Come as you are →
We invest in your story.
Art, food, resources, and a place to meet someone who sees you. Start where you are; take the next step that feels right.
We’re writing this story together.
ordinary magic happens here
Long Beach, California
Community is what happens when people quietly step toward one another.
This story is ours to write together.
A place to begin
Find your place in the story
There is no single way to arrive. You might need a resource, want to make something, be ready to share a meal, or have an idea to bring to the neighborhood. You are a co-author here; choose the next step that fits.
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I need a next step
Find a creative program, shared table, or practical place to begin.
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I want to show up
Bring your time, talent, or a willingness to set another place at the table.
Volunteer with us03
I want to invest
Your treasure makes room for art, food, and practical support to keep growing in Long Beach.
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I want to connect
Connect someone to YOUConnect, or bring a question and find a next step together.
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I want to learn here
Bring curiosity and care to a community-centered internship.
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I have a way to help
Bring an idea, resource, skill, or partnership to the table.
Partner with the HubThree programs / one way through
Start where it feels real.
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YOUConnect
The human bridge through CityHeART’s Resource Hub.
Connect someone to YOUConnect02
Art from Ashes
Make meaning from hard chapters without being defined by them.
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HeART of Survival
Therapeutic art, expression, and a place to keep going.
Find this programthrough YOUConnect
HeARTy Foods, HeART to Home, Veterans Homefront HeARTLine, and Whole HeART Whole Health are resources and services—not standalone programs—facilitated through YOUConnect and the Resource Hub. The Hub directly supports frontline workers and case managers, especially when under-resourced, helping them connect people to appropriate support.
The story-centered HeART Bridge Model guides everything CityHeART does, connecting people to creative practice, practical support, and one another with dignity.
good things take tending
The garden metaphor
Belonging is something we practice.
A garden asks for patience, attention, and many hands. So does a neighborhood. Our spaces are built around the small things that make welcome real: a meal, a table, a listening ear, a chance to make something with your hands.
a shared table, in practice
HeARTy Foods comes through YOUConnect.
Food, preparation, and the people who make a room feel ready are all part of the same care. Through YOUConnect and the Resource Hub, HeARTy Foods makes room for a meal, a task, a laugh, and the next person who walks through the door. The Hub directly supports frontline workers and case managers, especially when under-resourced, helping them connect people to appropriate support.
keep listening
Stories are part of the care.
Read the notes, reflections, and everyday moments our co-authors are making together.