LBCF In the News

2020

Where to get food resources, rent relief and other help in Long Beach during this pandemic – Long Beach Post 5/9/2020
Jean Bixby Smith and Debbie Hennessy hope kids can go to mountain camps this summer – Press Telegram 5/8/2020
Rich Archbold: Press-Telegram’s 21st fundraising campaign opens to send kids to camp experience – Press Telegram 5/3/2020
Coronavirus Crisis Drives Up Demand For Diapers At Long Beach Charity Press Telegram 4/24/2020
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s April 24 update on coronavirus outbreak – Press Telegram 4/24/2020
Long Beach Center for Economic Inclusion starts ‘In This Together’ program to support vulnerable communities during pandemic – Signal Tribune 4/21/2020
Food banks, crushed with more people in need, fear not having enough – Long Beach Post – 4/18/2020
Long Beach’s coronavirus relief fund gets more than $1 million in donations – Press Telegram 4/13/2020
Long Beach Relief Fund Reaches $1 Million Milestone – The Grunion 4/13/2020
Coronavirus Relief Fund tops $1 million; over 30 nonprofits receive grants – LB Post 4/13/2020

Resources for businesses affected by the coronavirus closures – Long Beach Business Journal 4/6/2020
Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia’s April 2 update on coronavirus outbreak – Press Telegram 4/2/2020
Coronavirus Relief Fund awards 5 grants to nonprofits – LB Post 3/28/2020
Live Chat: About the Coronavirus Relief Fund with Long Beach Community Foundation CEO Marcelle Epley – LB Post 3/27/2020
Relief fund grants help Long Beach nonprofits fighting coronavirus impact – Press Telegram 3/27/2020
Long Beach Relief Fund Makes First Grants To Nonprofits Dealing With Coronavirus – The Grunion 3/27/2020
Long Beach Launches Coronavirus Relief Fund – Random Length New 3/19/2020
Long Beach to use disaster relief fund to aid residents impacted by coronavirus – Press Telegram 3/18/2020
New radio station opens in downtown Long Beach – Press Telegram 3/6/2020
Mesa Airlines agrees to pay $84,000 for Long Beach Airport noise violations – Press Telegram 3/4/2020
Airline to pay $84,000 for breaking late-night noise rules at Long Beach Airport – Long Beach Post 3/4/2020
‘Underground’ radio station opens studio beneath Shannon’s on Pine – Signal Tribune 3/2/2020
Sound Garden, Houghton Community Center Near Completion In North Long Beach – The Grunion 2/23/2020
Scholarship Opportunity for Long Beach High School Students – Grunion Gazette – 1/9/2020

2019

Long Beach, California food trucks to serve the homeless – Food Truck Operator – November 20, 2019
Trucksgiving Comes To Long Beach To Help Homeless – Grunion – November 18, 2019
LA County food trucks to join together to feed homeless during Long Beach ‘Trucks-Giving – Press Telegram – November 18, 2019
Care to Give? Experts Say Research Is Key When Donating to Charitable Organizations – LB Business Journal – November 4, 2019
Change for Change: City Announces Awareness Campaign for the Mayor’s Fund to End Homelessness – Signal Tribune – October 1, 2019
Long Beach wants you to donate pocket change to help keep people off the streets – LB Post – October 1, 2019
Long Beach unveils ‘change for change’ meters as part of new fundraising effort to prevent homelessness – Press Telegram – October 1, 2019
Long Beach Community Foundation Supports Causes That Need It Most – Grunion – September 28, 2019
Catalina Island Foundation recognized by LB community group – Catalina Islander – September 2019
Long Beach Community Foundation Awards $100K In Grants To Local (page 8) – Long Beach Business Journal – September 24, 2019
The Long Beach Community Foundation to give $100k in grants to nonprofits – Signal Tribune – September 10, 2019
Annual LBCF State of the Foundation Event – Press Telegram – August 9, 2019
Kids enjoy camp in their “magic bubbles” in the mountains, thanks to Press-Telegram readers – Press Telegram – July 19, 2019
Press-Telegram readers donate record $84,043 to send kids to camp – Press Telegram – July 19, 2019
Cheryl Carter Makes Dreams Come True – Press Telegram – July 12, 2019
Last chance to donate to send kids to a great week at summer camp – Press Telegram – July 5, 2019
Growing Long Beach: Fellowship Program Connects College Grads With Employers – Long Beach Business Journal – July 1, 2019
Critical Time to Donate to Send A Kid to Camp – Press Telegram – June 14, 2019
Send a Kid to Camp Dine out Event – Press Telegram – June 10, 2019
Nancy Foster, former Long Beach first lady, supports sending kids to camp – Press Telegram – May 31, 2019
Fennie Grant Well Used in Alavon– The Catalina Islander – May 17, 2019
Here’s how much the Press-Telegram’s Send-a-Kid-to-Camp Fund has raised so far – Press-Telegram, May 14, 2019
Long Beach schools aim to connect more students to local jobs. This is how they plan to do it. – Press-Telegram, April 26, 2019
LB Community Foundation initiates college-to-career program to match ‘local talent to local employers’ – Signal Tribune, April 26. 2019
Send a Kid to Camp – 20th Anniversary – Press Telegram, April 26, 2019
ANOTHER VIEW: A Foundation For Community. Answering the question “What does a community foundation do and why are they important?” – Gazette, February 1, 2019

