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Marin Community Foundation, residents report early results from Golden Gate Village resident empowerment fund
Summary
The Marin Community Foundation and Marin County Housing Authority updated the board on year-one grants from the Golden Gate Village Resident Empowerment Fund, reporting $500,000 awarded to nine grantees and noting the need for clearer financial reporting and better outcomes metrics going into year two.
Sharin Vicaria, senior program director at the Marin Community Foundation, told the Marin County Housing Authority Board of Commissioners that year one of the Golden Gate Village Resident Empowerment Fund distributed $500,000 to nine community-based organizations and that participatory grantmaking by residents guided awards and program priorities.
The fund is a joint commitment: the county allocated $2,000,000 over five years and the Marin Community Foundation contributed $1,000,000 over five years to support services tied to the Golden Gate Village revitalization. Vicaria said the resident grant committee — roughly six to seven Golden Gate Village residents — participated in developing the request for proposals, reviewing applications and selecting grantees.
Board context: the fund was designed to invest in resident needs and economic mobility concurrent with…
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