Join us as we travel to downtown LA to read to elementary school children.  Reading To Kids is a grassroots organization dedicated to inspiring underserved children with a love of reading, thereby enriching their lives and opportunities for future success.  The time commitment is 8:15 AM to 12:30 PM.  Watch for sign up announcements on the Community Service Email Interest List.   

Join us as we go to Union Station Homeless Shelter here in Pasadena to prepare and serve dinner to the homeless.  The time commitment is 5:45 PM – 9:30 PM, food and materials will be provided.  Watch for sign up announcements on the Community Service Email Interest List.   

The Caltech Y offers many opportunities for community service, organized and led by Caltech students. If you are interested in receiving email announcements of upcoming community service projects, you can self subscribe to the Community Service Interest List at www.caltechY.org.  If you are interested in helping to organize and lead community service projects, or have other questions: contact caltechy@caltech.edu.  

The Caltech Y Student Executive Committee (ExComm) meets weekly to plan activities, consider requests for funding, and to monitor programming efforts of the Caltech Y.  Meetings are open to any students who are interested in planning events or influencing Caltech Y programming. 

The Caltech Y was founded by students, to provide students with leadership development opportunities.  The spirit of our founding remains today – to provide opportunities to prepare students to be responsible citizens of the world.  The Y seeks to broaden students’ world view, and to raise social, ethical, and cultural awareness through teamwork, community engagement, activism, and leadership.  Students play a key role in initiating and organizing each Y event. 

The Studenski Memorial Award is a travel grant of up to $4000 established in the memory of Paul Studenski, who in 1974 was killed in an automobile accident while on a trip across the United States. It is awarded to a Caltech undergraduate who has reached a crossroads in life and would benefit from a period away from the academic community in order to obtain a better understanding of self and to explore possible directions for his/her future.

Applications are due by Wednesday, March 5th at 5pm.