Long Beach Connected Corridor

Connected Corridor Hosts Community Event Tonight

Today, January 25, 2011,  the Connected Corridor is hosting a community event at Hamilton Middle School. It will be a time for conversations and information gathering. The theme for the event is Change is Happening! Jim Worsham, President and CEO of Long Beach Community Foundation says, “One of the best ways to learn where Long [...]

Connected Corridor Grant Plants Seed For Growing Green Roots Sponsored Art Project at Roosevelt Elementary School

Growing Green Roots (GGR) is the recipient of a grant from the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) as part of Phase 4 of the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor Project, popularly referred to as the Connected Corridor. The grant will help support GGR’s efforts to foster artistic expression in children while supporting education about sustainability [...]

Long Beach Community Foundation to Conduct Professional Evaluation of Atlantic Avenue Connected Corridor Project

Evaluators to survey the community on its effectiveness Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) has engaged the services of Behavioral Assessment Inc. (BAI) to conduct a professional evaluation of the Atlantic Avenue Connected Corridor project, which started in Fall 2007. As the website states, the “[Connected Corridor project] is designed to transform neighborhoods into one community [...]

Green Jobs Workshop Coming Your Way!

Stellar Organizational Development, LLC, sponsored by Catalyst Community, Green Long Beach and North American School of Green Technology, will be facilitating a free workshop to Long Beach Connected Corridor residents entitled: What the Heck is a Green Collar Job? Preparing for Green Career Opportunities

RFP for Project evaluation for Atlantic Avenue Connected Corridor

Long Beach Community Foundation is seeking proposals for a professional evaluation of the Atlantic Avenue Connected Corridor Community Collaboration project in Long Beach. The full Request for Proposal (RFP) is available for download on the Long Beach Community Foundation website. Proposals are due October 29, 2010. We anticipate the evaluation to begin in mid-November and [...]

Growing Green Roots Receives Grant to Foster Artistic Expression in Children

Growing Green Roots (GGR) is the recipient of a grant from the Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) as part of Phase 4 of the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor Project, popularly referred to as the Connected Corridor. The grant will help support GGR’s efforts to foster artistic expression in children while supporting education about sustainability [...]

Connected Corridor Phase 4 Grant Applications Available Deadline Approaching

Grant applications are now being accepted for the Phase 4 area (Pacific Coast Highway to Ocean Blvd along Atlantic Avenue) of the Connected Corridor. Groups and organizations are encouraged to apply for these community-based grants, which promote greater collaboration, community empowerment and civic engagement. Go to the Connected Corridor website to download the application. The [...]

Leadership Long Beach Exceeds Fundraising Goal in its First Annual Community Campaign

Leadership Long Beach, long known for its significant presence because of its well-regarded leadership programs, has reached its Community Campaign Fundraising goal of $30,000. The success of this first venture is due to the fund development efforts of alumni and the cultivation of new donors. Along with recent grant funding from the Dwight Stewart and [...]

ReThinking Greater Long Beach sponsors community events for Connected Corridor’s Phase 4 outreach

All are invited to attend one of the community presentation events by ReThinking Greater Long Beach on June 2 (afternoon) or June 16 (evening) as part of the Atlantic Avenue Connected Corridor’s Phase 4 outreach. These two presentations by ReThinking Greater Long Beach, a self-described Think Tank, in which they will provide a statistical picture [...]

Emergency grants available for healthcare services along Atlantic Avenue Corridor

Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF), a well-known grant-making institution, was awarded a $50,000 grant from the Bank of America Charitable Foundation to provide immediate emergency capital to Long Beach healthcare centers to help manage and meet the needs of rising patient caseloads during these challenging economic times. Eligible nonprofit healthcare providers can receive up to [...]

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