North Bay Business Journal

Non-profit Buckelew to open ‘People’s Harvest’

PETALUMA — Buckelew Programs, a non-profit behavioral health organization that provides jobs and training for people with mental health and substance abuse disorders, has leased over 18,000 square feet of space near East Washington and North McDowell Boulevard where it will open its newest location, People’s Harvest.

Marin foundation to give $6 million to education programs

NOVATO – Marin Community Foundation announced more than $6 million in grants to help low-income students and students of color succeed academically.

Marin Community Foundation gives $1 million in grants

NOVATO — The Marin Community Foundation said today that it distributed grants totaling $1 million to an array of nonprofits to help low-income older adults in Marin County.

Marin Community Foundation distributes $2 million in grants from Sutter fund

NOVATO — The Marin Community Foundation announced today that it distributed $2 million in grants from the Sutter Health Access to Care Fund to Marin County community health centers and non-profit health care agencies that serve residents with little or no health insurance.

Marin Community Foundation gives $250,000 in grants for disease prevention

NOVATO — The Marin Community Foundation provided a $250,000 grant from the Sutter Health Access to Care Fund to the Marin County Department of Health and Human Services to help prevent and detect disease among uninsured low-income residents of Marin. It was the third round of funds distributed from the $10 million donor-advised fund administered by the foundation.

Marin Economic Forum receives $75,000 grant from Marin Community Foundation

MARIN COUNTY — The Marin Economic Forum, a private-public partnership aimed at enhancing Marin’s economic vitality, received a $75,000 grant from the Marin Community Foundation. The grant will be allocated over two years to support a variety of programs.

Marin foundation distributes $500,000 to health programs

NOVATO – Grants totaling $500,000 were distributed by the Marin Community Foundation to provide health care to uninsured children and to help older adults remain in their homes as long as possible in the second round of funding from the Sutter Health Access to Care Fund.

Education: Marin foundation commits $2 million to elementary schools

Marin Community Foundation is making grants of nearly $2 million to support efforts in eight elementary schools across the county. “The foundation realizes that the earliest years of education, starting in preschool and continuing through the third grade, set the stage for life-long success, both in school and beyond,” said Thomas Peters, the foundation’s president. [...]

Sutter donates $10 million to Marin health fund

NOVATO — Sutter Health has contributed $10 million to the Marin Community Foundation to establish the Sutter Health Access to Care Fund. The partnership between the two organizations aims to increase the availability of primary care health services to uninsured and underinsured Marin County residents that rely on the county’s community clinics as a health care safety net.

Marin foundation to fund $10 million in climate change projects

MARIN COUNTY — The Marin Community Foundation will fund $10 million worth in climate change-related projects during the next five years, according to an announcement today.

Marin Foundation creating jobs, fighting poverty

MARIN COUNTY – This summer the Marin Community Foundation launched a $15 million campaign meant to elevate the lives of the estimated 23,000 local families trapped in poverty.

Marin Community Foundation launches new focused model

Affordable housing first in four major funding initiatives MARIN COUNTY – After close to two years of strategic planning, the Marin Community Foundation commenced July 1 a completely redesigned funding model, shifting for the first time a majority of discretionary dollars to original projects jointly created by the organization in four primary focus areas. The [...]

Marin Community Foundation unveils $10 million affordable housing plan

MARIN COUNTY – The Marin Community Foundation will fund $10 million in affordable housing projects over the next five years, it was announced today.

The initiative developed with local affordable housing developers will benefit projects for low-income families, seniors and other individuals in Marin.