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501(c)(3) Non-Profit Foundation | EIN: 42-2902737

"I Thought I Was
Handling It."

Raw lived experience, systemic peer team consultation ("Debriefing the Debriefer"), couples relationship coaching certification, and zero-cost K9 service dog scholarshipsβ€”helping veterans, first responders, and their families break down barriers and return to the dinner table fully present.

Community Events & Campaigns

Upcoming Events & Ways to Give πŸ’›

Support Beach Cities Frontline Foundation through community events, city-wide campaigns, and tax-deductible contributions.

Community Fundraiser

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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City-Wide Giving Campaign

Long Beach Gives 2026 πŸ’›

BCFF is proud to participate in Long Beach Gives β€” Long Beach's official online day of giving! Your donation directly funds service dog grants, peer debriefing consultation, and spousal resilience.

OFFICIAL PORTAL:longbeachgives.org

TEACHING PEER SUPPORTERS

"Debriefing the Debriefer" & Peer Team Support

Protecting Active Peer Teams

Teaching active peer support personnel how to process vicarious trauma, debrief safely outside department politics, and protect their own mental health while supporting others.

SERVICE DOG SCHOLARSHIPS

Self-Train Your Service Dog at Zero Cost

πŸŽ—οΈ 100% Free Grants

Providing grants and scholarship funding so frontline veterans and first responders can self-train their own task-focused service dogs with professional guidance at zero cost.

TRAINING FAMILY COACHES

Family Coaching Certification (Repairing Home First)

Family Coaching Certification

Train-the-Trainer certification programs equipping parents, peer leads, spousal coordinators, and chaplains to repair their own home first, establishing resilience within their family before coaching others in their agency.

Comprehensive Support

How Beach Cities Frontline Foundation Helps

Built by frontline personnel for frontline personnel. We combine lived experience, systemic consulting, and practical service dog tasks.

πŸ• 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 β†’

πŸ›‘οΈ "Debriefing the Debriefer" & Family Resilience

Operating at the consultative level to protect active peer supporters from secondary traumatic stress while stabilizing frontline families through proven family coaching models.

View Systemic Offerings β†’