Making A Difference Archives

Local barber shows love to a mother battling cancer

June 20, 2023 6:07 PM Karina Bazarte

A trip to the barbershop would later turn into an act of kindness when a local barber decided to show solidarity to a woman who is battling cancer,…

Imperial Irrigation District awards grants to communities and cities for water safety summer activities

June 20, 2023 3:39 PM Faith Rodriquez

The Imperial Irrigation District (IID) is providing grant funds to keep pools open and provide other safe water activities for the cities and…

California man wants to save 100-year-old tree

June 13, 2023 7:14 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

When Paul Sterba chose his Manhattan Beach home more than 40 years ago, he says the magnificent 100-year-old pine tree was one of the biggest…

Girl Scouts in California honored for tackling pressing issues

June 12, 2023 6:46 AM CBS News, Dillon Fuhrman

On Saturday, over 170 local Girl Scouts were honored for tackling pressing issues impacting their communities. Not only that, over 50 were awarded…

California skate park named for Black motorist fatally beaten in police traffic stop

June 12, 2023 5:40 AM AP News

Officials dedicated a California skate park Sunday in honor of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who spent much of his youth in the state and was killed last…

The Healing Journey hosts the 2023 Women’s Empowerment Conference

June 9, 2023 6:20 PM Vanessa Gongora

Estrella Fitch, CEO and Founder of the Healing Journey said the goal of the conference is to inspire women to move forward, boost self-esteem to…

Local student aiming to bring change to the community through education

June 9, 2023 12:00 PM Jailene Aguilera

33-year-old Joseph Adrian Salazar has been a student at Imperial Valley College for 16 months and will be graduating this year and will transfer to…

MANA de Imperial Valley hosts annual scholarship awards

June 6, 2023 7:23 PM Jailene Aguilera

EL CENTRO, Calif. (KYMA, KECY) – MANA awarded a total of $20,000 in scholarships to 29 students at the Southwest High School Library in El Centro.…

History behind Imperial Valley’s LGBT resource center

June 6, 2023 11:22 AM Karina Bazarte

In 2015, Rosa Diaz along with community members opened the LGBT Resource…

Relay for Life Yuma hosts Cancer Survivor and Caregivers Dinner

June 4, 2023 1:42 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Adelmi Ruiz

According to Relay for Life’s Facebook post, “This is for cancer survivors and their loved ones to come together and commemorate their…

Humane Society of Yuma hosts 18th Annual Fore! Paws Golf Tournament

June 4, 2023 1:42 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Adelmi Ruiz

This event was to raise funds to help care for the animals in the shelter. The tournament took place at Desert Hills Golf Course at 8:00am…

Amberly’s Place hosts Week in Paradise, attendees win trips

June 3, 2023 5:08 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

The event is to raise funds for domestic violence survivors’ needs. These include food, baby formula, diapers and…

City of Yuma hosts five ribbon-cutting cermonies

June 3, 2023 3:46 PM Dillon Fuhrman, Vanessa Gongora

During the ceremonies, the City unveiled the We-Go-Swing, a swing that kids of all abilities can play on. For one family, this is very personal for…

Amberly’s Place hosts fundraiser to help victims of abuse

June 1, 2023 4:54 PM Chennell Ramos

Amberly’s Place is making one final push to raise much-needed funds for local victims of domestic…

Somerton offering free meals for kids

June 1, 2023 3:48 PM Abraham Retana

After a three-year pause due to the pandemic, the Somerton Elementary School District will start serving lunches again during the summer…

Florida Goodwill workers make flags for burials of U.S. Veterans

May 29, 2023 8:25 AM NBC News, Dillon Fuhrman

The flags are memorials. They go to families to honor late loved ones who served in any branch of service during their lifetime. At Goodwill, workers…