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School on Wheels Skid Row learning center
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School on Wheels provides hope to children living in underserved communities

The program — a grantee of USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign — guides children experiencing homelessness to academic success.
Transfer student Ethan Ward finds home (literally) at USC
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Transfer student Ethan Ward finds home (literally) at USC

A new Trojan at 36, he endured homelessness and more before settling in as a USC Annenberg student. Among private universities, USC ranks No. 1 for transfer students.
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Social work professor recruited for national mentoring program

The American Psychological Association taps Suzanne Wenzel to take part in an initiative focusing on HIV/AIDS among vulnerable populations.
Female social worker helping homeless man
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Social work academy taps Trojan to lead national effort against homelessness

Ben Henwood is among nine professors to accept the challenge.
Two USC schools help develop LAPD training in community policing
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Two USC schools help develop LAPD training in community policing

Officers will learn techniques on how to deal with the homeless, mentally ill and domestic abuse survivors.
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Richard Newmyer

USC Price graduate uses real estate expertise to combat homelessness
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USC Price graduate uses real estate expertise to combat homelessness

Frank Byrd uses skills learned in USC’s online Executive Master of Urban Planning program to tackle a new role at the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority.
Community outreach inspires salutatorian Sammy Cohen to think outside the clinic
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Community outreach inspires salutatorian Sammy Cohen to think outside the clinic

The aspiring surgeon has helped the homeless and organized outreach projects — and he’s just getting started.
Ending disparities in Black health is a year-round priority for USC experts
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Ending disparities in Black health is a year-round priority for USC experts

USC research underscores the fact that prejudice in America’s communities, politics and economic systems is a serious detriment to Black Americans’ health.
New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.
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New partnership at USC seeks solutions to reduce homelessness in L.A.

The Homelessness Policy Research Institute aims to offer timely, relevant and actionable research in Los Angeles County.