Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach has opened a temporary emergency shelter for people experiencing homelessness. The new emergency shelter opened on April 27 and holds more than 85 beds, offers a variety of onsite amenities and access to services, and will serve as a critical resource moving forward after the CommunityContinueContinue reading “City of Long Beach Opens Temporary Emergency Shelter for People Experiencing Homelessness”
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Long Beach Releases Results of the 2023 Homeless Point in Time Count
Slowest Growth in Homelessness Since 2020; Number of people experiencing homelessness increased 4.6%, or 151 individuals Findings of the 2023 Homeless Point in Time Count reveal that Long Beach identified 3,447 people experiencing homelessness in January 2023, compared with 3,296 people in 2022. This number signifies a 4.6% increase from last year, the smallest increaseContinueContinue reading “Long Beach Releases Results of the 2023 Homeless Point in Time Count”
Beating the Drums, Saying their Names
New Hope Grief Support Community’s Rhythms of Grief gave me a sense of community and connection I didn’t know before. In 2021, I lost my uncle and great grandpa within a month of moving to Long Beach as a new transfer student to Long Beach State. Being away from my immediate family, I was leftContinueContinue reading “Beating the Drums, Saying their Names”
Continuing a healthful collaboration
We are thrilled to announce the return of the It Takes a Village Wellness Day! In partnership with the CSULB Nursing program, we have been providing supplemental health care coordination and case management out of the CityHeART Resource Hub for more than a year. CSULB Nursing students in their final class — COMMUNITY HEALTH — spendContinueContinue reading “Continuing a healthful collaboration”
LB Community Theater Brings Us Together One Story at a Time
Building community through storytelling is the mission, and the Long Beach Community Theater walks that talk through SpeakEasy AND through acts of community service. Each month, LBCT organizes a donation drive of in-kind items to support non-profit organizations in the community that serve individuals in need. At the February SpeakEasy, LBCT called it a wrapContinueContinue reading “LB Community Theater Brings Us Together One Story at a Time”
FREE RHYTHMS OF GRIEF: DISCOVERING THE HEALING POWER OF ART & MUSIC EVENT FOR BEREAVED INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH & FAMILIES
New Hope Grief Support Community helps bereaved children and families find hope and healing through connection and support. When my grandfather died in 2017, I wrote a song and a poem that could capture his silliness and his courage and his love for family, along with the brave way he lived and left his life.ContinueContinue reading “FREE RHYTHMS OF GRIEF: DISCOVERING THE HEALING POWER OF ART & MUSIC EVENT FOR BEREAVED INDIVIDUALS, YOUTH & FAMILIES”
Everyone Counts
Our crew rocked that 4am volunteer life with smiles and lots of layers … it was a chilly morning, but the sunrise was gorgeous, and the community seemed in high spirits for annual count. We spoke with several individuals who were out and about in the early a.m. and we had the opportunity to learnContinueContinue reading “Everyone Counts”
January Open (Heart’s) Mic Talks Complex Relationships
CityHeART’s Art from Ashes is sharing the mic with Poet Lolo Wink and Project Woman Good this month, you won’t want to miss this powerful storytelling event! Thrilled doesn’t even begin to cover how stoked we are to announce that our friend and incredibly talented local poet Lolo Wink will share the mic with usContinueContinue reading “January Open (Heart’s) Mic Talks Complex Relationships”
Doing #LittleThings for someone else Makes a HUGE Difference
January is Mental Wellness Month, and CityHeART volunteers are focused on doing #littlethings (and big things) for others in order to make BIG impacts in the community this month … and improve mental wellness! Are you sinking into the post-holiday blues? Or are you rocking that New-Year-New-Me life this month? At CityHeART, it’s a littleContinueContinue reading “Doing #LittleThings for someone else Makes a HUGE Difference”
#HHWeek Reflections from The Hub
“Potatoes hold so many nutrients they can be lived off of!” ― Chef Joe Corso, Long Beach Organic On Wednesday, I attended a Tasty Potato Thanksgiving side dish cooking demonstration at Long Beach State University’s ASI Beach Kitchen with Chef Joe Corso from Long Beach Organic. The demo was hosted as part of the nationwideContinueContinue reading “#HHWeek Reflections from The Hub”