Did you miss the first round of the Love Your Block mini-grants program? Good news! The City of Long Beach is accepting another round of applicants to help enhance the Westside Long Beach community (90810). If selected, recipients will receive up to $2,500 to support projects that improve air quality and transportation and address community needs. Applications for Love Your Block will be accepted until March 31, so apply as soon as you can!  For more information about the program, visit here.

We need your help, Long Beach! The Love Your Block program is looking for volunteers to help fulfill five community enhancing projects during our community workdays hosted all throughout March and April. Love Your Block is a program focused on supporting underserved communities and revitalizing their neighborhoods through resident-led projects. Residents in Long Beach are strongly encouraged to volunteer for all opportunities they can attend, to help transform Westside Long Beach (90810).

Community Garden 

📍Location: Stephens Middle School Garden 

📅Date: Friday, March 20 

🕐Time: 2:30 PM to 5 PM 

Community Bee Apiary 

📍Location: TBD

📅Date: Saturday, March 21 

🕐Time: 10 AM to 3 PM

Legacy in Bloom 

📍Location: Along W 25th St on the Westside—between Baltic and Adriatic 

📅Date: Sunday, March 29 

🕐Time: 9 AM to 12 PM 

Westside Clean & Green 

📍Location: Cabrillo High School (along W Summit St), Grow2Zero Farms Community Garden, and Willow/Hayes 

📅Date: Saturday, April 18 

🕐Time: 9 AM to 12 PM 

Breath of Fresh Air 

📍Location: TBD

📅Date: TBD

🕐Time: TBD