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The UCLA Volunteer Center coordinates service activities on campus and throughout Greater Los Angeles to inspire members of the extended UCLA family to give their time and talent. As part of the Student Affairs division, the Center strives to make a positive impact upon UCLA and the Greater Los Angeles community. At UCLA, there are many ways to give back to the community. Through the Volunteer Center, students, faculty, staff, alumni and community members can participate in ongoing and annual service opportunities, suggest volunteer site locations, and lead service projects. The Volunteer Center also maintains an online listing of campus-wide service groups, and a volunteer database of community service opportunities. The UCLA Volunteer Center's mission is to inspire the more than 500,000 members of the extended UCLA family, as well as the community at large, to create social change through lifelong participation in volunteer programs and civic engagement.

An impact report showing that the Volunteer Center has: been active for 14 years, had 125 One Bus, One Cause projects, served 729 sites served, given back more than $9,200,000 back to the community (in terms of service per hour studies), computed 353,743 service hours, had 8,511 community volunteers, and 54,291 student volunteers.

UCLA Volunteer Center stats as of October 2022.

Get Involved

UCLA Group Volunteers in a school Volunteer Database Group gardening Service On Campus Volunteer Group posing in front of a UCLA Bus Campus Resources Available to Student Groups This is a photo of UCLA Volunteer Center students at an academics fair. Academics Photo of volunteers carrying trash bags from a street cleanup event. They are masked and wearing light blue UCLA Volunteer Day t-shirts. Student Organizations and Service Image of laptop with a screen that says, "VOLUNTEER." Virtual Volunteer Opportunities Mongelli Award, with volunteers on campus Mongelli Awards This is a photo of UCLA Chancellor Block at Commencement. Chancellor's Service Award

Programs

two students holding a bucket in a field UCLA Volunteer Day Volunteer Group at Baby For Baby One Bus, One Cause Fall Harvest Feast Fall Harvest Feast Large ballroom with students interviewing Nonprofit Networking Night Volunteers painting Volunteer Appreciation Week Wrapped gift boxes to depict the holiday season. Winter Wishlist The UCLA cursive logo in gold over a blue background is positioned next to the interlocking SC for USC in red lettering with a gold outline over a read background. UCLA & USC Serve LA

About Us

Volunteer Group at LA Foodbank History UCLA Volunteers group pose Meet The Team photo of impact report Impact Report 4 students picking up leafs Volunteering 101 volunteer loading a car with supplies. Volunteer Center News Issue 1 of the UCLA Volunteer Center Newsletter. Volunteer Center Newsletters