SPOTLIGHTS Spotlight: Meet Hassani! High school Volunteer at the Urban Scholar Academy April 29, 2022 Sophomore Hassani M is a big-hearted Angeleno-born Californian, the eldest of six, youth writer, and a volunteer with Urban Scholar Academy. Now 15, Hassani started... Read MoreRead more about Spotlight: Meet Hassani! High school Volunteer at the Urban Scholar Academy
BLOG Service Spotlight: Improve Your Tomorrow Mentor, Analisa January 31, 2022 Analisa was born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Marine Biology from UC Santa Cruz in 2012. In 2017, she graduated from San Francisco... Read MoreRead more about Service Spotlight: Improve Your Tomorrow Mentor, Analisa
BLOG Small Things Can Change the World January 13, 2022 “Mucha gente pequeña, en lugares pequeños, hacienda cosas pequeñas, pueden cambiar el mundo.”“Many small people, in small places, doing small things can change the world.” – Eduardo Galeano, Journalist Juan’s... Read MoreRead more about Small Things Can Change the World
BLOG Building a Greener Community, One “Green Thumb” at a Time November 30, 2021 — By Abby, CORE Reserve Volunteer I recently had one of the best Saturday mornings when I joined Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE) volunteers and Willowbrook Community Gardens... Read MoreRead more about Building a Greener Community, One “Green Thumb” at a Time
BLOG There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Volunteers: Stepping Up to Tutor November 16, 2021 “Everyone has 2 hours to give back,” encourages Cindy, a fourth year UCLA student who has been a year-long tutor with Step Up Tutoring. “It means I watch 2 hours less of Netflix... Read MoreRead more about There’s No Such Thing as Too Many Volunteers: Stepping Up to Tutor