San Rafael's Canal Community
The Canal Neighborhood is the heart of Marin's Latino community and the great majority of residents in this culturally rich area are immigrants from Latin America countries, primarily Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. The Canal is also home to Vietnamese immigrants, caucasians and African-Americans. Residents earn a lower family income, experience higher health disparities, have lower life expectancies and perform worse in school than the County average. The Canal is flanked by a canal, the Bay and route 101. Fortunately, the Canal area has not experienced major flooding since a new pump system was put in after the 1982 floods. However, sea level rise projections indicate a high level of risk for inundation in much of the neighborhood. View projections through the sea level rise viewers here. The Federal Emergency Management Administration has also identified flood risk in the Canal neighborhood. You can type your address into the map program here.
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communicationMarin County is home of more than 49,000 immigrants whose primary language is other than English. To promote an equitable and effective emergency preparedness process in communities such as the Canal, we must provide culturally appropriate trainings and information primarily in Spanish, Vietnamese and other languages.
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For more information on Shore Up Marin projects in San Rafael's Canal community please contact: DOUGLAS MUNDO at 415-526-2486 Ext 302 or use our contact form on the main menu.
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StakeholdersWe appreciate the many youth leaders, community volunteers, professionals, and other stakeholders who participate in our emergency preparedness, hazard mitigation and sea level rise adaptation efforts. If you are a resident of the Canal consider to join our Emergency Preparedness Council.
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