Posts Tagged as "community"

Our Community: Leadership Long Beach

Sep. 9, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , , ,

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event that was showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Q&A: Restaurant Workers Movement is Just Beginning

Sep. 3, 2013 / By
Tags: , , ,

 

New America Media, Question & Answer, Viji Sundaram

Ed. Note: Hundreds of fast food workers from about 60 cities nationwide struck work Aug...

Our Community: LB Alliance for Children with Asthma

Aug. 28, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , , , ,

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Knowledge is Power: One Young Person’s Lesson in Local Government

Aug. 24, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , ,

This summer the Long Beach Coalition for Good Jobs & A Healthy Community held a series of workshops to educate community members about the workings of local government...

Our Community: Khmer Girls in Action

Aug. 11, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , , , , , ,

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Our Community: Filipino Migrant Center

Aug. 11, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , , ,

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

Our Community: Centro CHA

Aug. 8, 2013 / By
Tags: , , ,

“Our Community” is a VoiceWaves project and community event being showcased on Aug. 26. Youth reporters were tasked to explore their community through a camera’s lens, each picking one community-based organization to shine a spotlight on...

The Long Beach Time Exchange

Aug. 8, 2013 / By
Tags: , , ,

 

The Long Beach Time Exchange is a time banking community, where members use an alternative currency called time credits to exchange skills and services...

Language Access Rally: Where is the Love LB?

Aug. 8, 2013 / By
Tags: , , ,

Tuesday, August 13, 2013, 4:00pm until 5:00pm

45% of Long Beach residents speak a language other than English in their homes...

How to Stay Fit for Free in Long Beach

Aug. 4, 2013 / By
Tags: , , ,

[ Ed Note: Communities of color are less physically active than the general population, putting them at greater risk of developing diabetes, heart disease and other chronic illnesses, according to the Department of Health & Human Services...

Girls Empower Youth & Themselves

Aug. 1, 2013 / By
Tags: , , , ,

[Ed Note: This past Saturday, GURLSociety held their second annual Empower the Youth Fair, which included performances, food, free manicures and more...