Underserved Communities & Basic Needs

Providing mentorship, education, and support to individuals experiencing homelessness in Los Angeles.

Supporting and empowering UCLA student caregivers through community, resources, and advocacy.

Bridging food waste and food insecurity by recovering and redistributing fresh meals at UCLA.

Supporting orphans in Tijuana through donations, education, and community engagement.

Bruin Shelter is a volunteer-run homeless shelter for students experiencing homelessness.

COMPAS addresses education, language, and health disparities in the farmworker community through direct service, advocacy, and outreach, offering students hands-on experience and a strong community of changemakers.

Days for Girls at UCLA is a chapter of the international non-profit organization founded in 2008 by Celeste Mergens. We provide sustainable menstrual hygiene kits to women, girls, and menstruators all over the world, while raising awareness about the stigma and shame surrounding menstruation.

FISH improves health, wellness, and education in Maclovio Rojas, Mexico through sustainable, community-driven initiatives.

Good Clothes Good People increases access to basic needs for UCLA students through free clothing, essential items, rentals, and sustainable services.

Habitat for Humanity at UCLA supports housing-insecure veterans by building affordable homes, assisting at ReStores, and strengthening communities across Los Angeles.

Happy Feet Clinic provides foot care, basic necessities, and compassionate support to individuals experiencing homelessness across Los Angeles.

The UCLA Hunger Project addresses houselessness, food insecurity, and WaSH (water, sanitation, ang hygiene) access through direct service, advocacy, and partnerships across Los Angeles.

ICHI Volunteer Association connects UCLA students with clinical and community service opportunities to support underserved populations in Los Angeles and abroad.

Only Being You at UCLA empowers minority and underserved communities through service, dialogue, and targeted volunteer initiatives across Los Angeles.

Project Lux bridges healthcare and houselessness by enrolling unhoused individuals in health insurance, distributing essentials, and advocating for systemic change.

Promoting sustainable development and health equity in rural India through student-led initiatives in healthcare, sanitation, and community empowerment.

Sikh Student Association provides unique community service opportunities by partnering with Sikh Relief and the United Sikh Movement to provide disaster relief, support Sikh political prisoners, combat drug issues in Punjab, and offer free meals (langar) to underserved communities in areas like Skid Row and Riverside.

Uses a holistic approach to the abolition of student food insecurity, so the club also gleans from local farmers markets to get fresh produce for students, has large-scale food-making events to raise awareness, cooks meals at women's' and veterans' shelters, and actively takes part in food justice and food activism on and off UCLA's campus.

Thaakat at UCLA empowers students to fight global poverty through research, fundraising, healthcare initiatives, and service projects with underserved communities.

VITA at UCLA provides free income tax assistance and education to low-to-moderate income individuals, while offering students hands-on tax training and community service experience.