In October 2019, nonprofit thought leader Hildy Gottlieb challenged executives at the Pasadena Executive Roundtable to ask 3 questions to create a better future for our communities and our world. We will discuss her questions…
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Hollywood Burbank Airport Fundraiser Benefits JRP!
Many thanks to the Hollywood Burbank Airport for donating their holiday fundraiser proceeds to JRP! Each year the Hollywood Burbank Airport hosts a fundraiser for selected organizations throughout the Pasadena, Glendale and Burbank communities, which…
JRP Builds a New Village
Reposting this news to celebrate Ten Thousand Villages’ Fair Trade Rug Event. Check out the rugs through Sunday at 567 South Lake Ave., Pasadena , CA 91101. Melanie really, really loves her fair trade rug…
Updated Forms Effective February 1, 2020
Updated Forms Effective February 1, 2020 Please note that, effective February 1, 2020, the Attorney General’s Registry of Charitable Trusts will require charities and professional fundraisers to use new and amended forms. The official forms will…
Pro Bono Consulting
Apply for Pro Bono Consultants! It’s a great time to apply to Jericho Road Pasadena for pro bono consultants! We always get a great group of new volunteers at this time of year. Skills we…
JRP Program Coordinator Beth Colcord Retires
We are sad to announce that Beth Colcord will retire on Jan. 30, but we’re so glad to have had her working with JRP for four years! Beth has been instrumental in growing JRP’s services,…
The Path to a New Medical Clinic in Tanzania Goes Right through Jericho Road Pasadena
If you want to go fast, travel alone. If you want to go far, travel together. –African proverb The Phil Simon Clinic Tanzania Project (“the Tanzania Project”) is run entirely by volunteers, all of whom…
The blind girls of Acabella: Pitch perfect and in total harmony
Thanks to the LA Times for this article about JRP nonprofit client Academy of Music for the Blind and their performances with the Pasadena Master Chorale this weekend!
A Kindness for the Community
Non-profit Club 21 in Pasadena provides the tools and resources that enable individuals with Down syndrome to be fully included. Seeking the best information for their clients, they came to Jericho Road requesting a video offering…
Board Member Matched with Level Ground
Films can teach us about others and build empathy, much needed in our divided world. Level Ground was started in 2015 to build conversations between Christian and LGBTQ communities and has expanded a variety of…
Empowering Women
For the past 2 years, crime has gone down in Pasadena, except for domestic violence, which has been rising. Domestic violence is a complicated problem, which may involve mental illness, substance abuse, deep gender divisions,…
Celebrating Martin Luther King’s Social Justice Legacy
The name “Jericho Road” is derived from imagery in a sermon by the Rev. Martin Luther King, when he exhorted his listeners to follow the example of the good Samaritan tending the injured traveler on…