SCOPE is a student volunteer organization based out of the University of California, Los Angeles. Through the collective efforts of students volunteers, SCOPE aims to be civically engaged with Los Angeles as it works to minimize disparities in education and healthcare. SCOPE consists of four volunteer programs:
1 - Fitness and Nutrition (FitNut)
FitNut volunteers teach fitness and nutrition clas
ses at five underprivileged elementary schools in Santa Monica. We focus our lessons on a wide range of accessible and important topics, from eating fruits and vegetables, to heart and dental health, to bullying and mental health. Each year we host an Olympics Day, where we bring all 350 to 400 of our students to UCLA to play sports and encourage them to go to college.
2 - Youth Empowerment Program (YEP)
Our goal in the Youth Empowerment Program (YEP) is to better the community of the greater Los Angeles area by improving the lives of children through personal relationships with UCLA mentors. We provide elementary school students with a consistent role model to facilitate educational success and improve self-esteem and future aspirations.
3 - Hablamos Juntos (HJ)
Hablamos Juntos is a class for parents of children with speech delays. A UCLA team of doctors and students has worked to bring this free program to parents who want to improve their children’s speech and encourage language development. In 6 group sessions taught in Spanish, parents will learn to identify a child’s speech level and how to help their children develop their speech.
4 - Patient Health Advocates (PHA)
Patient health advocates work in conjunction with residents at the UCLA Medical Plaza and the UCLA Med-Peds Comprehensive Care Center (MPCCC) to connect patients of all income levels, ethnicities, ages, etc. to resources in their communities that will improve their lives. Volunteers accompany residents into examination rooms and discuss resources with patients that will best fit their needs and later connect patients with applicable resources via telephone, email, or mail. The work of patient health advocates focuses on improving the lives of patients outside of a medical facility.
