Rose Park Neighborhood Association is a group of volunteers who connect residents with important resources and activities, such as monthly clean-ups, art programming and annual events at Rose Park, beautification & revitalization efforts, community meetings and more!
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Start by becoming a member HERE! Want to volunteer? Email us at info@rpna.org to sign up! However you choose to participate, we cannot do this work without the participation of our residents and local businesses. Support the activities and programming provided by the Rose Park Neighborhood Association and our community partners HERE!
NEED INSPIRATION? Tune in to the Heart of the Neighborhood podcast and listen to one of our long-time neighborhood volunteers, Sylvia Salcedo as she provides a real-look at how problems are addressed at the neighborhood level, and tells listeners how she and other neighbors work together with city agencies, nonprofits and businesses to improve our neighborhood.
**Heart of the Neighborhood** podcast is a community benefit project of Rose Park Neighborhood Association dedicated to highlighting the vibrant leadership and community volunteer efforts that make Long Beach, California a better place to live.
Join Long Beach Forward and meet your new neighbors to learn about Inclusionary Housing and how to advocate for expanding affordable housing through the City of Long Beach.
Please confirm your attendance with Kimberly Lim at kimberly@lbforward.org or through a call or text 562-204-6349.
Thursday, November 7th, 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ The Youth Movement and Education Center 2217 E 6th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814 (map below)
Long Beach Forward’s NEW OFFICE in Rose Park Neighborhood at 2217 E 6th St, Long Beach, CA 90814
PARKING & BUS STOPS (VIEW MAPS FOR DETAILS)
⛤Limited Reserved Parking available across Dawson street ( 612 Dawson Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 ). Please make sure you park on the reserved parking spots to avoid being towed as they share the parking lot with neighbors. Review the map below.⛤Street Parking available in the neighborhood. ⛤Long Beach Transit Bus stops a few minutes away:
↳ 7th Street: 91, 92, 93, 94
↳ 4th Street: 151
↳ Cherry Avenue: 21, 22, 23
Acompañe a Long Beach Forward para aprender sobre la Inclusión de Viviendas Asequibles y cómo podemos abogar colectivamente por la expansión de la vivienda verdaderamente asequible en la Ciudad de Long Beach. Invita a sus vecinos y amigos. Por favor confirme su asistencia con Kimberly Lim a kimberly@lbforward.org o a través de una llamada o mensaje de texto al 562-204-6349.
Jueves, 7 de Noviembre, 5:30pm – 7:30pm @ 2217 E 6th Street, Long Beach, CA 90814
SESIÓN DE APRENDIZAJE
Jueves, 7 de Noviembre
5:30pm – Cena disponible. | 6:00pm – Conversación comienza.
Long Beach Forward’s NUEVA OFICINA EN SU VECINDARIO (2217 E 6th St, Long Beach, CA 90814)
ESTACIONAMIENTO Y PARADAS DE AUTOBÚS (REVISE LAS MAPAS PARA MÁS DETALLES)
⛤Estacionamiento Reservado Limitado disponible cruzando la calle Dawson ( 612 Dawson Ave, Long Beach, CA 90814 ). Por favor asegúrese de estacionarse en los espacios reservados para evitar que remolquen su carro ya que compartimos el estacionamiento con los vecinos. Revise el mapa abajo. ⛤Estacionamiento en la Calle disponible en el vecindario.⛤Paradas de Bus de Long Beach Transit a pocos minutos:
The Press Telegram lists some regulars like the Greek Festival – oh that dancing!. The New Blues Fest – sit under the tree canopy at El Dorado Park. Check out the options. Here are some neat things listed by our very own Convention Center. Polynesian to Art Deco at Do It in Long Beach. Haven’t…
On Saturday, February 20th the Long Beach Health & Human Services Department, Long Beach Forward and Rose Park Neighborhood held a COVID vaccination clinic at St. Matthews Church for individuals ages 18+. Over 80 individuals were vaccinated thanks to the coordination of Joanna Diaz and her team from Long Beach Forward, Victoria Brown and her…
Scads of people talk about “doing what they love”. And for many in Rose Park community that is what they are doing. So much so, that it is a signature part of our culture. Rose Park Neighborhood Association is inviting ‘indie business owners’, self-employed, and artists to share their success stories. And maybe some precautionary…
SUMMERTIME PICNIC IN ROSE PARK – BRING YOUR OWN PICNIC & CHAIR! Join neighbors for the Annual Summertime Picnic in Rose Park on Saturday, June 22nd from 12 to 3pm. The Summertime Picnic in Rose Park will feature two live bands with music from Natural Hi-Fi and Brother Pines! Safe Refuge will host the annual…
ArtWorksLBC Director, Dawn Mendelson visits Gompers Elementary School on Thursday, May 26 to provide mosaic heart kits to staff for a moment of reflection and tranquility.
Rose Park Neighborhood Association’s ArtWorksLBC program uplifted the neighborhood in 2025 through creative and meaningful ways—from making repurposed art with homemade glue and recycled paper and plastic, to our annual holiday ornament-making for our elder neighbors. We gathered in Rose Park to carve pumpkins and popped up in local businesses to create art together in community. Our biggest…