By Dianne Anderson In one hand and out the other is the reality for Long Beach Community Table in getting fresh food out to 7,000 families a week, all while trying to pay their electric bill of $5,000 a month, enough to keep the food from spoiling. Kristin Cox wonders how many people she could ...

by Dianne Anderson It’s been ten years since Eloise Parker first started scrimping and saving every penny throughout the year to purchase some essential care kits as Christmastime neared to take to the homeless. That year, her nonprofit gave away 50 packages. The following year they purchased and gave away 100, and so it grew. ...

By Dianne Anderson Santa and all his local NCNW helpers are pulling off another memorable festive Christmas, bringing some extra sparkle to the lives of local kids. The organization is set to get hundreds of toys out to the community. At the same time, no shopper who wants to bring an unwrapped toy to give ...