With a primary target service to children from underserved communities and their families, LBUF was founded in 1998 by its President & C.E.O. Steve Adams and achieved its 501c3 non-profit status in 2010. To date, the organization continues to collaborate closely with Long Beach community residents, Long Beach city officials, LBUSD, LB Parks/Recreation/Marine, LBPD, concerned citizens, and various social agencies to break barriers of race, religion, and culture through the vehicle of creative arts & education. For more than two decades and into these present turbulent yet hopeful times, LBUF has continued to produce community events, workshops, seminars, and large-scale conferences which are designed to unite, heal, and inspire every community it is called to serve.
Mission
The Mission of the Long Beach Unity Festival Inc. is to promote unity, reconciliation, and non-violence to diverse and underserved communities through music, the Arts, and healthy lifestyle initiatives.