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- National Center for Eco-Industrial Development
- The mission of the National Center for Eco-Industrial Development is to facilitate job creation and sustainable industrial expansion in distressed communities around the nation by applying principles of industrial ecology, establishing eco-industrial parks, and expanding use of environmentally benign manufacturing processes and techniques.
Contact: Leonard Mitchell, 213-740-1487
Email: mitchell@usc.edu
- National Ocean Sciences Bowl
- The NOSB is a national competition for high school students on topics related to the study of the oceans. The competition increases knowledge of the oceans and raises the visibility and public understanding of the national investment in ocean-related research.
Ages Served: 15 to 24 yrs.
Contact: Ann Close, 213-740-6705
Email: close@usc.edu
- National Youth Sports Program
- This six-week summer sports and education program is for economically disadvantaged Los Angeles area youth who are 10 to 16 years old. Emphasis is on sports skills instruction and competition, physical fitness, good health practices, and career guidance. Over 450 young people participate each summer. NYSP includes an education opportunity in math and science.
Ages Served: 5 to 14 yrs.; 15 to 24 yrs.
Contact: Justine Gilman, 213-740-5127
Email: recsports@usc.edu
- Naval ROTC Volunteer Program, "A Partnership to Promote Literacy"
- The USC Naval ROTC Volunteer Program is a community-service program utilizing the talents and skills of the USC Midshipmen Battalion to benefit the immediate Los Angeles community surrounding the University of Southern California. The project at L. B. Weemes Elementary School officially known as "A Partnership to Promote Literacy" involves working with classes, tutoring individual students, sponsoring a Read-A-Thon, and organizing a spring awards ceremony to recognize Read-A-Thon participants.
Ages Served: 5 to 14 yrs.; Less than 5 yrs. old
Contact: Annette Kessler, 323-733-9186
- Neighborhood Academic Initiative
- NAI delivers educational services, social referrals, and leadership development to low-income minority students and families residing in communities contiguous to USC. The USC NAI provides a comprehensive educational program to help students acquire academic and social skills needed to flourish in a college or university. Students fulfilling all requirements according to academy standards and meeting USC undergraduate entrance requirements will be afforded a no-loan financial aid package to complete a USC undergraduate degree. NAI's Saturday Academy is funded in part by a USC Neighborhood Outreach grant.
Contact: Kim Thomas-Barrios, 213-740-6313
Email: thomasba@usc.edu
- Neighborhood Councils
- The neighborhood council system in Los Angeles was created as part of the 1999 Charter Reform. Neighborhood stakeholders from the various communities around the city of Los Angeles can organize their own neighborhood councils and ask for certification by the city. The neighborhood council system is meant to make government more accessible to the people and more responsive to residents needs. It also serves to promote civic participation in our communities by encouraging residents, business-owners, and other community members to work together to improve their neighborhoods. ||There are three certified neighborhood councils in the Health Sciences Campus area: the Lincoln Heights Neighborhood Council, the Boyle Heights Neighborhood Council and the LA-32 Neighborhood Council. The two neighborhood councils in the University Park area include the North Area Neighborhood Development Council and the Downtown Los Angeles Neighborhood Council.
Contact: Sharon Stewart, 213-743-5262
Email: ccr@usc.edu
David Galaviz, 323-442-3572 ccr@usc.edu
- Neighborhood Homeownership Program
- This program provides monthly payments to eligible USC employees totalling $25,000 over a seven-year period. The stipend is allocated on a descending step basis with $5,000 paid in years one, two and three; $4,000 in year four; $3,000 in year five; etc. This will be provided to any eligible USC employee who purchases and occupies a single-family residence within the boundaries of the program (University Park Campus: Santa Monica Freeway, Vernon Ave., Harbor Freeway and Western Ave. Health Sciences Campus: Broadway, Brooklyn, Indiana and Golden State Freeway).
Contact: Maxine McNeal, 213-740-5412
Email: mmcneal@usc.edu
- Neighborhood Participation Project
- The Neighborhood Participation Project (NPP) is a research initiative of the USC School of Policy, Planning, and Development. Since 1996, the NPP team has been researching neighborhood political participation and has been documenting the growing neighborhood council movement in Los Angeles. NPP goals are to understand how Los Angeles city administrative agencies can support and include the new established system of neighborhood councils in the production and delivery of city services; document and analyze the design and implementation of the L.A. Neighborhood Council system; analyze how the early notification system is designed and how it affects communication between the neighborhood councils and the city; and identify and disseminate findings on best practices in neighborhood council organization.
Contact: Terry L. Cooper, 213-740-0371
Email: tlcooper@usc.edu
Juliet Musso, 213-740-0636 musso@usc.edu
- Neighborhood Theatre Resource Network
- Neighborhood TuRN at the University of Southern California is a center for research, development and networking of and for performing arts organizations whose work is based primarily in the community of Central Los Angeles. Its central task is to provide the students, staff and faculty of USC with access to the services they may need to research, document and produce community-based theater. It also provides members of the community surrounding USC with free theater services or referrals to theater services where possible and appropriate.
Ages Served: All ages
Contact: Brent Blair, 213-740-7175
Email: bblair@usc.edu
- Norman Topping Student Aid Fund
- Student supported and primarily student run, this is a scholarship program for students with high financial need. In addition to scholarships, the program provides such diverse support services as advisement and study skills training to help participants succeed at USC. Scholars are required to perform at least 20 hours of community service per semester.
Contact: Desiree A. Campos, 213-740-7575
Email: ntsaf@usc.edu
- NSBE Pre-College Initiative Program
- The USC National Society of Black Engineers' Pre-College Initiative Program (PCI) holds Saturday tutorials in math and science for students in elementary through high school.
Ages Served: 5 to 14 yrs.; 15 to 24 yrs.
Contact: NSBE Pre-College Initative Coo , 213-740-1999
Email: nsbe@usc.edu
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