Do Good With Chipotle 🌯
Join BCFF & VFR Service Dog Training on Sunday, September 27th (4-8 PM) at Chipotle in Signal Hill (959 E. Spring St). 25% of event sales get donated directly to our cause!
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501(c)(3) Non-Profit Foundation | California-Wide Impact"I Thought I Was
"I Thought I Was
Handling It."
Headquartered in the Beach Cities and serving first responders California-wide, we harness the healing power of nature and ocean air to help frontline heroes and families heal. From coastal trail hikes and beach family days to statewide K9 service dog scholarships—we help California's veterans and first responders decompress outdoors and return home fully present.
Nature & Coastal Healing
Our Core Three-Pronged Mission
Harnessing coastal nature, ocean air, and task-trained service dogs to heal responders and reunite families.
PEER SUPPORT IN NATURE
"Debriefing the Debriefer" on Coastal Trails
Helping active peer support providers decompress away from department walls—stepping into nature on coastal hikes, trail walks, and ocean paddle sessions to process vicarious trauma side-by-side.
SERVICE DOG SCHOLARSHIPS
Zero-Cost Grants & Outdoor Outing Funding
Providing scholarships and funding for task-trained service dogs, working equipment, and outdoor public-access outings—so handlers and their K9 partners thrive together in nature.
FRONTLINE FAMILY HEALING
Beach Days, Coastal Camping & Family Days
Reconnecting frontline families outdoors—hosting beach days, coastal campfires, and nature workshops that strip away shift stress, rebuild communication, and bring presence back to the dinner table.
Comprehensive Support
How Beach Cities Frontline Foundation Helps
Built by frontline personnel for frontline personnel. We combine lived experience, peer support debriefing, family workshops, and life-saving service dog scholarships.
🐕 VFR Service Dog Partnering
Partnering directly with Veterans & First Responders Service Dog Training (VFR) to provide zero-cost, owner-involved service dog education for medical alerts, leg shaking interruption, and crowd buffer tasks.
Learn About VFR Partnership →🛡️ "Debriefing the Debriefer" & Family Resilience
Protecting active peer supporters from secondary trauma while helping frontline families rebuild communication, repair their home first, and return to the dinner table.
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