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Why more homeless shelters are welcoming their clients’ pets

Animals provide companionship and a sense of security for people on the streets, says Harmony Rhoades of the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She’s studied pet ownership among nearly 400 homeless youth in Los Angeles.
Street Medicine team member helping homeless man
Health

USC Street Medicine Team Cares for L.A’s Homeless in a Pandemic

These health care professionals treat some of L.A.’s most vulnerable on the streets they call home.
Social Impact

How the ideas of engineers can help the homeless

A provider of homeless services in Los Angeles has an unlikely new partner: the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.
With the help of the Dornsife Toolkit course “Doing Good: How to Start and Run a Successful Nonprofit Organization,” undergraduate Joanna Maniti made her dream of building an orphanage and a school in the Philippines a reality.
Social Impact

USC students build an orphanage, provide water to the homeless and assist immigrants

The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped students in Kamy Akhavan’s class “Doing Good: How to Start and Run a Successful Nonprofit Organization” from bettering the world.
USC partners with government agencies on annual homeless count
Policy/Law

USC partners with government agencies on annual homeless count

University experts guide surveys, analyze data — and hit the streets, too.
USC partners with Goodwill to collect clothing in effort to help the homeless
Athletics

USC partners with Goodwill to collect clothing in effort to help the homeless

Collection of gently used clothing and household items starts Tuesday and continues through May 11. See why Adoree’ Jackson is taking part.
News Releases

USC School of Dentistry Mobile Clinic To Provide Oral Health Care Services to Homeless Veterans

Los Angeles Dentists Recognized for Statewide Community Health Care
USC partners on countywide homeless count for the first time
Policy/Law

USC partners on countywide homeless count for the first time

Social workers approach thousands of homeless for a demographic survey that will inform local policy decisions.
Brett Feldman, Eddie Menacho and Gabrielle Johnson work as part of the Street Medicine team at USC in 2019.
Health

USC’s Street Medicine team brings the hospital to the homeless

Staffers spend their days combing the streets of Los Angeles, building rapport with patients and providing the in-person medical care they so desperately need.

USC students leave behind a legacy with Trojan Shelter, a haven for homeless college students

Trojan Shelter in Koreatown would become a home that catered to those who had to prioritize tuition over housing. It is entirely run by students — some 60 volunteers — and it isn’t just for Trojans.