Founded in 1972, JEP is one of the oldest and largest service-learning programs in the country, offering students at the University of Southern California the unique opportunity to combine academic coursework with experiences in the community surrounding the campus. Each year, some 2000 students from several courses receive academic credit for their participation in JEP. In addition, about 400 students serve as non-credit volunteers and share their time and special talents with their neighbors. JEP is also home to the Trojan Health Volunteers, a program designed to serve pre-meds and health educators, and USC ReadersPlus, an America Reads / America Counts work-study affiliate.

In the following sections we have tried to give a complete description of how the JEP program operates both on campus and in the community.

• The Vision
• Pedagogy
• Philosophy
• Program Operations
• Training
• Staffing
• Funding
• Semester at a Glance
• JEP in the news