Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach will host its eighth consecutive monthly donation drive thru event on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, to collect essential items to distribute to people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach. The event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Department of Health and HumanContinueContinue reading “Long Beach Hosting Donation Drive Thru Event Saturday, October 21, to Support People Experiencing Homelessness”
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Long Beach Health Department Hosts Filipino Community Health Needs Assessment Presentation and Roundtable
Long Beach, CA – The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) will host a presentation of the Filipino Community Needs Health Assessment from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Michelle Obama Neighborhood Library (5870 Atlantic Ave.), followed by a roundtable discussion. The Filipino Community Needs Assessment, whichContinueContinue reading “Long Beach Health Department Hosts Filipino Community Health Needs Assessment Presentation and Roundtable”
What do you do with marshmallows, spaghetti, tape, & string?!
By CityHeART’s Art from Ashes This month’s Villages at Cabrillo Community Meeting was a blast! Shoutouts to these five CityHeART interns who rocked a super fun and very silly set of activities: Isarel Tuva Karoline Ihne Patrick Armed with 20 strands of dry spaghetti, a single large marshmallow, one piece of string, and a fewContinueContinue reading “What do you do with marshmallows, spaghetti, tape, & string?!”
Long Beach to Celebrate Grand Opening of Future LB Youth Employment Center
Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach will commemorate the official grand opening of Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Network’s new youth employment center, Future LB, with a celebratory community event on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023, at 1 p.m. The event will take place at the new facility (508 W. Willow St.) and willContinueContinue reading “Long Beach to Celebrate Grand Opening of Future LB Youth Employment Center”
Bright in Spite of Darkness
Written by Paige Pelonis, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Editor October 15 is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Across the globe, people light candles in the evening to remember the little ones lost too soon, and this Wave of Light makes the world a little bit brighter in spite of the losses that can bringContinueContinue reading “Bright in Spite of Darkness”
SPEAK. EASY. with the Long Beach Community Theater
School is in session, and the Long Beach Community Theater is back, ready to build community through the beloved monthly SPEAK. EASY. event, where storytellers alike come share their experiences to make us cry, laugh, and sleep with one eye open. “Strange things happen…” — Izzy Matos The Long Beach Community Theater replaces the realityContinueContinue reading “SPEAK. EASY. with the Long Beach Community Theater “
Stress Is Scary, Arts & Crafts Can Help!
“I was reminded of my inner child that I had left buried under my adult responsibilities.” Serenity Dumler-Beecher, CityHeART Art from Ashes Creative Intern Every Wednesday for the month of October from 12:30 to 1:30pm, CityHeART interns Izzy and student volunteer Sarah, are hosting a fun social hour of arts and crafts activities! The eventContinueContinue reading “Stress Is Scary, Arts & Crafts Can Help!”
FREE Music & Imagery Group in Long Beach for Mental Health Professionals and Friends
The Expressive Arts Collective of Long Beach is hosting a FREE Music & Imagery Group in Long Beach for helping professionals and those who are just curious about music & imagery during the next six Wednesdays this fall at 7pm starting October 25. Using Focused Music Imagery (FMI) through short guided music and imagery, explore imagination,ContinueContinue reading “FREE Music & Imagery Group in Long Beach for Mental Health Professionals and Friends”
Ep. 9 Shootin’ the Breeze with EACLB
Hosted By Expressive Arts Collective of Long Beach CityHeART manages to persevere in the face of an unexpected blackout because the show must go on, literally. This episode of Shootin’ the Breeze with Expressive Art Collective Sue Gauthier-Pin, marriage and family therapist explores the world of acting, humanity, and psychology with Charles Tentindo, owner of The AuroraContinueContinue reading “Ep. 9 Shootin’ the Breeze with EACLB”
Mental Health Awareness Day is TODAY.
You never know what someone is going through. —Patrick Elia, CityHeART’s YOUConnect InternVoices from The Hub, CityHeART Radio By Patrick Elia, CityHeART’s YOUConnect Intern On Mental Health Awareness Day, I’d like to highlight the vital importance of active listening. Many of us have encountered friends who prefer to be heard and understood rather than receivingContinueContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Day is TODAY.”