USC's Community Outreach Programs

 

Sports and Recreation

After School Sports Connection: $50,000
Community Partner: After School Sports Connection
USC Partners: USC Recreational Sports, USC Civic & Community Relations
Program Description: After School Sports Connection (ASSC) offers high-quality after-school sports instruction in basketball, soccer, volleyball and martial arts as well as Saturday morning swim classes. ASSC fills the gap between the time school ends and the time parents get home from work with safe, productive and healthy programming. This year, ASSC is considering expanding to serve the Health Sciences campus and a few other elementary schools.
Kids in Sports & KISFit Grant: $36,000
Community Partner: Kids in Sports
USC Partner: USC TRiO Programs
Program Description: In conjunction with the USC-sponsored After School Sports Connection, Kids In Sports offers parent-led after-school and weekend sports opportunities for more than 1,000 low-income boys and girls between the ages of 5 and 17 in the University Park area. For many children, this is the only opportunity for regular physical activity and access to the neighborhood’s limited play and practice facilities. Youngsters participate in volleyball and swimming as well as skills clinics, practices and competitions in basketball and soccer.
NYSP Trojan Kids Camp: $19,440
Community Partners: Foshay, Manual Arts, Norwood, and Weemes schools, Blazers Youth Center, EPICC, Kids in Sports
USC Partner: USC Recreational Sports
Program Description: NYSP is an instructional program serving almost 200 boys and girls from low-income households. The program uses sports instruction and competition as a vehicle to enhance self-esteem, promote respect, reinforce the importance of education and foster healthy lifestyles.

Safe Streets

Block by Block Initiative: Building a Peaceful Los Angeles: $45,000
Community Partners: Norwood Elementary School, Peace Games
USC Partner: USC Civic & Community Relations
Program Description: The Block by Block Initiative is aimed at expanding the proven Peace Games model into K-12 schools within a seven-square-mile area of South and East Los Angeles, encompassing both the USC Family of Schools and the HSC Partner Schools. USC and Peace Games are now ready to launch this pilot project that will eventually lead to a comprehensive community response to preventing violence and engaging thousands of young people and families with the critical skills of conflict resolution and civic engagement.