One USC alumnus from the Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work has responded to the crisis of COVID – 19 in a remarkable fashion. Jose Ruiz (MSW’ 2017) had a vision of urban gardens sprinkled all over Metro LA and created an organization called CultivaLA, …
Trojans Warm Our Homeless Neighbors
by Matthew Lee & Brenda Wiewel On a recent cloudy and brisk winter day in south Los Angeles, a team from USC came together to bring warmth to people living on the streets. Conceived by USC leader Brenda Ingram, EdD (Director of USC Student Health Center’s …
USC Grad Arranges Food for People Experiencing Homelessness
by Matthew Lee Recent USC graduate, Garey Gan, found a way to turn unique graduation photos at the on-campus Panda Express restaurant into an event and act of service for people experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles. In May 2019, Gan decided to do something different …
Social Work Student Offers Holiday Treats for Kids
Social work is about helping others and no one can use that help more than children experiencing homelessness. This is the story of Kristie Allison (MSW ‘20), who is studying at the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work. She who took advantage of a …
2019 Student Excellence in Action Award
The USC tradition of excellence was enhanced in 2019 by remarkable student involvement and contributions, including two students who each invested countless hours toward volunteer work to help people experiencing homelessness. Alec Vandenberg is completing his studies with a dual degree at the Sol Price …
Trojan Family teams up with The Giving Spirit to make kits for people experiencing homelessness
by Matthew Lee On the last day of classes for the Fall 2019 semester, a local non-profit agency called The Giving Spirit came on site at USC for an event where volunteers helped to pack up winter survival kits that will be distributed to people …
USC Alumni Learn About Homelessness
USC is a fortunate university! We have an outstanding group of dedicated and supportive alumni who provide crucial assistance because they want to give back. Their leaders take the time each year to attend a leadership conference for updates, planning, and organizing. This year, they …
USC “All In” For Los Angeles Homeless Count 2018
Over the course of three days, almost 9,000 volunteers, including over 370 from USC, participated in the Homeless Count of those who live on the streets and in shelters. The count is done to inform government officials on the rate of homelessness in Los Angeles. …
Team Trojan Fights Homelessness
The USC community proudly participated in the 11th annual HomeWalk, an event hosted by United Way of Greater Los Angeles. The 5K walk, held this year on November 18th, 2017, allows participants to walk at a leisurely pace or run as desired. The event goal …