Kiwanis Mission:

To support and serve Long Beach, one child and one community at a time.

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The Kiwanis Club of Long Beach, founded in 1919, has always maintained a strong and respected leadership with the city. Over 2000 hours of volunteer service is spent each year by the members who share a belief and a spirit of altruism. They desire to help make the community a better place by improving the lives of children and youth.

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What we do:

1. Kiwanis provides mentor programs and career enrichment to 7 high school

    "Key Clubs" and CSULB Circle "K" college annually involving over 500 students.

2. Produces an annual award winning Kiwanis Kids and Cops Event bringing

    over 200 middle school youth together with local police to build trust in law

    enforcement.

3. Produce an annual Heart of a Hero Award to outstanding community service by

    one police and one firefighter in Long Beach chosen by their peers. 

4. Provide monthly meals to Lydia House, a temporary shelter for displaced mothers

    and their children. 

5. Provide High School Scholarships to 6 Graduating Students who provide many

    hours of community service to the city.

6. Provide Assistance League/CAMEO mentoring program students with 6 $500

    scholarships upon their graduation from the program

7. Distribute Chrome Books to underserved students who are unable to purchase

    them not their own. 

8. Purchase and Distribute Children's Books to the Children's Clinic.

9. Support the City of Long Beach with volunteers for Tree Planting or City events.

10. Provide funding to YMCA Preschool, Salvation Army, Food Finders and many more

 

                         For more information about our history "Click here". 

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      2022-2023 Kiwanis Division 13, Lt. Governor

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