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Strategy: Assist underserved residents—those who are low-income, people of color, youth, persons with mobility impairment, and older adults—to use and benefit from natural areas, parks, and other green spaces throughout the county.
MCF is funding efforts to develop, refine, and implement green space programming that is culturally relevant and meets the needs of underserved residents. It is also supporting activities that support community-based planning for existing and new green spaces that benefit underserved communities.
Grants made since the implementation of MCF’s Strategic Plan:
Grants
| Organization | Description | Awarded Amount |
|---|---|---|
| A Home Away From Homelessness | To provide homeless children a respite through outdoor programs and retreats. | $20,000.00 |
| A Home Away From Homelessness | To provide homeless children a respite through outdoor programs and retreats. | $25,000.00 |
| Aim High | To provide underserved middle school-aged youth with hands-on experiences that foster environmental awareness and stewardship ethics. | $5,000.00 |
| Aim High | To support Aim High Headlands Environmental Home. | $10,000.00 |
| Aim High | To support the Headlands Environmental Home Program. | $10,000.00 |
| Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation | To introduce underserved youth to state parks through culturally relevant and enriching programs. | $20,000.00 |
| Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation | To support Poetry in Motion. | $20,000.00 |
| Audubon Society | To strengthen and expand environmental understanding and use of Richardson Bay by underserved students. | $20,000.00 |
| Audubon Society | To support education programming. | $25,000.00 |
| Audubon Society | To support Richardson Bay Audubon Center education programming. | $30,000.00 |
| Bay Area Open Space Council | To support Nature Within Reach. | $30,000.00 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay | To engage underserved teenagers from Marin City, the Canal, and Novato in summer outdoor recreation and hands-on environmental projects. | $35,000.00 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay | To organize mentoring and natural resource projects on Marin open space lands for underserved residents. | $80,000.00 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay | To organize mentoring and natural resource projects on Marin open space lands for underserved residents. | $20,000.00 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay | To support Project ReGeneration. | $35,000.00 |
| Conservation Corps North Bay | To support Project ReGeneration. | $35,000.00 |
| Environmental Traveling Companions | To support ETC Marin Access. | $20,000.00 |
| Green Sangha | To support the Teen Environmental Leadership Academy. | $10,000.00 |
| Marin County Office of Education | To provide Camp Soulajule scholarships. | $13,000.00 |
| Marin County Office of Education | To provide Camp Soulajule scholarships. | $10,000.00 |
| Grassroots Leadership Network of Marin | To support Marin City Green Access. | $15,000.00 |
| Marin Organic | To provide access to Marin's open spaces and farmlands for underserved youth. | $20,000.00 |
| Marin Organic | To support organic farm programs. | $20,000.00 |
| Marin Organic | To support the Farm Days Education and outreach program. | $25,000.00 |
| NatureBridge | To provide scholarships for underserved students to participate in the Teen Environmental Action Mentorship and Field Science Education programs. | $30,000.00 |
| NatureBridge | To support participation in two culturally relevant environmental education programs. | $25,000.00 |
| NatureBridge | To support Teen Environmental Education Mentorship (TEEM) program. | $20,000.00 |
| Next Generation | To support the Youth in Nature Initiative. | $20,000.00 |
| Next Generation | To support the Youth In Nature Initiative. | $20,000.00 |
| Next Generation | To support youth programs that provide outdoor environmental education for low-income students and students of color in Marin. | $45,000.00 |
| Point Reyes National Seashore Association | To support programs for youth. | $20,000.00 |
| PRBO Conservation Science | To support outdoor programs for underserved youth in the Canal that promote environmental literacy and science-based education. | $25,000.00 |
| PRBO Conservation Science | To support science and ecology education. | $20,000.00 |
| PRBO Conservation Science | To support the Bird Education and Awareness in Communities program. | $20,000.00 |
| Regents of the University of California | To facilitate the development of community-supported gardens throughout Marin. | $40,000.00 |
| Regents of the University of California | To support the Marin Gardens Project. | $25,000.00 |
| Spaulding Wooden Boat Center | To support the Open Sails project. | $20,000.00 |
| Spaulding Wooden Boat Center | To support the Youth Boatbuilding & Sailing Program. | $20,000.00 |
| Trips for Kids Marin | To support bike rides for youth. | $5,000.00 |
| Trips for Kids Marin | To support green space recreational programming. | $5,000.00 |
| The Trust for Public Land | To develop a plan to transform a derelict playground in the Canal neighborhood into a community park. | $25,000.00 |
| The Trust for Public Land | To support the Canal Community Garden. | $25,000.00 |
| West Marin Commons | To plan the development of public open space in West Marin for all residents to use and enjoy. | $25,000.00 |
| West Marin Commons | To support Building Community through Open Space. | $20,000.00 |
| West Marin Commons | To support the Common Spaces project, which restores walkways and pathways to public gathering spaces. | $20,000.00 |
| WildCare | To support Children and Families in Nature. | $35,000.00 |
| WildCare | To support nature programs. | $30,000.00 |
| WildCare | To support the pilot year of the Families in Nature Initiative. | $40,000.00 |
| Women Helping All People | To support the environmental leadership summer day camp. | $25,000.00 |
| Total Access to Parks, Green Space Grants: | $1,158,000.00 |
