UCLA Donates Space At UCLA Research Park For LA Fires Disaster Recovery

Los Angeles fires have destroyed multiple properties and killed many people. Scores of people remain under evacuation orders. Now, UCLA has announced to donate space at the UCLA Research Park for disaster recovery in LA.

Study in US: As part of its ongoing support for fire recovery in the Los Angeles region, UCLA has opened a space at its UCLA Research Park property to be used as a disaster recovery centre for helping people affected by LA fires.

UCLA Chancellor Julio Frenk said, “The safety and well-being of the Los Angeles community remains our priority. We are committed to working with first responders and disaster relief agencies to support their work and leverage our resources to support those in need. We have seen the vast challenges that members of our Bruin family and our surrounding community have faced due to the fires, and we are grateful to be supporting FEMA and aiding our neighbors.”

The site was prepared in less than two days with the help of UCLA staff and government workers.

UCLA Helps Disadvantaged Students In L.A. Prepare For College

UCLA is helping disadvantaged students in L.A. prepare for college programs. UCLA has helped scores of students from underserved and disadvantaged communities to apply for higher education.

Recently, UCLA representatives, community leaders, students, and elected officials gathered to celebrate the success of the collaboration between UCLA and Downtown Magnets High School. Early Academic Outreach Program (EAOP) and other such programs at UCLA helped the university to achieve its aim of helping these students.

"The EAOP, which works collaboratively with school administrators and counsellors, students, families, and the community, provides a range of resources — including academic enrichment, college preparation, counselling, college application and financial aid workshops, and other support — aimed at ensuring that young people from traditionally underrepresented backgrounds can successfully chart a pathway to higher education,” reads UCLA statement.

“The EAOP and the Riordan Program are examples of UCLA’s far-reaching community partnerships, more than 350 programs in which UCLA students, faculty and staff work together with over 1,250 partners with the shared goal of improving and enhancing the lives of Angelenos from across the city’s diverse and dynamic communities — one of the key pillars of UCLA’s five-year strategic plan,” added the university.

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