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Category: Individual & Family Wellbeing

Andrea Rivas Iraheta connects with newly arrived immigrant youth

A case worker helps young people connect to education and employment, build community, and pursue their goals.
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Emergency response teams connect with communities

Marin County turned to community-based organizations like Canal Alliance to form the new model of emergency preparedness : Community Response Teams.
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Q&A with Elaine Tannous, Bilingual Mental Health Clinician

Elaine Tannous is Canal Alliance's Bilingual Mental Health Clinician. We asked her about mental health needs and the impact of our services.
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Canal Alliance contributes to statewide report on health equity

The California Pan-Ethnic Health Network (CPEHN) report explores the tools used to address health equity and racial justice, and provides recommendations to policy makers.
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Stories from the Front Lines: One Year Later

Laura Jiménez-Diecks, Supervising Case Manager, shared a client story that spoke to the severe impact of COVID-19 on immigrant families in Marin. Now, about a year later, Laura reflects on the response effort, a “metamorphosis over the course of the pandemic.”
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Aliados por la Salud (Allies for Health) implement creative strategies to support the health of vulnerable communities

In January 2021, Canal Alliance joined the Aliados por la Salud (Allies for Health) campaign. This partnership includes University of California San Francisco, Marin County, and Merced County and is focused on identifying challenges and proposing solutions for improving COVID-19 services to Latino immigrant communities.
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Stories from the Front Lines: one year later

Regina Vindel, Workforce Supervisor supports students in construction, business, and tax classes as they apply for classes, carry out their learning, graduate, apply for jobs, and enter new workforce positions. She spoke to us about her experiences and conversations while communicating with clients during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis during the
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Partnership with UCSF on NIH grant to bring critical resources to Latino immigrants

Through an exciting new partnership with the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), Canal Alliance will participate in the development of more effective measures for COVID-19 testing, resource distribution and vaccine distribution in under-resourced, Latino-immigrant communities.
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Providing financial relief to Latino families

In Spring 2020, Canal Alliance established a Financial Assistance program as part of our organizational response to the pandemic and its devastating impact on Marin’s Latino immigrant community. Since the start of the program, more than $2.5 million has been raised from individual donors, foundations, and corporations, all of which
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Volunteer spotlight – Nancy Curran

For over 20 years, Nancy Curran has demonstrated her dedication to Marin’s immigrant community by serving as the Canal Alliance Citizenship Class instructor. Through her volunteer service, she has helped, hundreds (if not thousands) of clients become U.S. citizens!
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December 17

Medi-Cal & CalFresh Enrollment Support

December 17, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Get support with your Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollments and renewals — free of charge! Medi-Cal offers free or low-cost health

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December 18

Medi-Cal & CalFresh Enrollment Support

December 18, 2025 @ 9:00 am - 4:00 pm

Get support with your Medi-Cal and CalFresh enrollments and renewals — free of charge! Medi-Cal offers free or low-cost health

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