we all know how powerful the written word is. Did you know there are more libraries in America than there are McDonalds? We love to read and it’s that very passion that fuels the popular Rancho Mirage Writers Festival. Now in its sixth year and once again, it’s sold out, which means many wonderful community […]
It all started back in 1998. A few local educational experts got together and decided our Valley elementary schools needed after school programs that inspired and educated young students on the arts. Tools For Tomorrow was born and implemented in four Desert Hot Springs Schools. Today, they are in fifteen schools, bringing seventeen different programs […]
Our Valley is so vast. From the Salton Sea to Desert Hot Springs. From Palm Springs to Twentynine Palms. From Indio to Cathedral City. Lots of miles to cover, but if you’re either without transportation or unable to drive, how can you manage simple tasks or necessary errands? Well the wonderful and generous folks at […]
‘Tis the season to open our hearts and help one another, right? Well some local volunteers know that the gift of literacy is one of the best gifts of all and young students at Desert Hot Springs Elementary School are the very lucky recipients of not only the time the mentors spend helping them learn […]
NBC Palm Springs is proud to once again be part of the annual Toys For Tots campaign, organized by our wonderful local Marines at Twnetynine Palms. It’s an incredible community outreach that started back in 1947.
When was the last time you visited your local library? All of our desert cities have access to beautiful libraries and we can’t think of a better place to spend a few hours! It’s quiet and full of fascinating books that will transport you anywhere you want to go! It’s free and if you’re lucky, […]
Everybody is on their devices. It seems we have lost the art to really interact with one another. So how are we going to motivate young people to actually look at each other and connect? Well one wonderful local nonprofit has found the answer, on the dance floor!
Shay Moroga is a loving mom of a teenager and a popular and talented local yoga teacher. Her students love her calm and healing spirit and she loves her students, especially the very special group she meets with weekly at Eisenhower Medical Center.
There are over 800 nonprofits in the Coachella Valley and all do so much food for so many in need. But few have been actively assisting locals for over four decades. The Assistance League in Palm Springs has!
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