When the coronavirus hit, neighbors’ need for food donations grew dramatically. So has St. Agnes’ distribution program, which now helps hundreds of families each week.
The university has partnered with 53 community organizations to distribute more than 7,500 kits full of face masks, antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer to local residents.
Students taking part in USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project are bringing their service-learning program to children remotely through a new video series.
More than $81,000 has been awarded to community programs that support local families impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The community leader brings more than two decades of experience advancing the rights of underserved Los Angeles communities.
Jose Ruiz started CultivaLA to develop urban gardens and increase access to healthy food. When the pandemic hit, he scaled up to focus on his neighbors in need.
They disinfect hospital rooms and feed neighbors in need. These members of the Trojan Family take action in times of crisis.
After the success of their first round of distribution, the two organizations have a second wave ready to go.
This year’s graduates of USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative were recognized for their perseverance during uncertain times; all 94 scholars will be attending college in the fall.
Through laptops, tablets and instruction from savvy teachers, the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative strives to keep its local scholars engaged and educated during this unprecedented period.
Students from the USC Roski School of Art and Design are helping to produce care packages for Skid Row residents who’ve lost their arts programming.
USC’s public safety officers have teamed up with local police to distribute supplies to families in university-adjacent neighborhoods.
The Community Response System of South Los Angeles supports local organizations and provides long-term resources to assist with the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.
He dreamed of finding a home at USC. Now, as a project specialist at Keck Medicine of USC, he’s focused on giving back to the community that helped him get this far.
USC’s venerable pre-K program provides a nutritious breakfast and lunch for local children, even when they’re stuck at home.
More than 1,000 bags’ worth of fresh fruit, vegetables and bread are now flowing through nearby communities, thanks to a growing, university-led effort.
These everyday heroes use math and networks to make a difference in the world.
The USC students also get something out of it: relationships with youngsters that grow as the year progresses. “I don’t think they realize how much of a difference it makes for me, too,” says one volunteer.
President Folt joins USC basketball players in handing out more than $150,000 in donated gifts.
To show their appreciation for families in the nearby community, the USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative partnered with USC Hospitality to provide a warm holiday dinner.
As a police officer and later a university administrator, he worked tirelessly to strengthen the bonds between L.A. residents and their neighborhoods.
Released prisoners share their stories while USC students write their own in an unusual partnership that has changed lives.
Hundreds of South L.A. kids tried skating for the first time on a rink opened for the local community at USC Village.
Wide receiver Michael Pittman Jr. told young students at an elementary school near USC that he wasn’t always the big man on campus, until reading helped him gain confidence.