Neighborhood Heroes

You may be wondering how you can help recovery efforts in Florida following the devastation of Hurricane Ian. Sarah Brouse, Red Cross Disaster Responder For La Quinta resident Sarah Brouse, volunteering with the American Red Cross is her calling. She is on standby and prepared to fly across the country to help residents impacted by

In Thermal, The Flying Doctors and the Coachella Valley Medical volunteers hosted a free health fair clinic at the Desert Mirage High School from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. Congressmember Raul Ruiz joined local medical volunteers to provide services to the community, including flu shots, COVID testing, and more health resources. This event was open

Friday is Hunger Action Day and FIND Food Bank is joining other Coachella Valley cities to help stop hunger. FIND Food Bank distributes over 20 million pounds of food annually to people across the Coachella Valley. Statistics from the food bank reveal that 99% of people that receive assistance from the food bank have an

A middle school student got extra special attention today from the Indio police department. Adrian and his mother were in a traffic collision on Monday on Fred Waring Drive and Burr Street. “He was shaken up knowing they were in a traffic accident, and his mother went to the hospital,” says Ben Guitron, the Indio Police

One valley community is on a mission to put together hundreds of first-aid kits for Ukrainian soliders. A group at Indian Ridge Country Club in Palm Desert is volunteering their time and money to get medical supplies they hope will make a difference on the front lines in Ukraine. “The thing is that these kits

A local doctor is prepping basic first aid kits to send to the people in Ukraine who are fighting the Russians. Dr. Dan Olesnicky with Executive Urgent Care in Indian Wells is asking for the public’s help in creating thousands of first aid kits to send by the end of the week. His goal: 10,000

Several AmeriCorps members are in the Coachella Valley helping the Coachella Valley Housing Coalition (CVHC) build affordable homes. These members arrived in early February and are expected to stick around to help until April 1. They are working 40 hours a week with homebuilders to help assist with building affordable homes. The members on Friday

Keeping your health in check is more important now than ever because of the pandemic, and one woman at a Palm Springs yoga studio is helping people reach their health goals. Over at My Yoga Place Palm Springs, owner Cathy Cassetta is bringing the art of yoga to local residents. “The work we’re doing here

Hispanic Heritage Month is well underway and every year around this time the contributions of LatinX community members are recognized by the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. Among the selected this year are two Coachella Valley essential workers, Cesar Millan and Manuela Ramirez now join the list of recipients of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Chair

Stitches for Kids is a group formed from the Indio Senior Center that gets together and makes quilts to donate to children who are in need of a little comfort. “The idea was to make cuddle quilts for these children in crisis situations,” said Beth Irish, a member with Stitches for Kids. They were founded

Kathy Diamond and her husband Gary are retired and living in the Coachella Valley. They volunteer at different organizations every week. Together, they volunteer with Well in the Desert to help serve food to those in need in the community. “Coming here for me is the highlight of my week,” said Mrs. Diamond. They have