The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative (TKC) is a network of thought-leading organizations that leverage teaching kitchen facilities to enhance public and planetary health. Members (including UCLA) span medical, community, school, and corporate settings, and are united by a shared question: What can we achieve together that we cannot accomplish on our own?
Resources
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Each of you is a valued member of the Bruin family, and we want to ensure you have resources to help you maintain your health and well-being. We also want to acknowledge the challenges you face while continuing your work and studies during these turbulent times. We have curated a quick and high-level list of resources here, but we also encourage you to use the search engine below to find additional resources from our vast network of valued partners. Contact us if you believe there is an error in our resources or if you would like to propose the addition of a resource here: livewell@g.ucla.edu.
If you are a student, you may also want to explore Be Well Bruin, a comprehensive resource directory that highlights UCLA’s various resource centers, programs, and departments that support student health & well-being.
Weed Like to Know
Important information about recreational marijuana for UCLA students, staff, and faculty.
cityLAB
cityLAB leverages design, research, policy, and education to create more just urban futures with real impacts for communities in Los Angeles and beyond.
Be Well Bruin
Be Well Bruin is committed to increasing students’ access to health and well-being resources. Use the robust search and filtering features to find a specific resource or take the Be Well Bruin Assessment to better understand the areas where we can support you to be the best you.
Community Collaborative Cookbook
The EatWell Pod and UCLA Farmers’ Market launched the Community Collaborative Cookbook in celebration of Food Day 2020 to bring us together during the COVID-19 stay-at-home order and to spotlight the stories that accompany food, especially those from historically minoritized communities.
Dig: Campus Garden Coalition
Dig creates a space for the community to come together and learn about the process of growing food and our food systems through hands-on learning. Their goal is to foster the relationship between nature, humans, and fresh, healthy food. All levels of experience and interest are welcome.
Let’s Move: Exercise and Nutrition Tips
Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s initiative to get kids and families moving.
FitZone for Staff & Faculty
Opportunities offered through UCLA Recreation for staff & faculty to incorporate movement into their day.
Outdoor Adventures
Have you always wanted to camp at Joshua Tree, or backpack through Death Valley? Outdoor Adventures has an incredible variety of outdoor trips that are sure to please any craving for some fresh air and exploration!
WAZO Connect
WAZO Connect aims to improve mental health at UCLA by offering students in need with a personal mentor and access to wellness activities.
Transfer Mentorship Program
The Transfer Mentorship Program matches undergraduate transfer students with other transfer student mentors who are specific to their career path or major.
Mentorship Program at UCLA (MSHIP)
Mentorship Program at UCLA aims to guide the personal development of its mentors and mentees via one-on-one pairs.
MentorSEAS
The MentorSEAS program assigns incoming engineering students with an individual mentor from their specific major.
As a land grant institution, the Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center at UCLA acknowledges the Gabrielino/Tongva peoples as the traditional land caretakers of Tovaangar (Los Angeles basin, So. Channel Islands).