Attention undergraduate UCLA Students, we are excited to announce that we are NOW HIRING! Applications for our paid positions for the 2024-2025 academic year. If you’re looking for an opportunity to get involved and make a meaningful impact, we invite you to consider joining our team. At SEMILLA, we are dedicated to addressing the inequitable education system our students from marginalized and under-resourced communities by providing students from these communities with free services: college & career resources, peer advising & skill-building services, empowering our students to develop holistically, and so much more! This is a great opportunity to work with youth, address the inequitable education system, collaborate with like-minded peers, make a difference in the lives of our students, and find a community on campus.
Apply now!
🔗 Peer Advisor Application
🔗 Site Coordinator Application
DOING IT FOR THE YOUTH SINCE 1998
ELAS SEMILLA: Supporting Empowerment through Mentorship and Inspiring Latine Liberation and Aspirations
ELAS Xinachtli is a student-run, student-initiated, and student-funded College & Career access project from UCLA. Our mission is to promote higher education and empower Latine communities by addressing and dismantling the barriers within the Chicane/Latine educational pipeline. We focus on raising socio-political awareness and fostering student leadership among Latine youth from local communities. Our dedicated staff consists of current UCLA students who are passionate about making a meaningful impact. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we are proudly partnered with, Animo Ralph Bunche Charter High School, Katella High School (AUHSD), and Lynwood High School (LUSD). Xinachtli staff visit our partner schools once a week, after school, providing high school students with peer advising, skill-building sessions, workshops, and engaging activities designed to support their educational and personal growth.
