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Pasadena-based Union Station Homeless Services has been selected to receive a $5 million grant from the Bezos Day 1 Families Fund—the largest private grant in the nonprofit’s nearly 50-year history. “Union Station is deeply grateful for this transformational g... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) said it is joining the nationwide celebration for Community Foundation Week taking place through Thursday that recognizes the increasingly important role community foundations play in strengthening localities and helping... More »
In a statement late last week, Friends in Deed Executive Director Rabbi Joshua Levin Grater confirmed that Friends In Deed has shifted from its Bad Weather Shelter for a second year in a row due to COVID-19 and ongoing social distancing protocols. Instead, the... More »
What would Thanksgiving be without a turkey? To make Union Station Homeless Services ‘Dinner in the Park’ possible for thousands of unhoused and in-need people, the nonprofit put out a call for 234 frozen 10-lb turkeys and 70 turkey breasts. These turkeys wil... More »
The Salvation Army Pasadena Tabernacle resumed its yearly “Homeless Connect Day” on Tuesday providing medical, vision, legal and other personal services to the City’s unhoused residents and low-income families in a “one-stop shop.” This event has been taking p... More »
In a tradition running for more than three decades, the Pasadena Junior Chamber of Commerce, or Jaycees, and Friends In Deed are preparing to brighten the holidays of nearly 300 families in need by providing complete Thanksgiving meal boxes. “Operation Gobbler... More »
The Pasadena Showcase House of the Arts is calling on volunteers to sign up and help organize the 2022 Pasadena Showcase House of Design, one of the nation’s oldest and largest home and garden tours. For four weeks each spring, the Pasadena Showcase House of t... More »
Families Forward Learning Center, which has provided free education and social services to low-income families with children in Pasadena since 1961, has started its 2021 Adopt-a-Family Program in which community members are encouraged to donate Christmas gifts... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation (PCF) will honor local heroes on Thursday during a virtual Local Heroes Celebration that spotlights the important work done by nonprofit organizations in the greater Pasadena area. The term “local heroes,” a PCF statement said... More »
Community leaders, family members, and AbilityFirst staff reopened the newly renovated Lawrence L. Frank Center in a ceremony at the community’s facility in Pasadena Thursday. “This building is special to me and my family,” said Board Member Richard R. Frank, ... More »
The Pasadena Community Foundation Wednesday announced the recipients of its 2021 Capital Grants Program, which totals an impressive $659,000 awarded to 29 local nonprofit organizations. This year, as part of the Capital Grant Program, PCF was especially proud ... More »
AbilityFirst, a nonprofit that provides services to help children and adults with special needs reach their full potential has expanded its facilities to help those with disabilities become more independent. Keri Castañeda, Chief Operations Officer of AbilityF... More »
