Long Beach kids
Third Annual Picnic Creates Bully-Free Zone in Houghton Park
Nearly 200,000 children miss school each day because of fear of being attacked or due to intimidation. The purpose of the Bully Free Zone (BFZ) is to raise awareness and promote unity.
Kidical Mass Bixby Knolls Celebrates 1st Anniversary May 19
The ride will be led by Tony Cruz (U.S. Olympian, and Long Beach’s Bike Ambassador), Mayor Bob Foster, 8th District Councilmember Al Austin, and members…
Autism in Long Beach and Others Host Bully Free Zone 3 Picnic, June 2
The BFZ picnic is a collaborative effort with volunteers, vendors and sponsors and is free to the public. Some of the activities include, but are…
Library Program Helps Children Increase Reading Skills Using Therapy Dogs
The Long Beach Public Library is implementing a program to help children increase their reading skills and self-confidence by reading aloud to certified therapy dogs. “This program will be especially useful for students who might be uncomfortable reading aloud in class, but would still love to read to a non-judgmental, calming dog,” Mayor Bob Foster [...]
The Aquarium of the Pacific and Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach Team for Aquarium Live Education Program
The Aquarium of the Pacific and Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach are partnering to bring the wonders of ocean learning to hospitalized children and their families. Through the new Aquarium Live education program, patients can take a live look at animal exhibits as they learn and interact with Aquarium staff in real time. Educators will [...]
Long Beach School of Yoga Offering Something For Everyone
Long Beach has become a hot spot for yoga in the past few years with people practicing in parks and community centers, but for the newcomer, yoga may still seem intimidating and foreign. Actually yoga can help everybody and is a great way to exercise safely and feel great in body and mind. That’s where [...]
NFL Star Tony Gonzalez Delights Patients at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach
Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl Tight End Tony Gonzalez is known for making great plays on the football field, but his real crowd pleaser comes off the field as he makes time every year to visit children in the hospital. Fresh off announcing that he will be coming back to play one more season in the [...]
New Long Beach Free School Seeking Resident Professors
With the motto “Everyone a student; everyone a teacher” the new Long Beach Free School is set to launch this summer providing a grassroots education system for young people and adults to engage in lifelong learning. This new project from the Catalyst Network of Communities will begin open enrollment for students on May 20th for [...]
Students at Lakewood Christian School Receive $3000 in PSA Competition
The National Pest Management Association (NPMA) has named Lakewood Christian Schools, of Long Beach, CA, the grand prize winner of its fourth annual Pest PSA Contest, a national science and technology competition for students hosted on NPMA’s educational children’s website PestWorldForKids.org. The school was awarded a $3,000 grant in support of science education for its entry entitled, [...]
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Awards $50,000 Grant to the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center
The St. Baldrick’s Foundation, a volunteer-driven and donor-centered charity dedicated to raising money for childhood cancer research, is proud to award a one-year infrastructure grant of $50,000 to the Jonathan Jaques Children’s Cancer Center (JJCCC) at Miller Children’s Hospital Long Beach. The Foundation’s infrastructure grants provide resources to institutions enabling them to conduct more research [...]
