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Eat Your ART Out!

By CityHeART’s Art from Ashes What are your Monday night plans?! Our friends at Panama Joe’s in Long Beach are kicking off Valentine’s Day week with a live art show and a raffle that will directly support the services we provide here at CityHeART! What’s better than having a great time AND supporting a goodContinueContinue reading “Eat Your ART Out!”

Regardless of what hurdles life puts in your path, pushing through and coming out the other side is possible.

Reflection by Karizzma Torres, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Creative Intern Last month, CityHeART granted me the opportunity to watch a show performed by a Long Beach legend, Becoming Austin Nation: From Crack to PhD: A Drag Queen’s Story. Upon entering the Long Beach Playhouse to attend the Sunday matinee, I was blissfully unaware of theContinueContinue reading “Regardless of what hurdles life puts in your path, pushing through and coming out the other side is possible.”

Thinking out loud on CityHeART Radio

By Paige Pelonis, CityHeART Art from Ashes Editor Today, on CityHeART Radio’s Voices from THE HUB, I spent some time thinking out loud about what I believe has got to be the biggest challenge for our community today: homelessness. I was on my soap box a bit, I won’t lie, and it’s because the issueContinueContinue reading “Thinking out loud on CityHeART Radio”

TidBits with Karizzma | Voices from THE HUB Jan 31, 2024

This week, the theme of TidBits with Karizzma was DREAMS. This episode of Voices from THE HUB | TidBits with Karizzma aired live on CityHeART Radio on Wednesday, Jan 31, 2024. Episode hosted and produced by Karizzma Torres, CityHeART Art from Ashes Creative Intern Listen LIVE on CityHeARTRadio on Wednesdays at 10am!

February Mobile Access Center Schedule is out!

There are 60 overnight beds available at the Long Beach MultiService Center. Check-in begins at 5:30pm, and it is first-come, first-served. If you or someone you know is in need of a place to stay during the cold weather, please spread the word! The new schedule for the Long Beach Mobile Access Center is alsoContinueContinue reading “February Mobile Access Center Schedule is out!”

Last month at SPEAK. EASY.

Have you ever shared a story with a friend about losing the love of your life? Have you ever made a loved one laugh by telling them a tale about a time you got a surprise kiss from an old lover at a Paul McCartney concert after puking your guts out?! Have you ever gottenContinueContinue reading “Last month at SPEAK. EASY.”

Meet Maribel!

Welcome to the team, Maribel 🙂 Hi, I’m Maribel Miranda, a student at Cal State University Dominguez Hills. I’ve been studying at CSUDH for two years, focusing on Human Services, with an emphasis on Mental Health Recovery. I’ll be finishing my degree in May of this year and am thrilled to start my final internshipContinueContinue reading “Meet Maribel!”

Voices from THE HUB: Self-Care with Serenity

By ~ Serenity Dumler-Beecher, Art from Ashes Creative Intern Self-care can take many forms and look different for everyone. According to Google, self-care is defined as “the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress.”  Sometimes it can feel hard to practice self-care becauseContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Self-Care with Serenity”

Long Beach Pledge Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to Expand with Second Cohort

Expansion will provide monthly payments to 200 additional households utilizing $1.2 million in funding to support City’s upstream homeless prevention efforts. Long Beach, CA – This January, the City of Long Beach will open applications to expand its guaranteed income pilot program, known as the Long Beach Pledge, to include a second cohort of 200ContinueContinue reading “Long Beach Pledge Guaranteed Income Pilot Program to Expand with Second Cohort”

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