The Leadership Long Beach Institute and Youth programs presented their projects to a gathering of 100+ people at the Long Beach Playhouse on Monday, June 5th. The Institute projects for 2017 were Farm Stand, Good Grief Event, Median Beautification, College Promise Day and Financial Planning Day;...
The first project for the LLBI Class of 2017 was the implementation of the Farm Stand with the goal to increase basic access to healthy food options on the west side of Long Beach. On Friday, April 14th, residents and community members had the opportunity...
The Mix was about getting leaders to show up, build relationships and take from community what else may be missing in their work. Each leader was invited to The Mix to connect with others, an important first step in addressing issues, and to dream of...
Project You Are Here set out to educate and activate the disengaged residents of the City of Long Beach and encourage them to raise their level of engagement through a three-pronged approach of Vote, Voice, and Volunteer. In order to achieve this goal, we developed...
Thirteen members of Leadership Long Beach's Beautiful Class of 2016 involved over two dozen city and community partners to create a "Home Away From Home" at Washington Middle School on Saturday, May 7, 2016. Over 300 students, parents, and community members attended the event which...
Safe Xing looked to ensure safe pedestrian routes for community members through research, engagement and advocacy. The focus was on safer pedestrian traffic solutions, with an emphasis on students walking over the Pacific Coast Highway and Willow Street bridges to Cabrillo High School. Collaboration with Cabrillo...
Project Long Beach is a community website that connects the residents of Long Beach, California to community groups and organizations, and empowers them to become involved and engaged community members. In April, Project Long Beach partnered with Roxanne's Cocktail Lounge & Latin Grill in Cal Heights, Long...
Our team along w/ a lot of volunteers deconstructed two large above ground planting boxes that had deteriorated and then reconstructed them with new material adding tables on each side which allows clients who utilize wheelchairs to more easily participate in gardening activities. We cleaned...
Water is all around Long Beach. However, access to swim lessons and aqua sports is often limited to the most affluent areas of the city. According to the USA Swimming Foundation, 70% of African American children and 60% of Latino children cannot swim and are...
With the idea of sustainability in mind, our group decided to continue in the path of the first RoboBowl event that the LLBI Class of 2013 put together while working alongside the LBUSD, but adding our passion for parent education. Over one hundred and seventy Long...