2018

‘I needed to change’: Former homeless man declared dead finds new life – LBPost, December 10, 2018
LBCF Hosts Event for Residents to Learn Ways They Can Help Homeless – Signal Hill Tribune, December 7, 2018
Final Chapter of LBCF’s Homeless Summit Equips Residents with Knowledge – Press Telegram, December 10, 2018
A Matter Of Inclusion – Grunion Gazette< December 6, 2018
Long Beach gathers ‘Around the Table’ to tackle complex issue of homelessness – Press-Telegram, December 4, 2018
Long Beach needs your help to tackle homelessness in round 2 of ‘Around the Table’ – LBPost, November 30, 2018
Around The Table’ Tackles Homelessness In Long Beach – LB Business Journal, November 29, 2018
Long Beach’s Second Around the Table Focusses on Homelessness – Grunion Gazette, November 28, 2018
Sound Garden– Grunion Gazette, November 16, 2018
The Long Beach Community Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony Nov. 14 at Houghton Park – Signal Hill Tribune, November 16, 2018
Houghton Park in North Long Beach to Install ‘Sound Garden’ for Children – LB Post, November 15, 2018

2017

Local Homeless Shelter for Women and Children to Receive Outdoor Improvements – LB Post, October 11, 2017
Knight grant will fund ‘Around the Table’ conversations in Long Beach – Press Telegram, August 6, 2017
Long Beach Residents Invited to Join Largest One-Day Conversation in City’s History This Fall – LB Post, August 3, 2017
Nonprofits Move Toward Clarity and Collaboration – Long Beach Business Journal, May 22, 2017
Long Beach Community Foundation Reaches a Record High $30 Million in Assets – Long Beach Post, May 9, 2017
Long Beach Community Foundation Reaches $30 Million in Assets – Press-Telegram, May 4, 2017
Long Beach Community Foundation Bundles Philanthropists To Offer Mega-Grant – Grunion Gazette, April 29, 2017

2016

Giving Tuesday Starts Sean of Support for Long Beach Nonprofits – Press Telegram, November 29, 2016
The Heart of Giving (VIDEO), October 2016
Long Beach’s Precious Lamb Preschool To Get Renovated – Gazette, September 2, 2016
Local Preschool to Receive Major Upgrades Thanks to the Long Beach Community Foundation – Long Beach Post, September 2, 2016
Volunteers to upgrade preschool that serves homeless – Signal Tribune, September 1, 2016
Long Beach Foundation Recognized – Press-Telegram, June 18, 2016
2016 State of the Long Beach Community Foundation Event – Long Beach Business Journal, June 7-20, 2016
Long Beach Comes in 2nd in Cool California Challenge – Long Beach Post, April 14, 2016

2015

Georges Greek Cafe will donate 10% of proceeds to camp fund – Press-Telegram, June 25, 2015
Citywide Ice Cream Social Sees Largest Turnout Yet (Funded by the Knight Foundation Fund held at the Long Beach Community Foundation – Long Beach Post, June 25, 2015
Special Connect: Support for Families with Special Needs
Made Possible through the Knight Foundation Fund held at the Long Beach Community Foundation (Front Page) – Long Beach Public Library Foundation, Spring 2015 Newsletter
One Stop Shop For Charitable Giving – Long Beach Business Journal (page 20), March 30, 2015
The Next Generation of Giving is Now – Long Beach Business Journal (page 31), February 18, 2015