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Long Beach Gives

As a neighborhood association, we greatly rely on the partnerships of Long Beach nonprofits to help us provide educational resources and services to our residents.

Visit LongBeachgives.Org to explore over 150 nonprofits making an impact in Long Beach. Select the nonprofits that speak to your passion for improving our communities and support their mission-driven services today. Generous donors can give through September 24th at midnight.

Of the 150 + nonprofits participating in Long Beach Gives, here are just a few organizations that build upon our neighborhood resources and strengthen the services we provide to residents.

Heart of Ida, Mental Health of America Los Angeles, Long Beach Gray Panthers, United Cambodian Community, Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach Time Exchange, Los Cerritos Wetlands Trust, Pools of Hope, Long Beach Community Table, Long Beach City Library, Long Beach Residents Empowered, Long Beach Forward, New Hope Grief Support, Pacific Asian Counseling Services, Jewish Family Counseling Services of Long Beach, The Center LGBTQ of Long Beach and many more.

Please help spread the word & Long Beach nonprofits – WE THANK YOU! #LongBeachGives #WhyIGive

SAFE. ACCESSIBLE. EQUITABLE.

Street Safe chalk art here – Parking Lot on 7th Street & Dawson Avenue

Safe. Accessible. Equitable. The conversation for improving street safety in Rose Park Neighborhood continues. We want to thank all the Rose Park residents and neighborhood groups who took the survey and attended the zoom facilitated by ArtWorksLBC Director Dawn Mendelson on Tuesday, August 11th to describe the impact of high risk and unsafe situations on our streets and sidewalks. Topics included high speed intersections, residential areas, bike boulevards, alleyways and bus stops. Congratulations to Mary Simmons of AOC7 neighborhood for participating in the survey and winning the raffle for a FREE LB Farms box!

On Monday, August 17th from 1PM to 2PM Rose Park resident and artist Cody Lusby will gather the information received from the survey responses and zoom discussion to illustrate resident feedback for safe, more accessible street use and equitable spaces. Cody will use stencil & chalk art to represent safety themes in the parking lot on the west side of Dawson Avenue & 7th Street. Volunteers welcome & Masks required!

At the end of August, Rose Park Neighborhood Association President Gretchen Swanson will host an online pedestrian safety training workshop and demonstration video.

In September, Rose Park Neighborhood Association will present it’s findings in a report to the city council. These efforts are funded by a grant received from Southern California Association of Governments (SCAG). ‘With support from the California Office of Traffic Safety, the Local Community Engagement and Safety Mini-Grants fund projects that build street-level community resiliency and increase the safety of vulnerable street users, including those who depend on biking and walking. ‘

We hope you will stay informed and continue to be a part of making Rose Park Neighborhood streets and surrounding areas safe, accessible & equitable for all! Stay informed & SUBSCRIBE to our newsletter.