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As the pandemic stretches into a seventh month, the Pasadena-based Foothill Workforce Development Board continues working overtime to help area residents who have been financially impacted by COVID-19. In addition to its usual services for job seekers and empl... More »
Since the Rose Bowl can’t host its annual Turkey Trot this year due to the pandemic, organizers have decided to bring the event straight to neighborhoods everywhere by putting it online. For the past two years, the Rose Bowl has hosted its 5K around the iconic... More »
The Flintridge Center last month announced the graduation of the 36th class of its Apprenticeship Preparation Program, which was the first class held under its new hybrid education model, created in June in response to the ongoing pandemic, the organization sa... More »
A charity dedicated to keeping food on the tables of Pasadena-area families, as well as providing other vital services, has seen a three-fold increase in clients amid the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has also seen an upswell in generosity from the community, repr... More »
The Pasadena Executive Roundtable (PERT) is hosting an online forum next month to discuss ways local nonprofit organizations can encourage voter participation in the upcoming election. The meeting will take place at 9 a.m. Oct. 7 via Zoom, PERT said in a writt... More »
The Pasadena Tournament of Roses(R) along with the CFP Foundation celebrated the Big Day for Teachers today by honoring local Pasadena teacher Cynthia Macias with a surprise visit and a $1,000 Donors Choose gift card to use toward student resources. The Big Da... More »
The first cohort of Flintridge Center’s Apprenticeship Preparation Program (APP) to complete the program since the onset of the pandemic graduated this Thursday. The APP has prepared formerly incarcerated and gang-impacted community members for careers in unio... More »
After being forced to temporarily close during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Assistance League of Pasadena’s Craft Fair Gift Shop is reopening at 11 a.m. Sept 16. Located at 820 E. California Blvd. in Pasadena, the store carries one-of-a-kind handmade items that ... More »
The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation is excited to announce another major commitment towards educational programming and the growth of the Rose Bowl Institute from the Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation. Based in Orange County, the Larry and Helen Hoag Foundation’s gi... More »
The Rose Bowl Legacy Foundation has announced a major foundational commitment from San Gabriel Valley resident Mark Shuster and his family to assist in expanding the Rose Bowl Institute educational initiative at the stadium. Shuster’s key but undisclosed commi... More »
A Pasadena-based nonprofit dedicated to helping underserved students succeed in college announced the appointment of a new board chair this week. Laura Zachar took over for LaWayne Williams as board chair at College Access Plan, the organization said in a writ... More »
Pasadena Humane on Thursday received a donation of 20 tons of cat litter — the equivalent of a year’s worth — from World’s Best Cat Litter to help ease the strain of kitten season. Currently, Pasadena Humane has about 60 cats and kittens that are ready for ado... More »
