FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 6, 2024 Contact:Paige Pelonis, DirectorCityHeARTPhone: 562-704-9585Email: paige@ourcityheart.orgWebsite: http://www.ourcityheart.org LONG BEACH, CA – CityHeART is proud to introduce HeART of Survival, a transformative program designed to support individuals and families navigating the aftermath of trauma, including domestic violence, systemic inequities, financial hardships, housing instability, and accessibility challenges. This innovative initiative blends trauma-informedContinueContinue reading “CityHeART Unveils HeART of Survival Program to Foster Healing and Resilience”
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Growing Up In Long Beach
By Charles Benn, Art from Ashes Intern | published originally in print issue of Art from Ashes Magazine, December 2024 Growing up in Long Beach, CA, the beach has always been a refuge and an escape from the pressures of daily life. The soothing sound of waves crashing on the shore and the refreshing seaContinueContinue reading “Growing Up In Long Beach”
Envisioning A New Start
By Fatima Cruz, Creative Connect Intern How To Create A Yearly Vision Board & Bingo Card New beginnings and changes can happen anytime you’d like; it doesn’t have to happen at the new year. However, I can’t help but get excited about a new year as I always view it as a clean slate. ThatContinueContinue reading “Envisioning A New Start”
Comfortable Silence
By Fatima Cruz, Creative Connect Intern Spending time with loved ones is incredibly important, even if it is just enjoying their presence. I had always considered silence to be awkward. In group settings, I had always felt the need to fill the silence with conversation. While that necessarily isn’t a bad thing, it can beContinueContinue reading “Comfortable Silence “
Christmas Eve at CityHeART: A Moment of Connection
By Paige Pelonis, CityHeART Executive Director Christmas Eve at CityHeART wasn’t supposed to be a busy evening. The Resource Hub had officially closed for the holidays, but the spirit of service doesn’t follow a 9-to-5 schedule (or a 10am-2pm schedule like we do, for that matter). Two veterans in need of emergency food boxes broughtContinueContinue reading “Christmas Eve at CityHeART: A Moment of Connection”
Voices from THE HUB: Ft Moment In Between 12.19.24
Hosted & Produced by Abbi Zepeda, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Creative Intern This episode of Voices from THE HUB FT Moment In Between aired live on CityHeART Radio on Thursday Dec. 19 at 10am. This episode featured some winter wellness tips and tricks – along with a special seasonal music playlist to inspire coziness andContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Ft Moment In Between 12.19.24”
Voices from THE HUB: Ft Chismes con Fatima 12.23.24
Produced by CityHeART’s Creative Connect Intern Fatima Cruz This episode of Motivation Monday & Chismes Con Fatima aired live on CityHeART Radio’s Voices from The Hub on Monday Dec 23rd at 12:30pm. Chismes Con Fatima aims to create engaging conversation and connection with its listeners through discussing the various aspects of life, varying from personalContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Ft Chismes con Fatima 12.23.24”
Voices from THE HUB: Ft Motivational Monday & Chismes con Fatima 12.16.24
Produced by CityHeART’s Creative Connect Intern Fatima Cruz This episode of Motivation Monday & Chismes Con Fatima aired live on CityHeART Radio’s Voices from The Hub on Monday Dec 16th at 10am. Chismes Con Fatima aims to create engaging conversation and connection with its listeners through discussing the various aspects of life, varying from personalContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Ft Motivational Monday & Chismes con Fatima 12.16.24”
Voices from THE HUB: Ft Moment In Between 12.12.24
Hosted & Produced by Abbi Zepeda, CityHeART’s Art from Ashes Creative Intern This episode of Voices from THE HUB FT Moment In Between aired live on CityHeART Radio on Thursday Dec. 12 at 10am. This episode featured special guest Priscilla from @semillas_sustainability – who is a local environmental and wellness coordinator! We talked about environmentalism,ContinueContinue reading “Voices from THE HUB: Ft Moment In Between 12.12.24”
A Drag Beetlejuice Musical Parody is Part of my Identity
Check out this throwback article from intern Fatima Cruz! Written By Fatima Cruz, CityHeART Creative Connect Intern I was sitting at home reading Hector Tobar’s Our Migrant Souls for one of my Chicano Studies courses when one of the words on the page caught my eye. The last word I expected to see on theContinueContinue reading “A Drag Beetlejuice Musical Parody is Part of my Identity “