Issues dealt with may include cultural shock, gangs, teenage pregnancy, and various levels of miscommunication between generations. Prison Coalition Aims to reach youth offenders at an age where they still have a change to turn their lives around. Works at various local youth camps to provide tutoring, support for psychological counseling, mentoring , and friendship. Project Literacy UCLA Provides volunteers for tutoring adults and youth on a year round basis. Recruits mainly from the student body, but also encourages faculty and staff to participate.
Volunteers serve as mentors as well as tutors.
Ext. 54217 Project MAC Volunteers work with MacLaren Children's Center, a temporary shelter for abused, abandoned, or neglected children. Volunteers interact with children through sports, arts, and crafts and a tutoring component. Senior Citizens Project Students volunteer their time, effort, and companionship to work with seniors through visits and the creation of programs and activities. Special Olympics at UCLA Works with underprivileged, developmentally disadvantaged youth. Volunteers work to combine positive encouragement with physical fitness training.