Dear Friends & Allies,
Fiscal year 2019 was a pivotal year for Canal Alliance. With your partnership, we implemented the first year of our new strategic plan, making great strides in areas that are critical to improving economic outcomes for Latino immigrants and their families.
At the heart of our mission is the commitment to providing direct services in areas most needed by immigrants to overcome poverty. Our primary strategy is to offer immigration legal services and education programs that help clients obtain work authorization, citizenship and employment. To address the many barriers and challenges our clients face, we also offer social and behavioral health services.
To extend support for adults who have work authorization but lack a clear pathway to employment, we launched a new workforce development program. Our first pilot programs supported motivated students to access fast-track, intensive English classes and a job training program leading to career-path employment in the construction industry.
We published our first policy agenda and engaged in new efforts to change local policies and systems. We developed and launched the Canal Alliance mobile app to provide community members with a platform to voice their opinions on issues that impact them. We are also leading efforts to ensure that the 2020 Census includes an accurate and complete count of all at-risk communities in Marin County.
While we respond to the needs in our community, we are also preparing for the future. To ensure Canal Alliance remains scalable and sustainable, we are committed to achieving a positive net surplus on an annual basis, maintaining positive cash flow, and contributing to our cash reserves. In fiscal year 2019, we achieved a net surplus of $292,000 and increased our reserves to $2.1M, ensuring we have the resources to support continued program operations despite fluctuations in the economy.
We could not have realized these achievements without your trust and investment in our mission. Together, we are making Marin a place where everyone can live, work and succeed.
Thank you,
Nelson Lee
President, Board of Directors
Omar Carrera
Chief Executive Officer
Immigration Legal Services
Supporting New U.S. Citizens
Canal Alliance is the only provider of affordable and comprehensive immigration legal services in Marin County.
College Access & Success
Boosting College Success
University Prep (UP!) is a college access and success program that supports Latino students from immigrant families to prepare for and complete a four-year college degree.
Workforce Development
Fostering Career Access & Success
Canal Alliance provides Career Education, including English classes and workforce development, to help adults secure career-path employment.
Advocacy & Housing
Advocating for Impact
Our new advocacy and policy efforts are aimed at engaging Latino immigrants to address the issues that impact them.
Financials
July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2019
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Peg Atherton
Amy and Seth Barad Family Fund
Carl Bass and Daryl Austern
Matt Bearson
Jan Becker and Thomas Restaino
Katherine Bernheim
Melissa Bradley
Nelson and Ellen Branco
The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation
Corporate Matching Gift
Omar and Erin Carrera
Mario Castaneda
The Castellanos Family Trust
Edward Chen and Janet Lee
Christ Presbyterian Church in Terra Linda
Donald O. and Ronald R. Collins Fund
The Colwell Family Fund
Compass/Pacific Union Marin Community Fund
June Cooperman and Lawrence Litvak
CPi Developers
John and Barbara Crary
Joshua Davis and Jessica Nenner
Denison Family Foundation
Barbara and Bill Dittmann
Dominican Sisters of San Rafael
Jeremy and Natasha Drucker
Leslie and James Eichenberger
Steven and Marilyn Enos
EO Products
Louise and Timothy Erdman
Virginia L. Fifield
First Congregational Church of San Rafael
First Federal Savings & Loan Association of San Rafael
Christine and Darrell Friedman
Daniel Gelbaum and Terri Moreno Gelbaum
Susan and Dennis Gilardi
Paula and Jim Gorder
Ron and Christine Grossi
Terry Helbush
Alex and Myra Hooker
Lori and Mark Horne
Doris Hunker
IBM Employee Services
The James Irvine Foundation
Keep It Going Fund
Alicia and Tom Klein
Joyce and Robert Kleiner
Jeannie Kotoff
Michael and Marna Kramer
Joan and Martin Lasden
Sally Lewis
Rebecca and Christopher Lien
Rory and Jan Little
Michele Manos
Marin Charitable
Marin/San Francisco Jewish Teen Foundation
Sandra Massen
M. Sheila Merritt and Robert D. Mass Family Fund
William and Candy Mitchell
Eric Multhaup
Nightingale Fund
Gail Noah and Kenneth Witte
Frank and Lois Noonan
Gareth Noonan and Sarah Butler
Laura and Bruce Olcott
Fred and Amy Paulenich
Catherine and Caroline Ramberg
Joyce and Gary Rifkind
Sandy Rolleri
Karen Rosenquist and Matthew Kropp
Jessie Rountree
Miguel Ruelas and Sid Hartman Fund
Marywynn Ryan
William and Stephanie Ryder
Sachleben Sullivan Family Fund
Samuel & Irene Saligman Charitable Trust
Richard and Diana Shore
Roberta Silverstein and Stephen Sperber
Vera Sparre and Scott Richards
David and Jacquie Spielberg
David Thompson and Maureen Broderick
Jane and William Thornton
The Uplands Family Foundation
Villegas Carrera, LLP
Susan Wolf
Jeffrey Wright
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Social Services
Strengthening
Family Stability
The Canal Alliance Social Services team helps individuals and families access resources to support their safety, health and wellness, and financial stability.