Education
Education Related Opportunities for Volunteers

Making computer science education accessible and empowering through teaching and technology in Los Angeles.

Fostering Afrikan history, culture, and consciousness to inspire academic success, self-esteem, and community transformation.

Inspiring underrepresented youth to pursue STEM through mentorship, hands-on learning, and community empowerment.

Mentoring and inspiring Pio Pico Middle School students in Mid-City Los Angeles through education, culture, and creativity.

Provide mentoring and tutoring services to Chinatown Service Center in downtown Los Angeles together with USC and Occidental College.

Their community outreach branch hosts hands-on STEM workshops through the RISE program, organizes Science Days on campus, and conducts annual food and toy drives to support local families.

Partnering with Reading to Kids every second Saturday of the month to inspire a love of reading.

Inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM through hands-on activities and mentorship.

Working to close educational gaps by preparing high school students for AP exams and college admissions.

Introducing LA high school students to biotechnology through hands-on labs and mentorship.

Mentoring community college students in ecological field research and preparing them for STEM careers.

Flying Samaritans at UCLA provides free healthcare and health education to underserved communities in Tijuana through monthly clinics, research, and student-led service.

InterAxon inspires curiosity about the brain and promotes STEM education among underserved students.

Since 1987, Latinas Guiding Latinas de UCLA (LGL) has mentored elementary, middle, and high school students from the East Los Angeles and South Los Angeles in effort to promote and help students access higher education.

LEAP fosters leadership, academic growth, and college-driven mindsets in elementary and middle school students through mentorship and after-school activities.

MedReach is a volunteer outreach organization that aims to provide mentorship to high school students interested in pursuing careers in healthcare.

Mentorship Program at UCLA pairs students with youth from underserved communities to foster personal growth, empowerment, and educational advancement

Curriculum-based mentorship program that pairs college women with middle school girls in underserved communities.

Pilipino Recruitment and Enrichment Program (PREP) promotes higher education, cultural identity, and community leadership through mentorship, service, and outreach within the Pilipinx community.

Project Literacy improves literacy rates in Los Angeles through one-on-one tutoring, mentorship, and community engagement with youth and adults.

School on Wheels at UCLA provides tutoring and support to children experiencing homelessness, helping bridge educational gaps and foster stability.

Student Transfer Outreach and Mentor Program (STOMP) works in collaboration with UCLA Undergraduate Admission to inform, motivate, and inspire underrepresented California community college students to pursue a University of California education.

The Bruin Experiment inspires scientific curiosity in underserved youth by guiding students through self-initiated science projects and hosting an annual science fair at UCLA.

The Central Valley Project motivates youth to pursue higher education, fosters positive self-identities, and empowers student leaders through mentorship, workshops, and service.

UCLA Underground Scholars Initiative supports formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students through resources, advocacy, community-building, and promoting pathways from prison to higher education.

UCLA Underground Scholars Initiative supports formerly incarcerated and system-impacted students through resources, advocacy, community-building, and promoting pathways from prison to higher education.

Student-run nonprofit that provides peer-to-peer mentorship services to middle and high school girls from homeless and low-income backgrounds in the greater Los Angeles Area.

The Watts Tutorial Program serves the educational needs of underprivileged elementary through high school students residing in the Nickerson Gardens, and Avalon Gardens housing developments located in Watts and East Los Angeles.

We strive to improve access to science, technology, engineering, and math for historically underrepresented groups through bringing STEM activities that use everyday materials to underserved elementary schools and spreading awareness to the community of the importance of science literacy.

Little Librarians is a student-run organization at UCLA dedicated to bringing the joy of reading to kids in underserved communities in the Los Angeles area. Along with reading, we combine literacy with engaging STEM experiments to start an early interest and love for both science and reading

STEM Promoting Undergraduate Team (SPROUT) at UCLA’s mission is to make STEM accessible and exciting for K-5 students in LA, one free and fun field day at a time.