An umbrella department made up of student-initiated, student-run projects that work for freedom and equality in their own communities.
Services Provided
Implementing educational, social, cultural, and academic services; focus on access to college, retention in college, and community service for college students.
Who We Serve
Underserved communities throughout Southern California.
Mission and Goals
To increase students from underserved communities' access to higher education, retention in the university, and graduation rates while also serving as a conscious effort in the community, working toward the empowerment of all people.
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Projects Managed By COMMUNITY PROGRAMS OFFICE (45)
Academic Supports Program (ASP)
American Indian Recruitment (AIR)
Aspire Learn Mentor Achieve Science Academy (ALMA)
Barrio Youth Alternatives (BaYA)
Dental Education Outreach (DEO)
Donation of Tissues and Organs (DoT Org)
Fitness Improvement Training Through Exercise and Diet (FITTED)
Flying Samaritans (Flying Sams)
Higher Opportunity Program for Education (HOPE)
Improving Maintaining Homeless Opportunities Through Mentorship and Education (IMHOME)
Incarcerated Youth Tutorial Project (IYTP)
Khmer Outreach, Retention, and Education (KORE)
Latino Student Health Project (LSHP)
Leadership and Educational Advancement Program (LEAP)
Medical Experience Through Service and Health Care (MESH)
Mental Health Initiative (MHI)
Mentors Empowering and Nurturing Through Education (MENTE)
Mentors for Academic & Peer Support (MAPS)
Pacific Islander Education & Retention (PIER)
Reforming Education Diminishing Incarceration (REDI)
Retention of American Indians Now! (RAIN!)
Samahang Pilipino Advancing Community Empowerment (SPACE)
Samahang Pilipino Education And Retention (SPEAR)
Southeast Asian Campus Learning Education and Retention (SEA CLEAR)
Student Initiated Outreach Center (SIOC)
Student Retention Center (SRC)
Students Heightening Academic Performance Through Education (SHAPE)
University Muslim Medical Association Volunteer Program (UMMA)