Nonprofit
Downtown Organization 100 Years of Service to San Diego
The Downtown San Diego Lions Club is celebrating 100 years of service to the San Diego region. What started at a lunch meeting in 1921 at the US Grant Hotel with 12 influential local businessmen, who were convinced San Diego needed an organization to serve the community, has now grown to over 120 members and […]
San Diego Zoo Celebrates the Birth of a Critically Endangered Sumatran Orangutan
A new year brings new beginnings—and that is especially true for Indah, a 35-year-old female Sumatran orangutan at the San Diego Zoo, who gave birth to her third infant earlier this month. The healthy two-week-old male was born on January 4, and has been named Kaja, after an island in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, […]
Balboa Park Carousel Designated Historical Resource
The City of San Diego’s Historical Resources Board has unanimously voted to designate the Balboa Park Carousel and adjacent Kiddie Ride as Historical Resources. Currently operated by Forever Balboa Park, the Balboa Park Carousel has been ridden and enjoyed by countless San Diego residents and park visitors since it was first installed in Balboa Park nearly […]
Maritime Museum of San Diego Holds Tall Ship Sailor Training
Maritime Museum of San Diego is offering the first stage of 2022 curriculum to train individuals 18 years of age and older how to sail and maintain tall ships. Vessel training includes learning the skills to sail the 19th century Star of India, the world’s oldest active sailing tall ship, plus the official tall ship for the state Californian and […]
8th Annual Swing with Santa Golf Tournament
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to realize their full potential, held its 8th Annual “Swing with Santa” Golf Tournament in memory of Don Parent this past year. This year’s event successfully raised over $27,000. Golfers joined SMSC at the Singing Hills Golf Resort Pine […]
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of California Expands Access
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of California recently announced a $1.5 million investment in community-based programs aimed to reduce health disparities and improve health equity in San Diego. The funding will support initiatives from 17 San Diego organizations, including community- and faith-based organizations, educational institutions, federally qualified health centers and nonprofits, to address specific health needs of […]
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc. Receives Top Quality Recognition
La Maestra Family Clinic, Inc., doing business as La Maestra Community Health Centers, is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) and a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that provides culturally and linguistically competent primary, specialty care, and social services to uninsured and underserved San Diegans, has earned Community Health Quality Recognition (CHQR) badges for its achievements in access to […]
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center to Host Annual Tea by the Sea
St. Madeleine Sophie’s Center (SMSC), a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and empowering individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities to realize their full potential, will host its annual Tea by the Sea event from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., on Saturday, January 22, 2022 at the Marine Room in La Jolla, located at 2000 Spindrift Drive, La Jolla, […]
2022 Sundance Film Festival Is Coming to San Diego
Media Arts Center San Diego’s Digital Gym Cinema and the Sundance FIlm Festival have partnered to bring selections from the 2022 Sundance Film Festival to San Diego, California as part of the Festival’s Satellite Screen program running Thursday, January 28 through Sunday, January 30. Local audiences will also be able to participate in the full […]