Community Impact Fund Update: Interval House August 26, 2022
In 2021, Interval House was a recipient of the Long Beach Community Foundation’s Community Impact Fund grant. With this funding, from September 2021 through May 2022, 69 local youth have received shelter and individualized peer and therapeutic counseling and supportive services,read more
Community Impact Fund Grant Update: Boys & Girls Club of Long Beach July 22, 2022
In 2021, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Long Beach was a recipient of the Long Beach Community Foundation’s Community Impact Fund grant. This grant funding helped support their Power Hour Program which helped more than 2,500 students. Below isread more
Why We Give – Meet Joe and Jan Hower May 24, 2022
Joe and Jan Hower are generous with their time and money in supporting Long Beach and are current members of the Long Beach Community Foundation’s (LBCF) legacy society. Their roots in Long Beach go back to the late 70s. Joeread more
LBCF Receives National Standards Accreditation April 26, 2022
After a great deal of hard work, we’re pleased to announce our re-accreditation with National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations! National Standards is an accreditation that indicates our commitment to excellence and accountability. This is the highest standard for philanthropicread more
National Philanthropy Day Gardening Project February 26, 2022
Long Beach Organic Garden, Zaferia Junction had a wonderful volunteer event on 2/26/2022. This event received grant funding from the National Philanthropy Day Fund managed by the Long Beach Community Foundation. LBCF Board members contribute to this fund which supportsread more
Community Foundation’s Role in a Time of Crisis January 18, 2022
There are over 850 community foundations in the United States. Each one works uniquely based on their region, mission, and history, but one thing community foundations have in common is being a valued resource in a time of crisis. Havingread more
Migrant Children Support Fund August 26, 2021
This fund, originally established on April 19, 2021, was designated specifically to provide assistance and supportive resources to the migrant children temporarily housed at the Long Beach Convention Center. Donations were intended to provide the support that would make theread more
Philanthropic Partnership with the John Apostle and Helen Apostle Foundation February 19, 2021
The John Apostle and Helen Apostle Foundation has been a partner of the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) for more than 15 years through the generous contributions of Helen Apostle during her lifetime as well as posthumously through the Apostleread more
Education is Our Top Priority December 3, 2020
A message from LBCF grantee, the Boys and Girls Clubs of Long Beach It has been an incredibly difficult year for our country and especially our community. When the pandemic hit Long Beach and the city and schools shut down,read more
Flexibility and Adaptation – Keys to Quarantine Survival and Success July 14, 2020
The global coronavirus pandemic crisis was first recognized in Long Beach mid-March 2020. Although countries in Europe and Asia experienced the pandemic before us, the awareness and significance on our community weren’t fully realized until just before the end of the firstread more
How Flexible Funding Can Create Stability and Prevent Homelessness December 23, 2019
{Written by Interval House – one of Long Beach Community Foundation’s Community Impact grant recipients} Interval House is the largest provider of rental assistance programming in Long Beach; working to ensure housing stability for the community’s most vulnerable. Celebrating itsread more
Sometimes It’s About Wine May 24, 2019
It’s sometimes hard to anticipate a client’s needs. Richard Malley, CPA certainly didn’t think he would find himself helping an aging client donate the lifetime wine collection of her deceased husband, but he did. And the Long Beach Community Foundationread more
