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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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Meet Francisco Gomez: entrepreneur and successful small business owner 

What does it take to launch a successful small business during a pandemic? For Francisco Gomez, it required hard work, careful planning, and the application of practical skills acquired through the Workforce Program. We caught up with this busy entrepreneur to learn about his journey, over eight years in the
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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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Fall 2021 Stakeholder Update from CEO, Omar Carrera

The impact that Canal Alliance makes in our community would not be possible without the support of many generous people like you. As a key stakeholder in our efforts to help Marin’s Latino immigrant community break the generational cycle of poverty, we are pleased to share this fall update about
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Dominican Partners To Support Rental Assistance Program

With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly exacerbating housing insecurity in Marin County, Dominican University of California has partnered with the County of Marin and Canal Alliance on an emergency rental assistance program that helps connect local residents with resources and support.
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Canal Alliance is committed to building a more equitable Marin

Canal Alliance is a Giving Marin Grantee. Explore the impact of our work over the course of the pandemic.
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A graduate of two workforce training programs, Arandu Alvarez’s career is on track

Arandu Alvarez is part of a critical public health team that is helping to prevent the transmission of Covid-19 in the Canal neighborhood and across Marin County by providing health education, testing, and vaccination outreach.
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Stories from the front lines: Henry Velasquez, Youth Education Manager

When schools first went to remote teaching, Henry Velasquez, UP! Youth Education Manager, worked with a student who had no internet access and as a result, was completely disconnected from teachers, classes, and assignments. One year later, Henry reports that based on the persistence of the student, and with support
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Once a newcomer, Ana Tafolla is using her Master’s Degree to build a path for new immigrant youth

When Ana Tafolla arrived in Marin as a teenager, she began high school in San Rafael and joined the afterschool program for newcomers at Canal Alliance. Today, Ana is Senior Manager for Social Services and leads a critical new initiative for newly arrived immigrant youth known as Opportunity for Youth
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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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