The James S. Benedict Child Development Center is a comprehensive child development location of the southern California organization, which provides free and low-cost child care for income-eligible families, often with single parents. It has three locations in Long Beach and other facilities in the San Pedro and Wilmington areas. This location, the James S. Benedict Child Development Center, provides pre-school education to children ages 3-5.
Arts & Services for Disabled is an organization that provides support and services to disabled individuals through participation in the creative arts. It offers a variety of arts classes and activities and has several locations in the South Bay area. This location is the main office and Achieving Results Together (ART) Center. It provides employment services and opportunities for the disabled to volunteer and engage in cultural activities in the community.
Founded more than 24 years ago, Leadership Long Beach is a nonproft organization revolving around civic improvement. Programs are designed to educate and motivate leaders on important issues that are deemed to be impactful to the future and sustainability of the city.
The Long Beach Community Improvement League holds two offices in Long Beach, one on 320 Pine Avenue. Serving the public for over 40 years, the CIL's primary service is the creation and development of public service and urban action programs in order to improve the community economically, socially and culturally. Programs include state-funded child development and care facilities and preschools, child care food programs, the Child Development Careers Project (CDCP) and the Workforce Investment Act (WIA). The CIL's executive director is Farah Naz Khaleghi, Ph.D.
The AADAP (Asian American Drug Abuse Program) has an Indochinese Youth Community Center satellite office in Long Beach. It is based on the second floor of the United Cambodian Community Center building. It offers assistance in translation, technical assistance, vocational assistance, food stamp programs, gambling prevention an a Cambodian Social Club for the Cambodian and Vietnamese community and youths of southern California.
American Indian Changing Spirits is a 180-day residential recovery program. It is tailored for Native American men over 18 years of age, who desire treatment for drugs and alcohol abuse (though it does not discriminate based on race, ethnic background, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or the ability to pay). The program has a 24-hour in-house structured program with physical exercise, one-on-one counseling, relapse prevention groups, 12-step groups, resident council, anger management and more. Patients must bring valid picture ID and social security cards. American Indian Changing Spirits is funded partially by the County of Los Angeles Department of Health Services, Alcohol and Drug Administration.
The Pacific Coast Sailing Foundation operates the programs for the United State Sailing Center. It is located in the heart of Belmont Shores, on the Alamitos Bay Peninsula. The US Sailing Center offers a wide array of programs for both kids and adults. The classes are broken down for high school kids, college students and even Olympic sailors.
The center also provides lessons for at-risk youth through local non-profits, people with disabilities through the Disabled Sailing Association and basic lessons for beginner enthusiasts. The United States Sailing Center has a state-of-the-art facility, complete with offices and two large docks, as well as classrooms where it holds the workshops at lessons. It also has an extensive fleet at its disposal, totaling close to 30 boats.
The Coffee Quality Institute is a nonprofit organization that works to improve the coffee industry on an international scale. It aims to better the quality of coffee overall and to improve the economic practices of the enormous coffee trade by helping growers and producers. The organization has developed the Q Coffee System, the Coffee Corps and the Women in Coffee Leadership Program.
