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. by Ron Mackovich Several days after the coronavirus pandemic began to shut down Los Angeles, Robert Saucedo saw people lining up for food and medicine in South L.A. He paused for spiritual…Continue Reading USC-supported community network is ready to respond in South L.A.
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. Eduardo Ibarra walked through the L.A. neighborhood he grew up in, and something didn’t quite feel right. The lack of noise in Ramona Gardens was…Continue Reading Trojan Eduardo Ibarra helps neighbors living amid coronavirus fear
USC’s venerable pre-K program provides a nutritious breakfast and lunch for local children, even when they’re stuck at home. by Ron Mackovich The kids who normally attend USC’s Head Start program are now home with their families, isolating due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Every weekday morning, though, a little bit of Head Start comes to…Continue Reading Even during a pandemic, USC program makes sure neighborhood kids are fed
The special on-air and online series — which has been created in response to COVID-19 — features selections curated by the noted conductor plus personal reflections on the music that keeps us together, even when we’re apart. The Los Angeles Philharmonic and its music and artistic director, Gustavo Dudamel, are remotely teaming up with USC-owned…Continue Reading Los Angeles Philharmonic, KUSC and KDFC team to present At Home with Gustavo
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. by Ron Mackovich Work starts early at the Weingart East Los Angeles YMCA. Volunteers from USC, the local neighborhood and partner organizations are there by 6 a.m. sharp. As the COVID-19 pandemic…Continue Reading In the face of a pandemic, USC and partners provide food for those in need
As Keck Medicine of USC health care workers seek masks, eyewear and other equipment to guard them from the new coronavirus, their colleagues across the university and beyond are stepping up. by Eric Lindberg When the plea came for equipment to protect Keck Medicine of USC doctors and other health professionals as they treat victims of…Continue Reading USC faculty and staff donate gear to protect caregivers during coronavirus crisis
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. by USC News Staff Come spend a Sunday afternoon with Kicks for Kids, a nonprofit created by USC students. The…Continue Reading Through Kicks for Kids, Trojans give children with disabilities an afternoon of fun
The mural, which will be the first to adorn the walls of the USC Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs, features such luminaries as former President Wanda Austin and director John Singleton. A new mural design unveiled Thursday at the USC Center for Black Cultural and Student Affairs — the first to adorn the center’s…Continue Reading Newly unveiled mural will exemplify black excellence at USC
Leaders from USC and the Los Angeles Police Department came together at their annual brunch to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. SC and the Los Angeles Police Department honored the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday at the 11th annual brunch to celebrate his life and legacy. “We are here today to honor a…Continue Reading King brunch honors civil rights leader’s legacy as well as USC-LAPD partnership
Parents and graduating students from South and East L.A. shared breakfast and reminisced about their seven-year path through USC’s premier college prep program. The USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative’s senior scholars have embarked on their final semester of high school. Soon, members of the 2020 class will get to celebrate the completion…Continue Reading Neighborhood Academic Initiative students prepare for the next phase of their journey: college