Long Beach BLAST - Better Learning for All Students Today

We’re so grateful to ‘28 Olympic hopeful & Pro Beach Volleyball player Evan Cory for spending time with our BLAST students at Addams Elementary! 🏐✨

Evan shared his journey, his challenges, and his passion. Showing our students what’s possible with hard work, perseverance, and heart.

Thank you for inspiring the next generation, Evan. We’re cheering you on all the way! 💙👏



FutureLeaders

📣 Board Officers Update

We’re proud to introduce our Board Officers for this fiscal year and grateful for the leadership they bring to BLAST 💙

We also extend our deepest gratitude to our outgoing officers for their dedication, leadership, and countless volunteer hours. Your guidance and commitment have made a lasting impact on our organization and the youth we serve.

Thank you to all of our Board members for continuing to give your time, expertise, and service to BLAST💚

As the year comes to a close, we’re wishing our BLAST students, families, and community a safe and joyful holiday season. Thank you for making this year so meaningful. 💙

The BLAST office will be closed from December 22 through January 3, 2026. We’ll be back on January 5, refreshed and ready to kick off an exciting new year together. 🎉✨

Happy Thanksgiving from BLAST!

Today we’re extra grateful for every person who helps us make an impact in Long Beach! Our amazing staff, dedicated Board, inspiring mentors, hardworking interns, generous donors, and our whole BLAST community. You’re the reason we get to show up for youth every day. 💛✨

Please note: Our office will be closed Thursday, November 27th & Friday, November 28th in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Thank you for being part of the BLAST story, we appreciate you all! 🧡💛

These smiles say it all! 💻😁 Thanks to , our BLAST students now have Chromebooks to power their education and future.

Partnerships like this make a lasting difference 💙