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THANKS TO OUR SUPPORTERS, FOURTH FRIDAYS, & WHO TO CALL …

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Rose Park Neighborhood Association is grateful to all of our donors who supported us for the 2024 Long Beach Gives campaign! THANK YOU!

We are also thrilled to announce the generous donation of $5,000 from an anonymous donor. This amazing donation will support the continuation of the Safe Refuge mural project on the corner of 7th and Obispo (pictured below). This collaborative project will begin in October and will be facilitated by Roses for Rose Park Artist Cody Lusby, ArtWorksLBC Artist Dawn Mendelson and the Safe Refuge team. Safe Refuge, our neighborhood nonprofit, offers a complete continuum of care: from residential to outpatient drug and alcohol treatment. Stay tuned for ways to get involved or DM us on Instagram @RoseParkLB or email us at info@rpna.org to participate.

Pictured: Safe Refuge residents and neighbors stenciled and painted roses at Safe Refuge in 2023.

You can continue to support Rose Park Neighborhood Association by becoming a member HERE or with a donation HERE. Your contribution supports the activities and programming provided by the Rose Park Neighborhood Association and our community partners including events at Rose Park, clean-ups along 4th street, beautification efforts, community meetings, and more!

Long Beach Gives is the annual citywide, online fundraising campaign to raise awareness and inspire community giving for over 250 Long Beach nonprofits. 

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FOURTH FRIDAYS WITH CCLAW EXHIBIT OPENING & ARTIST POP-UPS

Support local businesses and artists for Fourth Fridays on Friday, September 27th from 6PM to 9PM. The CCLAWS exhibit will be available at Page Against the Machine and Cool Cat Collective on 4th Street from 9/27 through 11/8. View and buy art from dozens of contributing artists!

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HELPFUL CITY CONTACTS

https://www.longbeach.gov/lbcd/hn/resource-center/problem-solving/

GO LONG BEACH APP – REPORTING NON-EMERGENCY ISSUES

https://www.longbeach.gov/pages/golongbeach/

WHOSE JOB IS IT?

ENGLISH

https://www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/lbcd/media-library/documents/housing–neighborhood-services/whose-job-is-it/whose-job-english-oct–2023

SPANISH

https://www.longbeach.gov/globalassets/lbcd/media-library/documents/housing–neighborhood-services/whose-job-is-it/whose-job-spanish-oct–2023

MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES

Long Beach DHHS Mental Health

https://longbeach.gov/health/healthy-living/individual/mental-health/

  • Info on how to help support yourself and others
  • Resource Guide which lists mental health services in Long Beach
  • Additional resources related to mental health

LA County Department of Mental Health – Who to Call

https://dmh.lacounty.gov/resources/who-to-call-for-help/

  • This site and the related documents provide a quick reference guide for county mental health services, including the Help Line number. Here are some of the services that can be accessed through the LA County DMH Help Line:  
    • ACCESS Line for Service Referrals, Crisis Assessments and Field Deployments – available 24/7
      • Mental health screening and assessment
      • Referral to a service provider
      • Crisis counseling
      • Mobilizing field response teams
      • Linkages to well-being services and resources
    • Substance Abuse Service Hotline (SASH) for substance use disorder services and resources from the Department of Public Health – available 24/7
    • Emotional Support Warm Line with Trained Active Listeners – available 10:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily
    • Veteran Line for Mental Health Support and Connection to Veteran Programs – available 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily

LA Homeless Outreach Portal

https://www.lahsa.org/portal/apps/la-hop/

  • Community members can make referrals here to request assistance for someone experiencing homelessness.
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Summertime Picnic Photo Recap! Announcement from City of LB — Celebrate the 4th of July Safely — Resources for Reporting Illegal Fireworks

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Summertime Picnic Recap!

175 residents gathered in Rose Park for the Summertime Picnic on Saturday, June 22nd! Thank you to all of our fantastic volunteers including Safe Refuge for bringing the best watermelon contest to Rose Park, to Serbrina of Happy Lifts for all the awesome activities, to the District 2 staff of Vice Mayor Cindy Allen’s Office, Mimi Masher and Rahul Sen, and to Fire Station 4. Thanks to Blake Whytock of The Good Bar for donating the hot dogs. Much appreciation to Cody and Linzy Lusby, Talia Watts, Elie and Ben Buchanan, Brian Dague and all of our Rose Park Neighborhood Board Members.

Rose Park was rocking with jams from Natural Hi-Fi and bluegrass tunes from Brother Pines. We are grateful for the sponsorship support for our placemaking efforts by the Port of Long Beach.

We hope to see our Rose Park neighbors out and about this summer! Enjoy the recap with photos below!

Watermelon Eating Contest at the Summertime Picnic at Rose Park on Saturday, June 22nd
Winners!
Winners!
Live music from Natural Hi-FI
Live music from Brother Pines
Audrey & Serbrina of Happy Lifts!
Fire Station 4
Balloon Toss
Attendees completed the Rose Park Placemaking Survey to provide feedback for Rose Park activities and improvements- sponsored by the Port of Long Beach!

Take the survey HERE:

SURVEY IN ENGLISH HERE

SURVEY IN SPANISH HERE

Announcement from City of LB — Celebrate the 4th of July Safely — Resources for Reporting Illegal Fireworks

The City is encouraging everyone to enjoy the 4th of July holiday safely and takes the job of enforcing the Long Beach Fireworks Ordinance seriously. All personal fireworks, including those labeled Safe and Sane, are prohibited in Long Beach.  

Here some ways you can assist us in geting the word out:

Community Toolkit

The City has also developed an educational campaign to reach residents. “Celebrate Safely” coloring and activity sheets, along with other educational materials, can be downloaded for community use at longbeach.gov/fireworks.

Reporting

To report illegal firework activity in Long Beach, people may submit a fireworks complaint several ways:

  • Call the non-emergency number at the Communications Center at (562) 435-6711 to report fireworks usage and/or sales.
  • Email the LBPD patrol division where the firework activity is occurring and provide any details, such as addresses, videos, license plates, photos, or any other information that can be investigated. Please include your name, address and phone number so that you can be contacted, if necessary:

Please remember if you “See Something, Say Something.” You can report suspicious or criminal activity by calling police dispatch at (562) 435-6711 or dial 9-1-1 for emergencies.

Social Media

Follow us at @LongBeachCity on Facebook, Instagram or X and share our #CelebrateSafely posts to spread awareness.

Ensuring a safe city for all people remains one of our top priorities, and with an increased level of concern over firework safety during this time—we want to assure our community that we are as vigilant as ever. Fireworks are illegal in Long Beach. Now they can cost you as much as $20,000 in response costs plus fines. If you “Host” an event with fireworks, you could be held responsible. “Host” includes property owners, tenants, property managers or anyone who organizes or is in charge of the firework activity.