Fight On for our Communities. Fight On for Good.
Trojans have always understood that meaningful change begins close to home. Our greatest impact comes from people — alumni, students and neighbors — who show up for one another and the communities we share. USC is defined by this spirit of connection and service, woven through generations who believe when we care for our own backyard, we strengthen the world around us.
Their impact reaches far beyond a single moment or single generation. Families return to these programs year after year. Students who once participated now volunteer. Young scholars grow up, send their own children and watch them thrive. This multigenerational ripple effect weaves a rich fabric of Trojan connections: showing up, being of service to others, and believing in the power of what the Trojan Family can do for our community.
Your Support sustains this shared promise. Together, we ensure these transformative programs continue to uplift neighborhoods, strengthen families, and expand opportunity for generations to come.
Featured Areas of Support
USC Good Neighbors Campaign
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Help Strengthen our Shared Community. Fight On for Good.
Powered by USC faculty and staff, Good Neighbors has awarded $31 million through 1,100+ community grants that expand educational opportunity, improve health, reduce food insecurity and enrich our surrounding communities.
USC Leslie and William McMorrow Neighborhood Academic Initiative
Help some of L.A.’s Most Promising Kids get on the Path to College. Fight On for Good.
The Neighborhood Academic Initiative inspires and supports nearly 1,000 children on their path to college every year. Because of NAI, kids from low-income households in South and East Los Angeles are prepared to graduate high school, go on to college and attend USC.
USC Student Basic Needs
Give a Struggling Student a Hand Up. Fight On for Good.
USC students are learning to lead — but it can be hard to focus on school when you’re worried about making rent, paying a bill or getting enough to eat. The university’s Student Basic Needs program bridges gaps to create stability so Trojans can focus fully on their academic and personal success.
USC Dornsife Joint Educational Project
Lift our Communities. Fight On for Good.
For more than 50 years, JEP has been a cornerstone of USC’s community engagement — pairing 2,000 USC students with 35+ nonprofits and local schools to serve 10,000 neighbors annually through tutoring, mentorship and academic support.
USC Street Medicine
Support Compassionate Street Care. Fight On for Good.
USC Street Medicine brings humanity back to health care by providing more than 1,600 medical visits each year to our unhoused neighbors. By meeting patients where they are, the program brings healthcare within reach and reduces emergency room visits by 70%.
USC Mobile Dental Clinic
Bring Brighter Smiles to our Communities. Fight On for Good.
With the largest non-military mobile dental fleet in the nation, USC Mobile Clinic provides dental care across central and southern California — serving 15,000 children and delivering first-time dental visit through their community partnerships.
USC Shoah Foundation
Protect the Stories That Shape Our History. Fight On for Good.
In 1994 we launched an unprecedented effort to record, preserve, and share the testimonies of Holocaust survivors. Over the past 30 years, we have built a world-class institute anchored in their voices. Learn more about our global impact.USC South LA Pharmacy
Support Community Health Access. Fight On for Good.
Conveniently located pharmacies foster healthier communities. But one in three urban neighborhoods is a pharmacy desert, meaning people there have no options for filling prescriptions within a half mile of their home without transportation—or a mile if they have cars. To help remedy this situation, the USC South Los Angeles Pharmacy was established to expand USC’s mission of service, provide professional experience to USC students and widen the range of our healthcare research. Your charitable generosity will help make Los Angeles a healthier place for the vulnerable and disadvantaged.
