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Jan 26 2021 10:17 am
  • homelessness

Film brings humanity to Anaheim Street’s most vulnerable, through documentary ‘I Am Somebody’

Cheantay Jensen

“The only thing I would say off camera is to pretend you’re talking to the mayor, tell him what it’s really like out here and what you really need.”

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Jan 15 2021 3:46 pm shared from News

VIDEO: Nonprofit distributes sleeping bags, socks and food to homeless in Long Beach

Sebastian Echeverry

After collecting hundreds of sleeping bags, socks and food items from local residents last week, Care Closet LBC nonprofit organizers spent three days this week distributing them to homeless encampments and individuals throughout Long Beach.

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Aug 6 2020 8:53 am
  • homelessness

‘I’m not an angel, I’m broken’: One woman’s mission to dignify the homeless and herself

Brian Addison

“It’s important for every human to put something on and see something other than the trouble you’re going through.”

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Apr 12 2019 10:45 am
  • homelessness

‘World Through My Lens’ challenges assumptions of what it’s like to be homeless

Asia Morris

Organizers of a photography show opening tonight are hoping to challenge viewers’ preconceived notions of what it’s like to be homeless.

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Nov 7 2018 3:34 pm
  • homelessness

LGBT Chorus of Long Beach hits close to ‘Home’ with upcoming performance benefiting homeless community

Asia Morris

South Coast Chorale, known fondly as the LGBT Chorus of Long Beach, will open its 29th season with more than just an entertaining program, but a musical tribute in support of the city’s homeless community.

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Dec 22 2017 9:56 pm
  • homelessness

On A Chilly Night, Community Gathers to Remember Local Homeless Who Died This Year

Stephanie Rivera

Thirty-two individuals who died in Long Beach while experiencing homelessness this year were remembered on a chilly Thursday evening by a couple dozen people who gathered at Forest Lawn cemetery in the city’s northside.

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Feb 7 2017 10:52 pm
  • homelessness

Mardi Gras King and Queen Coronation Raises Funds for Long Beach’s Homeless Nonprofits

Asia Morris

For the past eight years, Shoreline Village has crowned a Mardi Gras King and Queen prior to the parade and this year’s coronation on Monday night at Parker’s Lighthouse in Shoreline Village had all the bells and whistles.

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Dec 19 2016 1:38 pm
  • beacon for him

Life and Death: The Two Sides of Homelessness Shine Bright and Dark in Long Beach this Week

Brian Addison
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Dec 17 2016 12:03 am
  • Cesar's Bistro

Long Beach Latin American Restaurant to Provide Food for the Homeless

Asia Morris

Cesar’s Bistro, a Long Beach restaurant serving Latin American Cuisine, will treat those struggling with homelessness to a holiday lunch on Monday at 10:00AM.

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Dec 15 2014 8:33 pm
  • homelessness

Donate a Bike to Give Long Beach’s Homeless the Freedom of Transportation

Asia Morris

Help give the homeless of Long Beach the freedom of transportation with Mental Health America Los Angeles’ (MHALA) Citywide Holiday Bike Donation.

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