Alternative Breaks is a service-learning program on campus that explores various social justice issues ranging from Environmental Justice to Immigration Rights to issues still surrounding New Orleans 10 years after Katrina. Participants spend the spring semester attending a Decal to learn about the roots of the issue and how all the social justice issues...
Eggster is an on-campus organization with the mission of nurturing the creativity, curiosity and welfare of Bay Area youth. We do this in many ways. Mainly, we host an Annual Egg Hunt and Learning Festival to bring Bay Area youth from under-resourced communities and low-performing schools onto a college campus to experience a day...
AOC at Berkeley aims to strengthen the Operations Research field amongst students and professionals at UC Berkeley and beyond the Bay Area. We will be holding events with guest speakers from the data science/optimization/analytics industry, going on industry field trips to companies known for its contributions to the data optimization and analytics field (ie:...
Nova Mentoring is a nonprofit organization that reaches out to youth with the help of enthusiastic college mentors. We not only help these kids with homework, but also host science and engineering projects each week. For mentors, there are a variety of benefits ranging from school credit, professional networking opportunities, and exciting socials.Nova has...
Handing out clean syringes, safe-sex supplies, hygiene supplies, and other items for public health and harm reduction purpose. We are strongly tied with the Berkeley Free Clinic and strive to decrease healthcare disparities in the surrounding community. The clients we work with are often homeless, drug-using, formerly incarcerated, displaced, or mixtures of any of...
My time at UC Berkeley Formula SAE has been amazing! The leaders, alumni, and advisors have been inclusive and wonderful teachers who have invested many hours dedicated to educating the new members. They want nothing more than improving the organization by helping their members learn and gain more experience. Their main goal is to...
The Pre-Medical Honor Society is a student organization in which serious pre-medical students who have achieved academic excellence can further their understanding of the study and practice of medicine through open forums, medical school seminars, and research/clinical internships. Additionally, members will have a chance to volunteer with the local Berkeley community. We are the...
Peer Health Exchange is a non-profit organization based in colleges around the nation that teaches high school students the skills and knowledge they need to begin making their own health decisions. College volunteers teach students lessons based on sexual health, drugs, alcohol and mental health to students at high schools that are unable to...
Founded in 1995 at the University of California, Berkeley, the People’s Test Preparation Service (PTPS) is a non-profit, student-run organization dedicated to providing standardized test taking skills to urban communities. We strive to provide free test prep services to high school students in need of help and ensure the success of every student who...
This organization based at three locations (Highland Hospital, Hayward, and Fairmont) helps connect patients of the hospital to resources that they need including housing, food, and legal aid. Volunteers passionate in social work and helping the community commit four hours a week to the Health Advocates.