The MAYE Center

We have 8 hours left for the Long Beach Gives day! Donate today at: https://donate.longbeachgives.org/the-maye-center Help us support the first Healthy Flex zone parklet in Cambodia Town, Long Beach, in response to COVID-19 and supporting the community. Please help by sharing and donate!

Long Beach Gives is tomorrow 9/24/2020. We have 24hours to donate to our favorite non-profits. Here's a couple reasons to donate to The MAYE Center!

We need your supports! Time is difficult but when the community comes together we can do the impossible. Together we can! Please consider donating to our organization today. All donations, small or large, are impactful to help us continue our mission to provide healing space, fight food insecurity, health promotion education, COVID-19 education to low-income and highly impacted areas, and diverse programs to empower and build resiliency for our community.

Complete the 2020 census to receive a FREE car wash! Details on flyer attached. #wecount2020

We’re working hard to get everyone counted in our community! There’s still timesave census takers a trip to your house! Let us know how we can help you complete your household census or help with Khmer translation. It’s so important for our community! Visit www.theMAYEcenter.org or call us at (562) 704-6778. #census #census2020 #wecount #wecountlongbeach #wecountlb #selfhealing #selfhealingjourney #maye #themayecenter #selfcare #traumainformed #socialjustice... [Photo of a MAYE volunteer assisting a community member complete their household census survey in Khmer.]

Join us on Wednesday September 9th from 5:30-7pm PST for a special kick off of Cambodia Town Thrives with a film screening of "Cambodia Town: Not for Sale" followed by a panel on gentrification + Call to Action for the Cambodia Town Thrives project! Cambodia Town Thrives aims to uplift community perspectives and voices to shape the future vision and development of Cambodia Town. This free event will be hosted via Zoom and Facebook Live, @cambodiatownthrives. RSVP at www.bit.l...y/cambodiatownthrives or call (562) 433-2490. Khmer & Spanish interpretation is available. #CambodiaTownThrives #selfhealing #selfhealingjourney #maye #themayecenter #selfcare #traumainformed #socialjustice #cambodiatown [Flyer for the film screening of "Cambodia Town: Not for Sale" on September 9th from 5:30-7pm PST.] See more

Preparing for what to come! Gardening is an art of discipline--learning to transition with ease, fun, and peaceful mindset while catering to your palate. This season's harvest of tomatoes prep for drying with home grown ingredients-- rosemary, Brazilian peppercorn, for fall and winter. Tomato species: snow white and jetsetter.

JOIN THE CAMBODIA TOWN THRIVES MOVEMENT! Kicking off "Cambodia Town Thrives" with a film screening of "Cambodia Town: Not for Sale" followed by a panel on gentrification + Call to Action for the Cambodia Town Thrives project September 9th at 5:30pm! Cambodia Town Thrives aims to uplift community perspectives and voices to shape the future vision and development of Cambodia Town.... This FREE event will be hosted via Zoom and Facebook Live FREE RSVP: www.bit.ly/cambodiatownthrives or (562) 433-2490 Khmer & Spanish interpretation available. SPONSORED BY: Cambodia Town Film Festival CAMBODIA TOWN THRIVES PARTNERS: United Cambodian Community, The MAYE Center, LB Forward, Walk Long Beach, City Fabrick

There's still time! For assistance in Khmer call us at (562) 704-6778. Our community, our census.

Filling out your census makes sure our neighborhood gets its fair portion of funding for the next ten years! Do you need assistance or need help with Khmer translation? Reach out at (562) 704-6778 and find out more at www.theMAYEcenter.org. The census determines how our community receives government funding for social programs & infrastructure we need. It shapes our political representation through redistricting and our number of congresspeople, determines funding for food a...nd housing assistance, public transit, roads and infrastructure, healthcare and Medicaid, education including student loans, school meals, and so much more! It’s so important and it’s safethere are no citizenship questions and all answers are confidential. #census #census2020 #wecount #wecountlongbeach #wecountlb #selfhealing #selfhealingjourney #maye #themayecenter #selfcare #traumainformed #socialjustice [1. Text over blue background that says "Take the 2020 U.S. Census! For assistance in Khmer call {The MAYE Center} at (562) 704-6778. Our Community. Our Census. #wecount2020." 2. Image of community members wearing face coverings holding "We Count Long Beach, 2020 Census" signs in front of the MAYE Center garden.] @ The MAYE Center

Have you filled out your census? There’s still time, make sure you and your loved ones are counted! For assistance and Khmer translation contact us at www.themayecenter.org and we’ll guide you through it! Thank you to all our incredible volunteers including those who help maintain the garden, harvest fruits and vegetables, package and drive food bags to resident's homes, and make masks for our community. We are so grateful for you! #pandemicrelief #blm #civicengageme...nt #socialjustice #foodsecurity #resiliency #strength #inthistogether #healing #selfhealing #selfhealingjourney #themayecenter #census #census2020 #wecount #wecountlb [Video of volunteers wearing face masks and Census shirts carrying brown paper bags full of groceries from the front porch past the MAYE garden to their cars to be delivered to residents in our community.] See more

Happening now...the prepping process for our Free Neighborhood Produce Stand at the Center. Organic sugarcane pressed on the spot, lemongrass, veggies, mints and herbs. Banana, Opo squash, chayote....

We've been delivering meals to over 250 families in the Long Beach area during the pandemic! Promoting our local economy with local purchases, fighting food insecurity, and helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and potential exposure at the same time. Did you know MAYE offers virtual civic engagement classes? Members learn from attorneys how to increase civic participation and are encouraged to fight for social justice. Check out all our classes offered and get help filin...g out your census at www.theMAYEcenter.org. #pandemicrelief #blm #civicengagement #socialjustice #foodsecurity #resiliency #strength #inthistogether #healing #selfhealing #selfhealingjourney #themayecenter #wecount #census #census2020 [Photos of volunteers packing hundreds of brown paper bags with groceries and fresh produce wearing We Count LB Census 2020 t-shirts.]

Gardening as a healthy lifestyle for our mind, spirit, and physical wellness in an urban setting. Resiliency and empowerment exists in the midst of the concrete jungle. Remember it's our choice to transform our environment no matter how hard life gets, we have the freedom to be empowered as we strengthen ourselves going through this pandemic and social injustice. We nurture our mind, body, and spirit so that we can continue our fights against social injustice and to experienc...e the spiritual warrior within. Transformation starts with courage, love, and perseverance. #blm #socialjustice #transformingtrauma #gardening #themayecenter