for 12 years as its marketing and managing director of development manager. She the Young Women’s replaces Nancy Rehkopf Choral…
WOMEN’S HALL OF FAME NOMINATIONS OPEN
The Marin Women’s Hall of Fame recognizes Marin women of distinction, preserves their stories, increases public awareness of their contributions, and aims to inspire future generations of women and girls….
STUDENTS DRIVE CHANGE ACROSS MARIN
What began in 2014 as a single service-learning club at Wade Thomas Elementary in San Anselmo has grown into a countywide movement. Today, 2024 Giving Marin grant recipient Children for…
MARIN CIL WELCOMES NEW CEO
The Marin Center for Independent Living this month announced Ted Jackson as its new chief executive officer. Jackson has served as Marin CIL’s director of public policy and community engagement…
DONATION FUELS AGESONG SUPPORT GROUPS
AgeSong Marin, a program that provides conversation and connection for seniors, received a $500 donation from Joe Morrison at HL Commercial Real Estate. The funds will help provide scholarships for…
COMMUNITY CLINICS CELEBRATE CHAMPIONS
Marin Community Clinics, a nonprofit health organization serving more than 38,000 Marin County residents annually, hosted its annual Summer Solstice Celebration on June 18 at Inn Marin & Suites in…