IServeLA

Report your hours by filling out the 我为LA Tracker服务. Submit any time spent volunteering on and off-campus during the 2022-23 academic year. For your convenience, this form is also accessible through 加州大学洛杉矶分校’s GETmobile app.

Save the email receipt to keep a record of hours submitted.
Use the #IServeLA hashtag to contribute to our collection of stories on social media. If you lose track, contact the Center for Engagement, 服务, and the 公共利益 at (电子邮件保护) 查看报告.

Use the #IServeLA hashtag when posting about your volunteer work on social media.

加州大学洛杉矶分校 bases its service hours on the definition of community service established by the federal government’s Corporation for National and Community 服务 (CNCS):

Community service activities may include but are not limited to: service-learning, volunteer activities, work-study community service and paid community service 实习. Community service includes both direct service to citizens (e.g., serving food at a soup kitchen) and indirect service (e.g., assessing community nutrition needs or managing a food bank).

Here are some examples of what counts as service:

• Donate Medical Supplies and Equipment
• Pro-bono professional and/or medical services provided to a non-profit organization
• 献血
• Stay in Touch – Check on your neighbors, friends, and family.
• Volunteer from 首页
• Donate to Non-Profits
• Donate or Volunteer Safely with Food Banks and Pantries
• Serving on the board of a Non-Profit
• Volunteering remotely with a nonprofit or similar organization (e.g., nursing home, school)
• Organizing and preparing for a service project
• Organizing or participating in a charity fundraiser
• Participating in 加州大学洛杉矶分校 Gives Back days
• Virtual 服务-learning activities
• Virtual Internships with non-profit groups that serve the community
• 服务-related federal work-study hours coordinated through the Center for Engagement, 服务, and the 公共利益 and the Career Development Center (e.g., DC Reads, Jumpstart, AmeriCorps, PeaceCorps, Human Rights Watch)

Unfortunately, not all volunteer opportunities meet the service challenge guidelines. The following examples do not count as community service:

• 受薪就业(e).g., babysitting, service-related work tied to current employment)
• Any activity related to the proselytizing of a religion or campaigning for an elected candidate or policy
• Internships with companies or organizations that do not provide a direct service to the community (e.g., issue advocacy group, government or congressional office)
• Participation in non-service university-related events (e.g., working at commencement)
• Board service for which you are paid

Community service participation is meaningful and valuable on its own. But there are other benefits to logging volunteer hours in the 我为LA Tracker服务. We’ve created levels to help make tracking more fun:

Bronze Level – 50 hours per academic year
Silver Level   – 200 hours per academic year
Gold Level    – 350 hours per academic year

Participants who reach the Bronze Level or higher can earn additional perks, like listing their community service status on résumés or applications for scholarships, 实习, and graduate school; receiving acknowledgment on the Center for Engagement, 服务, and the 公共利益’s website; and receiving a letter from the Center regarding their service hours.

Participants who log in their service hours can also be entered into monthly drawings for a #ISERVELA T-shirt and a $20 Gift Card.

The Center wants to know about our campus community service experiences of people who are dedicated to volunteering to post on the Center’s website and social media platforms. To share we would appreciate hearing your stories. Please visit this link to upload your story. You are giving the Center for Engagement, 服务, and the 公共利益 permission to use your story.

Don’t forget to continue tracking your hours and keep up the great work!