Meet the Champions for Mental Health in Long Beach From the baseball diamond to city hall, Nancy and Bob Foster have spent decades planting seeds of hope for Long Beach families. Together, they have shown us what it means to lead with compassion, purpose, dedication,...
Sunset Sip 2025: Planting Seeds of Hope is just one month away! Don’t miss this extraordinary evening of giving and gratitude on Saturday, May 3rd, at the Hotel Maya in Long Beach. What is Sunset Sip? Sunset Sip is more than just a fundraising event—it’s a celebration...
“Play is the work of childhood.” – Jean Piaget My name is Guadalupe Navarro, a therapist at The Guidance Center. I am here to write about the importance of play and how we can encourage parents to explore their own inner child during playtime with their children. My...
“If everybody had a perfect childhood…the world would be a nearly perfect place. And by ‘perfect’ I don’t mean something you see on an old sit-com. A perfect childhood simply means experiencing unconditional love, having your basic needs met...
The end of one journey is just the beginning of the next. -Joseph S. Marshall, III Three years ago, with the COVID-19 pandemic raging and the social unrest after the murders of Breonna Taylor and George Floyd, I created an outlet where I could speak with other experts...
