Many parents did not attend college and want to learn how to help. by Larry Gordon (EdSource) It wasn’t a weekend music concert or sports event that brought Vilma and David Martinez to the Cal State Los Angeles campus on a recent Saturday morning. Instead, they came to hear counselors and faculty suggest ways to encourage…Continue Reading Colleges enlist anti-dropout agents: Mom and Dad
On a cold and damp Saturday morning at the Boys and Girls Club of Ramona Gardens, Los Angeles Angels relief pitcher Noe Ramirez held center court. He addressed the kids in attendance about the importance of going to college, not because of sports, simply for the opportunities and network it will provide. Ramirez was joined…Continue Reading Noe Ramirez attempts to change the norm at Ramona Gardens baseball clinic
The office of USC Civic Engagement along with Keck Medicine of USC teamed up with the American Heart Association, the Los Angeles Police Department and the Boys and Girls Club of Ramona Gardens to distribute fresh fruit and produce to residents of Ramona Gardens. The area has long been considered a food desert, and locations…Continue Reading Community Collaboration provides healthy food options to Ramona Gardens residents
President Folt joins USC basketball players in handing out more than $150,000 in donated gifts. USC Athletics teamed up with the retail distribution firm Grant & Bowman and the Will & Jada Smith Family Foundation to donate over $150,000 worth of toys to boys and girls in the local community. USC student-athletes from the men’s and women’s basketball teams…Continue Reading Trojan student-athletes share holiday cheer with neighborhood children