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Friends In Deed is pleased to announce the appointment of the four newest members to its Board of Directors: Suzanne Lee, Don Meaders, Rev. Amy Aitken, and Chancela Al-Mansour. These individuals bring a remarkable range of expertise, spanning legal advocacy, n... More »
Donor Network West announced seven individuals from Northern California and Northern Nevada who will be honored during the 137th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2026, marking the organization’s 17th year of participation in the Pasadena event. The announcement came in ... More »
Pasadena Community Foundation, in partnership with the California Community Foundation and other donors, on Wednesday announced $8 million in grants to more than 60 programs aiding survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires. The Community Healing and Restorati... More »
At Friends In Deed, a Pasadena nonprofit focusing on homelessness, food insecurity, and eviction prevention, today’s Giving Tuesday campaign has been framed around a stark warning: “deeper needs” await this winter. Across Pasadena, more than 1,200 active nonp... More »
Pasadena nonprofits marked Giving Tuesday with sharply different strategies, reflecting national debates over timing and donor engagement in the global generosity movement that generated an estimated $3.6 billion in donations from about 36 million U.S. partici... More »
Union Station Homeless Services, the San Gabriel Valley’s largest nonprofit dedicated to ending homelessness, has received a $5 million grant from Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos to expand its family support programs. The award comes from the Bezos Day 1 F... More »
When Club 21 Learning and Resource Center exceeded its $425,000 fundraising goal this year, reaching 105 percent of its target, the Pasadena nonprofit was not celebrating a one-day windfall. The organization had strategically timed its annual walk during Down ... More »
Union Station Homeless Services continued its more than 50?year tradition Wednesday, serving hundreds of hot Thanksgiving meals to Pasadena residents at its Adult Center on Raymond Avenue, while projecting a total service of about 8,000 meals over three days t... More »
More than 450 local families will celebrate Thanksgiving with a turkey on the table this year thanks to Friends In Deed and the Pasadena Jaycees, who successfully concluded this year’s Operation Gobbler on Sunday. On November 23, approximately 380 households v... More »
As cuts to federal food assistance ripple across the nation, the Pasadena Community Foundation has awarded grants to 12 local nonprofits and faith-based organizations to help meet surging demand for food in the Greater Pasadena area. The announcement comes aft... More »
The Armory Center for the Arts in Pasadena is supporting Day One’s Cherishing Children Holiday Toy Drive, a community effort entering its 16th year of providing gifts to local families. Day One, a Pasadena organization, launched the annual celebration in 2008... More »
The California Community Foundation awarded $6 million in grants to 14 nonprofit organizations who will provide direct assistance for survivors of the Eaton and Palisades fires, it was announced Tuesday. Nearly a year after the fires, many survivors — particul... More »
