Social Justice Opportunities
Ways to make a change
Check out opportunities to get involved with local social justice groups!
If you find a group you're interested in, learn more about how to get involved by following them on social media, checking out their website, and looking for volunteer or internship opportunities.
The mission of API Equality-LA is to empower Asian & Pacific Islander communities to achieve LGBTQ, racial, and social justice. Learn more about getting involved.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice is the nation’s largest legal and civil rights organization for Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders. Learn more about getting involved.
CARECEN, the largest Central American immigrant rights organization in the country, empowers Central Americans and all immigrants by defending human and civil rights, working for social and economic justice, and promoting cultural diversity. Learn more about getting involved.
CHIRLA works to advance the human, civil, and labor rights of immigrants and refugees. Learn more about getting involved.
CIYJA is a statewide immigrant youth-led alliance that focuses on placing immigrant youth in advocacy and policy delegations in order to ensure pro-immigrant policies go beyond legalization, and shed light on how the criminalization of immigrants varies based on identity. Learn more about getting involved.
KIWA combines organizing, leadership development, services, and policy advocacy in order to improve the lives of immigrant workers in low-wage industries in Koreatown and build a foundation for social change. Learn more about getting involved.
The Koreatown Popular Assembly is made up of neighbors and workers in Koreatown, coming together to build a strong and organized community! Learn more about getting involved.
Ktown for All is a volunteer-led grassroots organization serving Koreatown’s homeless community members through direct aid and political advocacy. Learn more about getting involved.
KYCC is the leading multiservice organization in Koreatown, supporting children and their families in the areas of education, health, housing, and finances. Learn more about getting involved.
Los Angeles Community Fridges is a network of decentralized, independent refrigerators and pantries that provide food and vital supplies to our communities through mutual aid. Learn more about getting involved.
The Los Angeles LGBT Center is building a world where LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society. Learn more about getting involved.
The mission of My Friend's Place is to assist and inspire homeless youth to build self-sufficient lives. They offer comprehensive services to nearly 1,400 homeless youth between the ages of 12 and 25, and their children, each year, out of their dynamic resource center in Hollywood. Learn more about getting involved.
Peace Over Violence is a multicultural, community-based, and volunteer-centered organization dedicated to building healthy relationships, families and communities free from sexual, domestic and interpersonal violence. Learn more about getting involved.
Students Deserve is working towards Making Black Lives Matter in Schools, and is made up of students, teachers, and parents all over LAUSD. Contact them at StudentsDeserveJustice@gmail.com for more information about getting involved.
Sunrise Movement LA is a group of powerful young people passionately working to advance intersectional climate justice solutions in the Greater Los Angeles Area. Learn more about getting involved.
United We Dream is the largest immigrant youth-led community in the country. They create welcoming spaces for young people—regardless of immigration status—to support, engage, and empower them to make their voice heard and win! Learn more about getting involved.
The Youth Justice Coalition is working to build a youth, family, and formerly and currently incarcerated people’s movement to challenge America’s addiction to incarceration and race, gender and class discrimination. Learn more about getting involved.