Tuesday, November 17, 2020 | 12:29 pm
Marking its 50th anniversary, Union Station Homeless Services’ “Dinner in the Park,” serving holiday meals to those less fortunate on Thanksgiving Day, will be different this year. Due to the COVID-19 regulations prohibiting large gatherings, this year, inste... More »
Thursday, November 12, 2020 | 12:56 pm
With the ongoing pandemic creating a continued need for blood donations, the Boys & Girls Club of Pasadena is hoping to help by hosting a blood drive on Sunday. The drive will take place from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Boys & Girls Club’s Mackenzie-Scott Branch ... More »
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 | 5:00 pm
Local organizations on Wednesday announced they would be collaborating to distribute food to local residents later this week. The boxed food will be distributed at 10 a.m. Saturday at Holy Assembly Church of God in Christ, 55 E. Villa St., Pasadena. The church... More »
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 | 10:22 am
Area Congresswoman Judy Chu took time to make the holidays a bit brighter by helping to distribute donated turkeys and other food items to multiple local nonprofit organizations in the San Gabriel Valley as part of the annual “Operation Gobble.” The Foothill U... More »
Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | 6:32 pm
Union Station Homeless Services in Pasadena is calling for donations and food items to help them serve up Thanksgiving meals to those in need this month. Although the pandemic has made the traditional massive meal at Central Park impossible, the 50th annual ev... More »
Thursday, October 29, 2020 | 10:05 pm
Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts (PSHA) has announced Barbara Damerel has been named President for the 2020-2021 term. An active member of PSHA since 2003, Ms. Damerel has held numerous Board and Committee positions over the years, including Benefit Chair ... More »
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 | 6:08 am
An annual Thanksgiving dinner hosted by a Pasadena- based homeless services provider will celebrate its 50th anniversary this year, and interested volunteers are urged to sign up beginning Wednesday. “While this year might bring unique methods of celebrating T... More »
Tuesday, October 27, 2020 | 3:23 pm
On Saturday, October 24, Pasadena Humane surprised 10 new pet parents with fee-waived adoptions thanks to a grant from the ASPCA® (The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals®) and Subaru Loves Pets. Two dogs and eight cats were adopted as pa... More »
Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 1:32 pm
After the community answered the call of a Pasadena-based nonprofit for help in purchasing a mobile dental clinic to continue its mission of providing health services to the homeless veterans and others in need during the pandemic, the specially equipped van i... More »
Thursday, October 22, 2020 | 1:18 pm
State and local child welfare agencies are seeing increases in the number of children entering the system due to the pandemic’s severe impacts on their households and are bracing for the likelihood of even more children being impacted as the crisis continues. ... More »
Wednesday, October 21, 2020 | 6:14 am
[UPDATED] Creating distance learning in the middle of a pandemic is one thing. Actually making it happen for struggling students caught up in the day-to-day, with the challenges of being at home and perhaps sharing technology with family members — is quite an... More »
Tuesday, October 20, 2020 | 12:15 pm
A Pasadena-based nonprofit dedicated to providing science and technology education to underserved youths is planning an online gala and fundraiser on Thursday in an effort to provide equipment and internet services to help bridge the “digital divide,” which ha... More »