Long Beach Alpert Jewish Community Center

St. Mary Foundation Awards Over $100,000 in Grants to Local Non-Profits

On January 10, 2012, St. Mary Medical Center awarded $102,748 in grant funds to assist eight gratefulLong Beach non-profit agencies at a luncheon held in their honor at the John Parr Health Enhancement Center on the campus of St. Mary Medical Center. This is over $6,000 more than last year’s awards. 

Councilwoman Schipske Hosts Annual “Community Baby Shower;” Supports Perinatal Depression Awareness Month

Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske has partnered with Long Beach Cares, Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, and others for this year’s “Community baby Shower” to help some of Long Beach’s expectant mothers. The Community Baby Shower is an annual event started by Councilwoman Schipske, a Registered Nurse Practitioner, in the late 1980s. The program collects donations of [...]

Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services to Host Veterans Forum

The City of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services is hosting a Veterans Forum on Friday, May 13, 2011 from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm at the Alpert Jewish Community Center at 3801 E. Willow Ave, Long Beach, CA 90815. The event will provide education regarding current veteran issues in the Long Beach [...]

Long Beach Basket Brigade Making a Difference One Family At a Time

EverythingLongBeach.com recently spoke with Kym Livesay, Vice President of Long Beach Basket Brigade, via email. They talked about the inspirations and challenges of running a nonprofit organization in Long Beach. How long has Long Beach Basket Brigade been around? Did it start in Long Beach?

Long Beach Basket Brigade Fundraiser for Holiday Baskets

On September 24, 2010, the Long Beach Basket Brigade, a Long Beach non-profit organization, will host its 2nd Annual Poker & Bunco Tournaments to raise funds for Thanksgiving holiday baskets to be delivered to hundreds of needy families throughout the Long Beach community.

Jewlicious Festival celebrates with 3 days of contemporary Jewish culture

The sixth annual Jewlicious Music, Arts and Culture Festival took place over the weekend at the Alpert Jewish Community Center in Long Beach. The three-day festival, which is the nation’s largest Jewish student and young professionals weekend, showcased musicians, comedians and other artists producing contemporary Jewish culture. One of the most talked about guest of [...]

Volunteer Village matches volunteers and nonprofits

Volunteer Village, the one stop shopping event for matching potential volunteers with nonprofit and public agencies will be taking place on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at the Liberal Arts Campus (LAC) of Long Beach City College for the first time. Anyone –adults, high school students, LBCC students and staff — with an interest in volunteering [...]