Project Description: Wraparound job training support and job placement in construction industries, year-long intensive case management and financial resources, and pre-apprenticeship training & internship opportunities in the construction industry.

Project Location: Outreach, recruitment, and enrollment will be done Countywide and specifically prioritize outreach in QCTs.

Total Award: $1,213,285

Fiscal Lead Agency: Santa Rosa Junior College

Project Description: 12-month workforce development program placing participants in partner agency organizations while giving them ongoing training, coaching, and culturally responsive support to increase the number of skilled bilingual-bicultural workers.

Project Location: Outreach and recruitment will be done Countywide, including QCTs.

Total Award: $836,941

Fiscal Lead Agency: Latino Service Providers

Project Description: Increase the number of quality childcare facilities and spaces available to low-income Sonoma County families by training new Head Start/Early Head Start teachers through an apprenticeship program and training individuals to become Licensed Family Child Care Home providers. Provides grants for childcare facilities to create healthier environments for children. Increase and expand diverse Sonoma County childcare workforce through targeted recruitment and retention efforts.

Project Location: Fiscal lead and subcontractor will develop a project outreach plan targeting specific activity for all 29 QCTs.

Total Award: $3,290,595

Fiscal Lead Agency: Community Action Partnership

Project Description: Equitable, sustainable, unified, community-based disaster preparedness, response, and recovery platform development to rapidly assess communities’ needs, implement solutions, and deliver targeted and relevant resources for disaster and recovery.

Project Location: Community outreach and engagement will be done Countywide.

Total Award: $1,925,470

Fiscal Lead Agency: Sonoma County Department of Emergency Management

Project Description: Educational model/programming development to transform Elsie Allen High School into a community resource by providing a rigorous, relevant educational program with extended learning opportunities, family and community engagement, and an infusion of social services.

Project Location: Services to be provided at Elsie Allen High School.

Total Award: $1,100,210

Fiscal Lead Agency: CTE Foundation Sonoma County

Project Description: Community-based mesh network installation.

Project Location: Unincorporated communities of the 5th District, including Monte Rio; Forestville/Rio Nido; Guerneville; Cazadero; Bodega Bay; and

Bodega.

Total Award: $390,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Equitable Access California

Project Description: Financial aid and college application assistance for 12th grade students and their families to increase college completion rates for students from low-income families as well as scholarship submission and college matriculation support.

Project Location: Services will be provided at Piner and Santa Rosa High Schools.

Total Award: $570,740

Fiscal Lead Agency: 10,000 Degrees

Project Description: Guaranteed Basic Income pilot program to increase the economic stability and mobility of families with young children. GBI Coalition will leverage other funding sources to serve a total of 305 beneficiaries.

Project Location: Outreach will be done Countywide; eligible applicants will be randomly selected and at least 75% of beneficiaries will reside in QCTs.

Total Award: $3,045,250

Fiscal Lead Agency: First 5

Project Description: Emergency financial assistance up to $3,000, comprehensive case management, and connection to a culturally competent, equitable network of community-based partners.

Project Location: Outreach will be supported through strong existing partnerships and programming with Sonoma County school sites, including campuses in Roseland, Rohnert Park, Santa Rosa and Guerneville. Existing outreach data gathered throughout prior CURA efforts will be used to determine the best outreach strategies for each QCT, and which census tracts still require high needs of support.

Total Award: $3,045,250

Fiscal Lead Agency: On The Move

Project Description: Basic needs support program for households or populations facing negative economic impacts due to COVID-19, including food assistance, cash assistance and emergency assistance for those experiencing homelessness.

Project Location: Program prioritizes those who are precariously housed or experiencing homelessness in QCTs and other low-income neighborhoods.

Total Award: $1,000,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Social Advocates for Youth

Project Description: Financial support up to $1,200 for food, gas and rent, including security deposit payments or general housing assistance that may include utility deposits/turn on fees, key deposits, or cash. 

Project Location: Available to eligible beneficiaries Countywide.

Total Award: $405,800

Fiscal Lead Agency: Sonoma County Black Forum

Project Description: Weekly meal deliveries of medically tailored meals and/or groceries and wraparound nutrition services.

Project Location: Services will be delivered Countywide, with fiscal lead and subcontractor committing to prioritizing clients that live in QCTs.

Total Award: $2,250,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Food for Thought

Project Description: Delivery of nutritious multi-farm food boxes from FEED Sonoma, a co-op of 80 small, local farmers (women/BIPOC-owned and/or regenerative).

Project Location: Food boxes will be distributed Countywide through partnerships with Burbank Housing facilities, Corazon Healdsburg, La Familia Sana, Lideres Campesinas, Ortiz Plaza, Comida Para Todos, and Operation Christmas Tree.

Total Award: $1,482,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Farm to Pantry

Project Description: Hot meal delivery services, pantry bags, 1,000 calorie snack packs, and job training for residents and participants.

Project Location: On-site services located in Santa Rosa, outreach services Countywide.

