Capital Campaign

JOIN US FOR A VOLUNTEER WORKDAY AT NBCC’S AL & LISA BRAYTON CAMPUS
932 C Street, Novato 94949
Garden of Eatin’® & Landscaping Project
Our work projects include weeding, raking, moving soil, sand, and mulch, sweeping, planting, watering and assembly of garden beds and kids toys.
SATURDAY – MAY 3, 2025
SATURDAY – MAY 10, 2025
SATURDAY – MAY 31, 2025
Volunteer activities are between 9 A.M. – 12 Noon
NBCC will provide all necessary tools, supplies & water
Come Out and Support!
Lead Campaign Donors
Al & Lisa Brayton
Buck Family Fund of Marin Community Foundation
California Department of Social Services
Jordan & Kathy Shields
Mark Enlow Family
State of California
Count Me In
Naming Opportunities
Naming opportunities are available in honor or memory of donors or those who they choose to recognize with their gifts.
Photos from NBCC’s Topping Off Ceremony, held on September 12, 2024











Ensuring a Path to Academic Success for All Children
Evidence demonstrates that academic success and indeed, one’s economic and social status in life
are often determined by the level of reading, math and learning skills attained by the third grade.
In other words, building a solid pre-school foundation is essential.
For building and garden naming opportunities or to make a one time pledge to the Bright Futures Campaign, contact:
Lori Mogan, VP of Development
lmogan@nbcc.net 415.883.6222

Yet right here in one of the most abundant places we call home:
- 35% of Marin County 3- and 4-year old children do not attend preschool, often due to the high costs for families.
- 65% of Marin’s disadvantaged children do not read at grade level.
- As many as 800 Marin families are currently on a wait list and unable to secure affordable child care.
And there are simply not enough facilities or trained teachers to meet the rapidly growing needs in both counties.
The Bright Futures campaign will strengthen our early education workforce by creating a North Bay Learning Lab for training teachers, parents and school administrators in the ingredients of NBCC’s successful formula. These highly trained teachers will be able to integrate NBCC’s core competencies’ such as “Raising a Reader” and Garden of Eatin’® nutrition education into their daily lessons. The Lab will also provide needed space for NBCC to further fine tune and enhance these key determinants of student success.
With an expanded, solid infrastructure to fully support more sites throughout Marin and Sonoma Counties, NBCC will increase the number of North Bay children with access to preschool and the path to economic and academic success. And each dollar invested in the Bright Futures campaign will decrease the inevitable costs to society if these children fail to prepare for the work force and are unable to earn a living wage.
Bright Futures
Construction Phases:
Phase 1: Off-Site Improvements
COMPLETED!
Permits, sewer, domestic water, reclaimed water, and storm water trenching and piping; connections to utility districts; backfill and functional testing of services.
Phase 2: Site Improvements
COMPLETED!
Permits, demolition, remove old foundations, clear site, underground piping for utilities, site grading, install bioretention systems, sidewalk, curbs and street drainage, base for perimeter fencing, parking lot modifications, paving, site lighting.
Phase 3: Core and Shell
IN PROGRESS
Site concrete, foundation, ramps and stairs, floors, walls, roof, HVAC rough-in, electrical rough-in, plumbing rough-in, exterior windows and doors, parking lot charging station installation, some interior framing, fire sprinkler installation, exterior paint, fencing, security system and IT cabling and routing.
Phase 4: Fixtures and Finishes
IN PROGRESS
All interior walls, final utility distribution and trim, casework, flooring, kitchen appliances, ceilings, paint, doors, all toilet rooms. Final functional testing, inspections, and occupancy certificate.
Al Brayton, Honorary Chair
For more Information:
Susan Gilmore,
President & CEO
sgilmore@nbcc.net
Lori Mogan,
VP of Development
lmogan@nbcc.net

North Bay Children’s Center
932 C Street, Novato, CA 94949 415.883.6222
14 North Bay Locations
Novato • Petaluma • Rohnert Park • Sonoma • Santa Rosa • Healdsburg