The national nonprofit’s new Crenshaw center is just 1½ miles from USC’s University Park Campus — and Trojan Olympian Allyson Felix has joined its board to boost participation in the neighborhood where she grew up.
USC offers workforce development programs to help kids, teens and adults find their future in the medical industry.
The USC Rossier School of Education takes on a critical teacher shortage at LAUSD by offering full scholarships for master’s students to work in L.A. public schools.
USC’s Kid Watch joins Public Matters to improve pedestrian safety. With Giving Tuesday upon us, learn about one of the many ways the university’s Good Neighbors Campaign helps the community.
Donations from university faculty and staff help Cristina Carlos and New Familia fill the void in prenatal and post-partum care for women, particularly those in traditionally underserved communities.
The Digital Promotoras program — funded in part by the USC Good Neighbors Campaign — teaches teens how photography can shed light on the unseen issues in their communities.
Though Sandra Maestre and Camila Rojas know they can’t solve all of L.A.’s problems, the juniors from Costa Rica and Venezuela are hoping their project can at least address hygiene concerns on Skid Row.
Urban studies and planning major Baron Zhu is working to see more urban gardens and green spaces in areas with affordable housing around L.A.
The Southern California Center for Health Equity through Healthcare Delivery Science and Innovation will focus on advancing patient-centered care in the county.
From day one of distribution to today, Trojans have been delivering vaccines to hard-hit communities, volunteering at mega-sites and ensuring that hundreds of thousands of shots get into arms.
An enduring program that reclaims old computers helps students and local families bridge the digital divide while also keeping more than 1 million pounds of used electronics out of landfills.
The multimedia collaboration, led by USC Annenberg’s Amara Aguilar, will culminate in a printed independent magazine called Taco Life that will be distributed throughout Los Angeles.
Twenty-two years into a life sentence for a crime committed as a teen, a former gang member found hope with the help of USC legal advocates.
A new USC report found evidence of overpolicing along with a steady increase in 911 calls by community members to law enforcement agencies over much of the past decade.
In a time of great upheaval and need, USC students lead efforts to strengthen and support their communities.
The joint effort with the city of Los Angeles is an effort to avoid a “twindemic” amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
The arena — home to the Trojan men’s and women’s basketball and volleyball teams — will serve as a voting site from Oct. 30 through Election Day on Nov. 3.
A nonprofit started by recent USC grads gives back to anyone who is hurt while protesting against racial injustice.
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.
With support from three schools on two campuses, children from Keck Medicine-affiliated families — and from university-adjacent neighborhoods — are being tutored by USC students living around the world.
Hundreds gather on the streets around the University Park Campus on Saturday in the wake of George Floyd’s death.
When a fire and explosion injured 11 first responders, specialists at LAC+USC Medical Center — the county’s only Level 1 trauma center with a burn unit — jumped into action.
USC Marshall seniors put their entrepreneurial mindset to work, creating and selling T-shirts to raise money for student favorites like Caveman Kitchen, El Huero and more.