Monday, December 9, 2024 | 6:00 am
On Saturday, December 6, at Brookside Golf Club, more than 40 members of the Wounded Warrior Project gathered for a morning of golf instruction, giveaways, and family activities hosted by First Tee Pasadena. The event reinforced what has developed into a stapl... More »
Friday, December 6, 2024 | 5:48 am
This holiday season, two historic Pasadena institutions both marking their 130th year have joined forces for the 10th time to bring cheer to vulnerable children. The “Giving Trees” initiative, a partnership between Friends In Deed social services agency and Vr... More »
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 5:48 am
The Board of Pasadena Heritage announced it appointed Zoot Velasco, an experienced nonprofit executive, educator, and author, as its new Interim Executive Director to oversee the organization’s leadership transition following the retirement of Sue Mossman in M... More »
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 6:24 am
As the holiday season approaches, Pasadena nonprofits have launched Giving Tuesday appeals to locals to think “outside their shopping bags” and share with those in need. The nonprofits are seeking donations to address pressing community needs from student hous... More »
Tuesday, December 3, 2024 | 1:00 am
D’Veal Family and Youth Services will distribute toys and bicycles to children of current client families during a Candyland-themed celebration on Thursday, December 18 at the Duarte Teen Center, the Pasadena nonprofit’s leadership announced. “Community is imp... More »
Friday, November 29, 2024 | 6:30 am
A beloved Pasadena fair trade retailer is joining forces with a local animal welfare organization to create a dual-impact holiday shopping experience next week. Ten Thousand Villages Pasadena will donate 15% of proceeds to Pasadena Humane during a special shop... More »
Monday, November 25, 2024 | 5:20 am
Longtime Pasadena nonprofit D’Veal Family and Youth Services is launching two holiday events in December to highlight and strengthen its mental health support for disadvantaged families across the San Gabriel Valley while celebrating the organization’s expandi... More »
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 2:30 pm
The greater Pasadena community joined Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) for an uplifting celebration on Thursday, November 14 — the 25th annual Local Heroes Luncheon, a celebration of PCF’s $2.5 million in grant awards to 100 local nonprofits this year. In a... More »
Thursday, November 21, 2024 | 5:18 am
The Pasadena Jaycees, a longtime local service organization comprised of young professionals aged 21-40, and nonprofit Friends in Deed are expanding their annual Operation Gobbler program with a goal of serving 400 families this Thanksgiving in response to inc... More »
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 5:49 am
A long-standing Los Angeles County charity is reimagining its Thanksgiving food distribution program by partnering with Pasadena law enforcement to deliver turkeys directly to senior citizens’ homes. Miracle on 1st Street, entering its 44th year of community s... More »
Wednesday, November 20, 2024 | 4:37 am
The Friends of the Pasadena Public Library will reprise their annual patio book sale on Saturday, December 7, 2024, at the Jefferson Branch Library. The event, running from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., offers attendees the opportunity to fill a grocery bag with books fo... More »
Monday, November 18, 2024 | 6:04 am
Regal Cinemas and the Regal Foundation are strengthening food security efforts in Pasadena through a donation to nonprofit Friends In Deed. The contribution, made through their Summer Round Up campaign, aims to support the nonprofit’s extensive community progr... More »