Resources & Organizations for Community Building

Explore a range of resources and organizations to connect with, and prepare for meaningful community engagement and leadership experiences.

Campus Organizations & Resources for Community Building & Service

African American Student Development & Fannie Lou Hamer Black Resource Center 

The Academic, Social-Emotional, Professional Development, Community and Cultural Support Center for Students of African/Black Ancestry at the University of California at Berkeley.

Black@Cal Community Resource Guide

Asian Pacific American Student Development (APASD)

APASD serves the diverse and changing needs of Asian American, Pacific Islander, South Asian, Southwest Asian , and North African (AA/PI/SSWANA) communities by equipping students with the tools and resources to transform themselves and their communities.

Berkeley Public Service Center

The Public Service Center brings together students, faculty, and communities to harness their collective wisdom in support of social justice, civic engagement, and transformative social change.

Berkeley Social Welfare, Sports, and Society Initiative

The first of its kind in a school of social welfare — integrated social work knowledge and practice both with the sports industry and with community advocacy, policy, and research. 

Cal Athletics Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging & justice (DEIBJ) Office 

Educate, Celebrate, Accelerate 

Chicanx Latinx Student Development 

The CLSD office is student run, staff led, and community supported. The office is the place where students will come in with any question and it’s our job to find the answers by using our networks within our community and throughout Berkeley.

Gender Equity Resource Center (GenEq) 

Referred to as GenEq, is a UC Berkeley campus community center committed to fostering an inclusive Cal experience for all. GenEq is the campus location where students, faculty, staff, and alumni connect for resources, services, education,  and leadership programs related to gender and sexuality.

Haas Sustainability Task Force (HSTF)

HSTF is at the center of creating tangible change at Haas, the wider Berkeley campus, and beyond.

LEAD Center (Leadership, Engagement, Advising & Development) 

The LEAD Center is UC Berkeley’s hub for student involvement, leadership development, and co-curricular advising. Our goal is to assist students as they explore their interests, pursue their passions, and create community at Cal.

Multicultural Community Center 

The Multicultural Community Center aims to provide an alternative space for cultural expressions and identity exploration and to build community among Berkeley’s diverse student population. 

Native American Student Development 

The Native American Student Development office (NASD) at Berkeley exists to serve and support the diverse and changing needs of Native students in their time at Cal. We strive to provide relevant, accessible, and engaging programs and resources, and promote intertribal and cross-cultural approaches to community building with a social justice lens.

Stiles Hall 

Stiles Hall is committed to developing the next generation of student leaders. Our Staff and Board of accomplished professionals are enthusiastically available to mentor and guide all students who join the Stiles family.

Student Environmental Resource Center 

The Student Environmental Resource Center at UC Berkeley cultivates a collaborative space to strengthen the collective effectiveness of the sustainability community and provides resources for students to actualize their visions of a more equitable, socially just, and resilient future.

UC Berkeley Basic Needs Center 

The Basic Needs Center acts as a virtual and physical hub that provides and connects students to essential services that impact health, belonging, and overall well-being. 

Project & Organizational Planning Tools

Student-Athlete led Group Resources

Click Here for Resources and strategies to support engagement groups with meeting facilitation, action planning, and beyond!

Clinics2College Activity Modules

Click here for activities to support and facilitate meaningful on-campus and off-campus experiences with young people.


Playworks Game Library to make the most out of recess!

Click here for the Playworks Resource Library. Playworks helps schools make the most of recess. The Resource Library contains creative and meaningful games to bring to recess at our partnership school sites!

The Practice Space: build public speaking confidence!

Click here for resources and curriculum to help you tell your story and speak in a clear and engaging way!

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