Tzedek Resources

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Campus Organizations
Communal & National Organizations

Campus Organizations
Amnesty International UCLA
To inform and educate students at UCLA about human rights issues, and to provide opportunities for unified student action.

UCLA Dance Marathon (UCLADM)
UCLA Dance Marathon seeks to build community and encourage unfied action by bringing together our diverse student population through education, action and support for the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation.

Darfur Action Committee
A coalition of student groups at UCLA which functions to raise awareness about the crisis in Darfur on campus and in the greater community.

Foundation for International Medical Relief of Children (FIMRC)
A non-profit organization dedicated to raising money to help provide medical care to children living in third world countries.

Global Medical Relief Program (GlobeMed)To provide medical supplies and quality health care to developing nations through acts of volunteerism.

Habitat for Humanity UCLA
To promote the mission of Habitat for Humanity International through building, fundraising, and educating in the UCLA community.

Hunger Project UCLA - To fight homelessness and hunger by helping homeless individuals meet their immediate and long-term needs while educating the campus community about our efforts in the hopes that more people will take action

Katrina Relief Project - a campus-wide initiative, bringing together not only student organizations, but other parts of campus together, to provide relief to those in need.

Project Literacy - to battle the problem of illiteracy in Los Angeles communities with limited financial and social service resources while also providing UCLA students with a deeper understanding of the social problems which surround them.

Students for Community Outreach, Promotion and Education (SCOPE) - to provide students with educational experiences about valuable community resources for low-income and underserved children and families while providing families with the necessary information to improve their quality of life.

Social Justice Alliance
A group of UCLA students working to support a wide variety of social justice and environmental struggles both on and off campus. For more info e-mail sjalliance@gmail.com 

UNICEF at UCLA - to raise awareness for the children of the world and their ongoing struggle for basic necessities and their human right to a safe, productive life.

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Communal  & National Organizations

American Jewish World Service (AJWS)
AJWS is an independent not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 to help alleviate poverty, hunger and disease among the people of the world regardless of race, religion or nationality.

Amnesty International
AI’s mission is to undertake research and action focused on preventing and ending grave abuses of the rights to physical and mental integrity, freedom of conscience and expression, and freedom from discrimination, within the context of its work to promote all human rights.

AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps
AVODAH integrates work for social change, Jewish learning and community building. It provides an opportunity for young Jews to live out and deepen their commitments to Jewish life and social change through a year of work in low-income communities in New York City and Washington, D.C.

Bet Tzedek - House of Justice
Provides free legal assistance to thousands of people who would otherwise be denied access to the legal system underpinning our democracy.

Habitat for Humanity
Working in partnership with low-income families to build decent homes they can afford to buy, Habitat helps to break the cycle of poverty and hopelessness.

Human Rights Watch
Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.

Jewish Big Brothers Big Sisters
As a Big Brother or Big Sister, mentor boys and girls ages 6-18 from single parent homes in a culturally Jewish context.

Jewish Coalition for Service
To inspire everyone in the Jewish community to dedicate a part of their lives to full-time, hands-on volunteer service.

Jewish Federation of Los Angeles
The Jewish Federation helps families through programs that provide food, affordable medical care,counseling and more.

KOREH LA
A non-sectarian volunteer literacy program created by the Jewish Federation's Jewish Community Relations Committee. "KOREH" is the Hebrew word for "read."

Mazon: A Jewish Response to Hunger
A national, nonprofit agency that allocates donations from the Jewish community to prevent and alleviate hunger among people of all faiths and backgrounds.

UNICEF
The driving force that helps build a world where the rights of every child are realized.

Weinberg Tzedek Hillel
An international public service effort sponsored by Hillel: The Foundation for Jewish Campus Life, is dedicated to transforming life on campus and in the community.

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