by Mary Eisenhart | Nov 12, 2024
2024 REX FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENT Girls Garage is a nonprofit design and construction school for girls and gender-expansive youth ages 9-18 in the Bay Area. Founded in 2013, Girls Garage is the first-ever design and building workshop for female, non-binary, trans...
by Mary Eisenhart | Nov 12, 2024
2024 REX FOUNDATION GRANT RECIPIENT Play Marin empowers Marin County youth through inclusive play, fostering personal growth, community connection, and a lifelong love of sports and outdoor adventure. Play Marin offers a diverse range of programs for children and...
by Mary Eisenhart | Jun 21, 2024
2024 REX FOUNDATION GRANTEE The House of Blues Radio Hour, hosted by Dan Aykroyd in his “Elwood Blues” persona, ran for more than 20 years, presenting programs on artists and topics in the blues. Guests included the late legends BB King, Koko Taylor, John...
by Mary Eisenhart | May 17, 2024
2024 JERRY GARCIA AWARD RECIPIENT The Artist Mentorship Program supports youth navigating the trauma of homelessness by creating community, relationships, and music and arts mentorships that enhance self-esteem, fortify confidence, and build pathways out of...
by Mary Eisenhart | May 1, 2024
2024 REX FOUNDATION GRANTEE In Uganda, ANARDE is committed to improving good governance of natural resources through research, sensitisation, dialogue and advocacy. Current programming: Legal Aid programme: strengthening and enhancing access to justice to the...