Category: Service

Ending drug-related deaths through education, public awareness, and medical intervention. We train people in how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose. Instagram: @endoverdose.ucsc Email: ucsc@endoverdose.net

MENt to Talk fosters open dialogue, support, and education around men’s mental health to reduce stigma and build community. Instagram: @menttotalk Email: menttotalk@gmail.com

Better Home Foundation is dedicated to providing the homeless and underprivileged with access to clothing, food, educational opportunities, and other basic human rights. We aim to do this with fundraising and donations while also educating the youth. Instagram: @betterhomefoundation Email: betterhome.impact@gmail.com

Operation Smile is a campus chapter of the international nonprofit Operation Smile, dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cleft lip and palate surgeries in low-and-middle-income countries. Instagram: @operationsmileucsc Email: ucsc.operationsmile@gmail.com

Friends of Medicine is a student run organization whose main goal is to support healthcare workers as well as people receiving medical care. We aim to spread positivity through fun and creative events, as well as help familiarize students with pre-health related tracks. Instagram: @ucsc_fom Email: kshurill@ucsc.edu

Pupcycled at UCSC is a club focused on up cycling unused clothing into dog toys to minimize clothing waste and protect the environment. As a club we make host events making handmade dog toys to donate to local shelters in Santa Cruz. Instagram: @pupcycleducsc Email: pupcycleducsc@gmail.com

Project Smile Santa Cruz is just one chapter of many around the globe, all trying to end oral health disparities in our local cities. We focus on providing free oral health education to vulnerable communities in effort to bridge the gap of health disparities among marginalized groups. Instagram: @ProjectSmileUCSC Email: ProjectSmileUCSC@gmail.com

Circle K international (CKI) is one of the world’s largest student-led collegiate service organizations focusing on volunteering on and off-campus. CKI is committed to developing leaders by offering unique service, leadership and fellowship opportunities that change the world and the lives of our members. Instagram: @ucsccki Email: lgaela@ucsc.edu