Community Outreach

Brentwood School students engage in numerous service learning projects that benefit the community.

Brentwood School is committed to a comprehensive, K-12 service learning program that involves a wide range of activities in and around Los Angeles.  As an integral part of a Brentwood School education, students learn that community participation and service are part of their ethical responsibilities as good citizens.

To this end, our students are active with many community organizations, orchestrate varied outreach programs on both campuses, and raise money for worthwhile causes.  We also have many student-run service clubs, including Red Cross, Animal Allies, Interact/Rotary Club, What’s Darfur?, Service Learning Club, and Habitat for Humanity.

These are just a few examples of collections and donations our Brentwood School students and families have made:

  • Backpacks to School on Wheels and The Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village
  • Videos for children’s hospitals in Los Angeles
  • Thanksgiving baskets to One Voice and Children Helping Poor and Homeless People
  • Holiday baskets delivered to individual families
  • Families adopted through our Holiday Adopt-a-Family program
  • Toys to One Voice, Head Start, CHLA, and Regis House
  • Funds to the American Red Cross for victims of Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami
  • Funds to Operation Smile
  • The Twin Towers Drive for September 11 victims
  • Ongoing food collection for the Westside Food Bank

Brentwood School students visit and aid various organizations, including:

  • Aidan’s Place
  • American Red Cross
  • Children Helping Poor and Homeless People
  • Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
  • Inglewood Preparatory Academy
  • Jewish Home for the Aged
  • LaBrea Kedren Head Start
  • One Voice
  • Painted Turtle
  • Regis House
  • Salvation Army Westwood Transitional Village for Homeless
  • Shane’s Inspiration
  • SOVA Food Pantry
  • Stuart House
  • Tender Care Child Development Center
  • UNICEF
  • West Los Angeles Veterans Hospital
  • Wilder’s Preparatory Academy

Brentwood School’s community service events include:

  • Community Heroes Breakfast honoring local fireman and police officers
  • Concert of Care
  • L.A. Regional Special Olympic Games
  • Peter Vidmar ’79 Gymnastics Invitational
  • Teen Impact—Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
  • Veterans Administration Golden Age Games
Community Impact Report

Brentwood School…

  • relies on core values to guide the school’s actions;
  • community members contribute significantly to the area’s economy;
  • is an active member of the Brentwood community;
  • contributed to the community’s infrastructure;
  • is sensitive to its impact on the local and global communities;
  • fosters diversity;
  • offers programs that are community assets; and
  • engages students in numerous service learning projects that benefit the community.