
Press Coverage
2021
- North Bay GIVES Award: Volunteer and Donors for Santa Rosa’s Becoming Independent (North Bay Business Journal)
- North Bay GIVES Award Winners (North Bay Business Journal)
- Becoming Independent Breaks Ground On New Program Headquarters
- Becoming Independent wins Latino Business Leadership Awards (North Bay Business Journal)
- Sonoma Valley Nonprofit Receives Catalyst Funds Grant
- Transform Former Manufacturing Building into “Dimensional” Program Headquarters
- Becoming Independent’s Headquarters Vision Comes to Life
- Becoming Independent’s HQ Vision Comes to Life
- Becoming Independent Expands Workforce Training (North Bay Business Journal)
- California bill seeks end to subminimum wages (The Press Democrat)
- Fair pay for workers with disabilities (North Bay Business Journal)
- Nonprofit builder Burbank Housing buys Sonoma County office building for expansion (North Bay Business Journal)
- Fair pay for workers with disabilities (North Bay Business Journal)
- Nonprofit builder Burbank Housing buys Sonoma County office building for expansion (North Bay Business Journal)
- BI sold one of it’s two Santa Rosa Campus buildings (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
2020
- Big Bottom Market Chef publishes new cookbook with proceeds going toward Becoming Independent (Sonoma West Times & News)
- Women in Business Award (The North Bay Business Journal)
- Helping is part of every season at Morton & Bassett Spices (The North Bay Business Journel via ABC 7 News)
- 2 Bay Area Men Overcome Personal Obstacles to Realize Dream of Becoming Sportscasters (KPIX Channel 5 CBS News)
- Bay Area Woman Heads Nonprofit to Help People with Disabilities Lead Independent Lives / Jefferson Award Winner, Luana Vaetoe (KPIX Channel 5 CBS News)
- Pursuing their passion: hopeful Santa Rosa Sportscasters get VIP treatment at Warriors game (The Press Democrat)
- Santa Rosa-based Becoming Independent expands programs across North Bay (The Press Democrat)
- Business Brief – Becoming Independent (North Bay Business Journal)
- Santa Rosa nonprofit Becoming Independent wins county contract for paper shredding (The Press Democrat)
- Becoming Independent wins County of Sonoma shredding business (The Community Voice)
2019
- Change requires we adapt (North Bay Business Journal)
- KCBS – BI Expands to Marin (KCBS)
- KSRO’s Pat Kerrigan, speaks to Luana Vaetoe, CEO of Becoming Independent (KSRO)
- Close to Home: Building a model for independent living (The Press Democrat)
- Becoming Independent Open its Marin County location on Dec. 5 (North Bay Business Journal)
- Becoming Independent – Celebrating the past and planning for the future (Healdsburg Living)
- Becoming Independent Opens December 5 In San Rafael, Expands Service To Marin County (Cision PR Newswire)
- New in Town: Becoming Independent opens in San Rafael (Marin Magazine)
- San Rafael Gains Nonprofit for Disabled Adults (Marin Independent Journal)
- Santa Rosa nonprofit Becoming Independent plans to expand into Marin County (North Bay Business Journal)
- Peanut Butter Falcon: An Inspiring Screening (The Press Democrat)
2017