RPNA with Port of Long Beach and Heart of Ida, and our very own CD2 and CD4! Along with great groups: Jennifer Kumiyana, disability advocate, East Division PD, LB Transit, Gray Panthers, Hearing Loss Association, Willard Neighborhood Group, AOC7, and WalkLB. We will be out walking the sidewalks at 10th and Orizaba. We want to…
We will be hosting our city’s CERT Program Manager, Jake Heflin. The focus will be on emergency preparedness for neighborhoods. Have you stored sufficient water? Tucked away trash bags for non functioning toilets? Know where you squirreled away your food supplies? and all kinds of things. Knowing your neighbors is one of the components of…
We are just a few days into the New Year. And shaking off the effects of all those celebrations. Wonderful! And now down to the business of the resolutions. Rather than make ones you won’t want to keep how about some different ones? Resolutions that make a difference. Support Street Safety in the Neighborhood –…
Last Saturday ArtWorksLB, a consortium of local non-profits and CD2 offered its kick-off workshop. Twenty-seven attended all inspired and supported by Dawn Mendelson and her artful ‘mosaic mafia team’. The feedback was over the top. We will be working to offer these community/network building gatherings around art in 2019. Keep your eyes peeled! And finally,…
RPNA has been at some important workshops lately. We attended conferences that addressed the need and importance of belonging. SAFE Refuge recently offered a community workshop on Suicide Prevention. For those that need services or would like to volunteer click here. You’ll hearing more about Trauma Aware preparedness. It’s how we pass forward ‘bad experiences’…
A legacy event just got better. Our very own City of LB Parks, Recreation and Marine will contribute a Face Painter to add to the lovely and low key festivity. Thursday evening Dec. 13th 7:00pm-8:30pm