Four Poet Ambassadors also selected at live announcement ceremony Long Beach, CA – During a live announcement ceremony held on June 1, Long Beach announced its first ever Youth Poet Laureate and Poet Ambassadors of its inaugural Youth Poet Laureate (YPL) program, which brings Long Beach youth the opportunity to enact positive change in theirContinueContinue reading “Claire Beeli Selected as Long Beach’s Inaugural Youth Poet Laureate”
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People of the Earth | Ep. 1
The Beginning By People of the Earth Krew Produced by CityHeART’s Art from Ashes
Long Beach Now Offering Evening Mental Health Therapy Programming to People Experiencing Homelessness
Long Beach, CA – The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department) Homeless Services Bureau is now offering evening mental health therapy programming for people experiencing homelessness in Long Beach, including those who are unsheltered and those staying in congregate or non-congregate shelters in Long Beach. This new offering isContinueContinue reading “Long Beach Now Offering Evening Mental Health Therapy Programming to People Experiencing Homelessness”
People of the Earth Hosts Mental Health Awareness 5k!
People of the Earth (POTE) in partnership with the Long Beach Running Club (LBRC) are hosting a 5K Run in Long Beach in honor of Mental Health Awareness Month! Every dollar you give will support POTE continuing to provide community wellness activities to include breathing and meditation workshops for Veterans in Long Beach and theirContinueContinue reading “People of the Earth Hosts Mental Health Awareness 5k!”
City of Long Beach Opens Temporary Emergency Shelter for People Experiencing Homelessness
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”
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”