Rising TIDE approaches 20 years of offering youth support
Around 100 youth walk through Rising TIDE’s doors each day, and the organization serves around 400 children each year.
CANstruction Long Beach returns this week, connecting artistry with support for Food Finders
The 8th annual event, returning to Long Beach from Sept. 15 to Sept. 25, provides participating local architecture and engineering firms with 12 hours to construct a design made solely of canned goods, and according to a theme.
Long Beach Gives returns with $2.2 million fundraising goal
Long Beach Gives returns for its fourth annual 24-hour giving day on Sept. 22.
QFilms Festival returns to Long Beach for 29th year of celebrating LGBTQ film
“I can confidently say that it’s about visibility and being included, so that we are not just living in the shadows, that we are creative, that we experience trauma like other people experience trauma, but that we also experience joy, and that we have many things to celebrate about ourselves and are proud of our communities,” said the executive director of the LGBTQ Center.
Mothers gain confidence and support with M.O.R.E. Mothers nonprofit
The nonprofit, founded in 2020, offers a delivery service for essential baby items, as well as educational programming, workshops, support groups, and connection to resources for Long Beach mothers.
Long Beach Community Foundation awards $180,000 in scholarships
This year, 30 students were awarded scholarships, for amounts ranging from $4,000 to $12,000, said president and CEO Marcelle Epley.
Long Beach youth build confidence with help of Children’s Theatre of Long Beach
While performing is central to the organization, the emphasis isn’t necessarily on becoming the best performer possible, but more on discovering an appreciation for theater.
Marine Mammal Care Center recovers from financial crisis, begins search for new CEO
This year, the Mammal Care Center celebrates its 30th anniversary, and the current president said she is ready to move out of her role and into a volunteer position on the board.
Conservation Corps of Long Beach provides second-chance to Long Beach youth
“I quickly realized, before the young folks that I was speaking in front of can get excited about the environment, excited about the Redwoods or the Mojave Desert, and the depletion of the aquifer and climate change, they have to get excited about themselves,” the executive director said.
Long Beach Century Club supports amateur athletics
Since its 1957 founding, the Long Beach Century Club has supported thousands of amateur athletes throughout Long Beach.