Total Award: $633,783

Fiscal Lead Agency: The Living Room

Project Description: Fair housing education and tenant organizing assistance in English and Spanish to tenants in multifamily rental complexes to promote long-term housing security and prevent homelessness.

Project Location: Outreach will be conducted Countywide, including QCTs.

Total Award: $261,606

Fiscal Lead Agency: Fair Housing Advocates of Northern California

Project Description: Housing and wellness program providing housing, housing navigation, and housing stabilization services, including case management.

Project Location: Fiscal lead and subcontractor will recruit beneficiaries, including former foster youth and adults with behavioral health challenges, from all of the QCTs.

Total Award: $1,894,403

Fiscal Lead Agency: Community Support Network

Project Description: New “Tiny Home” village explicitly designed to serve the Latinx community.

Project Location: Roseland

Total Award: $1,960,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Sonoma Applied Villages Services

Project Description: Mental health collaborative addressing the mental health needs of residents, including therapy, juvenile justice diversion, substance/alcohol use education, training for community members, and coordination and navigation of other services.

Project Location: Cloverdale

Total Award: $490,036

Fiscal Lead Agency: Cloverdale Senior Multipurpose Center

Project Description: Expansion of mental health services for LGBTQIA+ individuals in Sonoma County, with particular emphasis on supports for transgender people, BIPOC LGBTQIA+ people, and LGBTQIA+ youth.

Project Location: Positive Images is located in Santa Rosa. Mental Health Peer Support through art will be hosted in Sonoma Valley. Outreach will be done Countywide.

Total Award: $656,260

Fiscal Lead Agency: Positive Images

Project Description: Mental health services to disproportionally affected communities otherwise may not seek, or have access to, quality mental health services.

Project Location: Program currently delivered in Cloverdale, program outreach will be extended to host venues in other QCTs, and events sponsored by community partners.

Total Award: $433,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Nuestra Comunidad

Project Description: Integrated counseling and grief support services for students, and staff training on Trauma Informed Care, to help students without access to mental health care.

Project Location: Outreach will be conducted in partnership with the Sonoma Valley Unified School District. Outreach will be conducted with other partner schools as determined by school need and capacity.

Total Award: $728,399

Fiscal Lead Agency: Social Advocates for Youth

Project Description: Collaborative of nonprofits and multi-sector partners providing client-centered, culturally responsive mental health support services, as well as systems-level changes to positively impact mental health service system efficacy.

Project Location: Services will be provided Countywide.

Total Award: $3,000,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Community Action Partnership

Project Description: To support equitable access to mental health services and to reduce racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic disparities, the Sonoma County Black Therapy Fund will provide Sonoma County residents with 12 sessions of free mental health services from culturally competent therapists.

Project Location: Available to eligible beneficiaries Countywide.

Total Award: $574,200

Fiscal Lead Agency: Sonoma County Black Forum

Project Description: Peer-based recovery services, including intensive housing support, to clients in recovery who are exiting jail, shelters, or struggling to remain in housing.

Project Location: Peer recovery is offered in downtown and southwest Santa Rosa, Petaluma, and Monte Rio.

Total Award: $1,320,00

Fiscal Lead Agency: West County Community Services

Project Description: Comprehensive, multigenerational approach to address mental health and wellbeing among low-income communities of the Russian River area, expanding on Guerneville School District’s current concerted efforts of whole student health, with target outreach efforts to Latinx and low-income families.

Project Location: Serving families living in the Guerneville area and attending GSD, and will also draw families from ARPA priority communities of Monte Rio, Forestville, and Cazadero.

Total Award: $570,000

Fiscal Lead Agency: Guerneville School District

Project Description: Business development assistance for at least 20 impacted and disproportionately impacted micro- and small traditional food businesses whose customers and operations focus on the needs and cuisine of American Indians and Alaska Natives in Sonoma County.

Project Location: Services will focus on TFP within Sonoma County, including those that live and/or plan to operate their business on Tribal lands.

Total Award: $383,552

Fiscal Lead Agency: California Indian Museum and Cultural Center

Project Description: Outreach and support services, education, and access to capital to support small businesses with financial sustainability, with a particular emphasis on BIPOC businesses.

Project Location: Legal Aid of Sonoma County will serve the legal needs of businesses primarily located in the QCTs. The five place-based Chambers of Commerce of Cloverdale, Monte Rio, Rohnert Park, Russian River, and Windsor will provide outreach to businesses in their geographic areas. The Small Business Development Center will provide technical assistance to businesses in QCTs. La Luz Center will Serve individuals in the Fetters Springs/Agua Caliente West QCT. Asian American Pacific Islander Coalition, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, North Bay Black Chamber, and Red Latinx will provide education and resources to entrepreneurs specifically targeted to their respective ethnic and race identities. Creser Capital Fund and Small Business Hardship Fund will provide small business grants. Los Cien and Sonoma County’s Economic Development Board will provide information to the services available through the partnership. Santa Rosa Metro Chamber will expand employer-supported childcare and conduct a leadership academy with freshman high school students engaging in STEM-related small businesses.

Total Award: $6,417,287

Fiscal Lead Agency: Santa Rosa Metro Chamber