Napa County has awarded two of OTM's programs—VOICES Napa and Napa County Recovery Center—Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) grant funds that will help support critical safety net services.

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The Chronicle Season of Sharing Fund provides financial assistance year-round to those in the Bay Area struggling to afford housing or other critical needs.

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In 2018, Napa County was one of only a few counties to pilot the Voters Choice Act. The VCA modernizes elections in California by allowing counties to conduct elections under a model which provides greater flexibility and convenience for voters. The VCA also identifies and targets underrepresented voter populations such as youth and young adults, language minorities, people with disabilities, and seniors.

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On The Move is proud to announce it has been selected as a 2021 California Nonprofit of the Year by Assemblymember Cecilia Aguiar-Curry. On The Move is one of more than one hundred nonprofits that will be honored by their state senators and assemblymembers for their tremendous contributions to the communities they serve.

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Over the course of a year, the Sonoma County Strengthening Families Network created a shared framework using the Five Protective Factors Model to capture their collective efforts and impacts on Sonoma County families and the greater community.

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Young people are stepping up flaunting issues close to their hearts, exercising their social media savvy and connecting with fellow students and elected representatives in a unified chorus fighting for change. Rising-star activists abound in the Napa Valley and include students Kennedy Ervin, Aedyn Frazer, Bertha Gallegos, Marisa Balades, Brooke Shein and Annika Lindroos. Their presence will be felt — and heard- at the fourth Women’s March on Saturday, Jan. 18.

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Pia is a long-time funder of OTM through The Whitman Institute and shares about her approach to trust-based parenting and philanthropy. On The Move's own etsuko Kubo shares the dedication in the episode. 

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During both the fall and spring school semesters LGBTQ Connection recruits a cohort of youth, ages 14 to 24, for each of the four sites who work together on a project to benefit their local LGBTQ community. It is up to the youth to decide what that project will entail.

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OTM is honored to be part of this initiative, alongside our partners—the Napa Valley Community Foundation, Napa Valley Adult Education, Napa Valley College, the Calistoga Joint Unified School District, and UpValley Family Centers. For those interested in learning more about the program or to register for an August orientation session, contact Edith Pacheco, On the Move (in Napa) at 707-509-3550 or Edith@theneighborhoodinitaitive.org.

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On The Move isn’t your typical youth development agency. Since its founding in 2003, this multi-year grantee of The Whitman Institute has been continuously evolving its work to meet the emergent needs of young people across California.

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On The Move was invited by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation to participate alongside six other organizations in a series of thematic case studies. The studies examined how leadership and decision-making can be shared within the complex structure and practices of nonprofit organizations.

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The Napa Valley Vintners trade association announced $2.5 million in grant funding for children’s education in Napa County, On The Move is one it the recipients. The funds are made possible by proceeds from the NVV’s annual community fundraiser Auction Napa Valley.

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On The Move has been awarded a Northern California Wildfires grant from the Center for Disaster Philanthropy to support our long-term recovery efforts. The grant will build our capacity and provide us the resources we need to address unmet needs.

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For a while after the October wildfires, people thought Napa Valley, renowned for its wineries and tourism, would bounce right back. It wasn’t hit as hard as Sonoma and Mendocino counties. Of the 600 homes that were lost here, as many as 45% were second homes. But recovery has been slower than anticipated. An almost-invisible class of people in the agriculture and hospitality industries has been hurt.

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Thousands of low and moderate income hourly workers in Napa's agriculture, hospitality and retail industries are getting direct financial aid thanks to the generosity of the Napa Valley Community Foundation, vintners, grape growers and many individual donations.  

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“Our founders were looking out, looking forward, and asking, ‘What is going to happen when all the Baby Boomers leave their leadership positions?” explains etsuko kubo, On the Verge program director. “Will we have people who are trained and who have personal and professional networks built that will help to serve the social good?"

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Ygnacio Lopez first came to the United States when he was 30. He couldn’t read or write in Spanish and didn’t speak any English. More than three decades later, he still struggles with both, but with the help of volunteers from Napa’s On The Move, Lopez spent months studying American civics, passed his citizenship test and interview.

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On the Move is adding a mobile office – a hitch trailer dubbed “Community on the Move” – to its fleet of programs and services. The concept was created by a group of professionals participating in On the Verge, an On the Move leadership program. The “Vergers” presented the 1969 Silver Streak Travel Trailer, which took about 35 days to refurbish, to Napa County providers during a kickoff event at Napa Lutheran Church on Thursday.

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The mission of a Napa based organization called On the Move is to develop young people as leaders by building exceptional programs that challenge inequities in their communities. Our guest is Executive Director Alissa Gentille who talks about what it takes to make this happen. (Support for this report has been provided by The Dean Witter Foundation.)

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