The Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. (LAEDC) honored USC with a 2013 Eddy Award for the university’s contributions as a leading research organization, its role as the largest private employer in Los Angeles, and its approval for the USC Village….Continue Reading USC honored as a leading institution in LA
Gene Simmons once taught 6h grade in New York City’s Spanish Harlem, and on Thursday, November 7, he returned to the classroom and led a class of 60 Neighborhood Academic Initiative (NAI) scholars….Continue Reading Gene Simmons visits NAI
By Pamela J. Johnson As a 9-year-old girl growing up in California’s San Fernando Valley, América Ferrera remembers lying in bed, dreaming of fame and diamonds. “That’s a 9-year-old’s fantasy of celebrity,” Ferrera said in a keynote address to more than 250 people who attended the 40th anniversary celebration of USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project…Continue Reading ‘JEP Sparked a Flame in Me’
Now that his dream of attending USC is a reality, Eduardo Mollinedo-Piñon is giving back to the young students at his former middle and high school, and mentored by Grammy nominated music conductor Vincent Womack, in the process….Continue Reading Playing it forward
At age 13, Jasmine Torres found herself on the streets of LA at Christmas with no roof over her head. She entered the county foster care system, and through years of committed schoolwork, was accepted to USC Dornsife. Learn about how the USC senior now helps other students with similar stories….Continue Reading Once-homeless student now helps others exiting foster care
Small gardens in the middle of a busy city are beautiful examples of how individually and collectively, a community can produce what it needs to provide for one another. Through new GNC funding, a new tool to promote food access and local community gardens is developed….Continue Reading Garden Gateway project produces nutrition for communities
The Popular Community Bank Foundation has donated $100,000 to develop and implement a new leadership forum for small business owners, at no cost to them, that will focus on strategic business planning, marketing and compliance taught by USC faculty….Continue Reading Local bank supports USC forum for small business owners
USC’s longest student-run philanthropic program, is extending its reach to high school students this fall through a new mentorship program called TC Leads, a continuation of Troy Camp, which has provided after-school tutoring and summer camps for elementary and junior high students….Continue Reading Troy Camp Launches High School Mentoring Program
USC employees make one-time donations or monthly payroll deductions that fund community partnership programs which allow children and families to realize their dreams and aspirations….Continue Reading Good Neighbors Campaign sets goal at $1.7 million
Freshman Tristan Baizar achieved his dream of enrolling at USC, and he gives USC employees some of the credit for it. Baizar, a graduate of USC’s Neighborhood Academic Initiative, spoke at a dinner for supporters of USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign….Continue Reading The spirit of giving, 1.6 million times over