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Giving Back to the Community!

The goal of the Community Service Program is to proactively foster a sense of responsibility, commitment, and deeper connections to the diverse communities of greater Los Angeles. Community Service is an integral part of the curriculum where students are urged to venture beyond their own communities and to participate in outreach that increases their knowledge and understanding of those different from themselves. A wide range of programs focus on outreach to numerous groups and causes including: interacting with the elderly and critically ill; public school mentoring and tutoring; interacting with preschoolers through Head Start; feeding the indigent and homeless; building homes in partnership with those needing respectable shelter; rescuing and protecting the environment; promoting literacy through magazine/periodical donations; assisting victims of abuse, women transitioning from welfare to work, runaway teens, and those in foster care; and caring for abused and homeless animals. Students in grades 7-12 contribute over 40,000 hours of community service each academic year.