The Allgire Foundation has awarded $18,500 in a second round of scholarship funds to San Diego students who have benefited from living in affordable housing communities.

Frontwave Credit Union recently donated $500 to the Scholastic Surf Series as the North County-based scholastic surfing competition enters its 2022-23 season.

The Oceanside Community Foundation, a regional affiliate of San Diego Foundation, held its annual Grant Awards Celebration on Aug. 30 at El Corazon in Oceanside and awarded $92,000 to seven local nonprofits that provide programs that support academic, social development and enrichment programs that help students living in Oceanside in grades K-12 make up for lost time.

United Way of San Diego County is hosting its annual Back to School Drive through Sept. 9 to gather new supplies for local students and families in need.

KOCT, Oceanside’s regional community television station, invites supporters to its Annual Fundraiser Bash on Oct. 7.

An Oceanside resident and philanthropic leader is among four new members recently named to Episcopal Community Services’ board of directors.

Children and families gathered at the Carlsbad City Library on Aug. 5 for a special program commemorating 77 years of peace between the United States and Japan since the first use of an atomic bomb in Hiroshima.

Leucadia 101 Mainstreet Association announces the return of its annual Summer Fun on the 101 music festival on July 9 at the Leucadia Roadside Park.

Write On, Oceanside! has two writing contests open to residents even if they have never written more than a text.

This summer, Feeding San Diego is providing nutritious meals to youths in need as part of the Summer Food Service Program, a critical part of its hunger-relief services across San Diego County.

The 2022 Miss Oceanside Scholarship Pageant was held June 4 at the Star Theater, sponsored by the Oceanside Sea Lions, which has been sponsoring the event since 1981.

Two Cardiff residents are among new board members for the nonprofit Just in Time for Foster Youth, an organization that helps foster youths transition to self sufficiency as young adults.