1. Volunteer to teach a class, tutor a student, lead a one-day workshop or support a teacher in an on-going class.
Volunteer opportunities for classroom work typically involve 2 hours, one day a week. Volunteers work one-on-one with the students.

2. Be a mentor: change a life. A mentor helps a student have a new future through individual attention. 
Work-based mentorships are sustained relationships between homeless young people and adults centered on the creative experience. Through consistent involvement, the creative professional offers support, guidance, and assistance as the younger person becomes empowered to change his/her lives and work towards a career goal. 

3. Host a group of students at your place of work. 
Hollywood Media+Arts encourages field trips, work-shadowing and other off-site opportunities that help our students see a variety of careers and work opportunities. Volunteers and mentors are asked to consider these types of field-trips with the students.

Pitching Your Movie Ideas
In 1995, Andrew Lazar formed the WB Studios based production company Mad Chance with a mandate to focus on smart, intriguing material in every genre and budget-range, debuting with the Shakespeare-influenced teen comedy 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU. His latest production GET SMART stars Steve Carrell, and is directed by acclaimed comedy director Pete Segal for Warner Bros.

Radio DJing - Your Voice and the tools necessary to work on radio

Afternoon DJ and on-air personality on KISS FM and devoted father of 5 year-old Savannah, Jesse taught students how to build a career at a radio station, covering topics such as marketing oneself and handling a face paced on-air environment. 

Music - Scratch & Mix: Electronic DJ techniques 
DJ RAP is simultaneously a label owner, producer, and recording artist. Six years ago her first album, LEARNING CURVE, was released on Sony in the UK and on Columbia Records in the USA and ended up selling 2 MILLION copies worldwide. She has many seminal dance classics to her credit.

Fashion Editor at the Los Angeles Time
Professor of Fashion Design at Hollywood Media+Arts

Melissa Magsaysay is the Fashion Editor at the Los Angeles Times, writing articles and styling photo shoots for the weekly Image section. Previously she was West Coast Fashion Editor for the trade daily Women’s Wear Daily and enjoyed working for famed designer Betsey Johnson.

Writing - Going for Laughs: Comedy Writing & Performance
Nancy Cohen has written for television shows such as "The King of Queens", "Sabrina the Teenage Witch" and Fox's upcoming "The Return of Jezebel James" starring Parker Posey and Lauren Ambrose.  She has also written for "The Huffington Post" and contributed to the Howl anthology.

Music - Recording 
Bob Carpenter is a multiple Grammy, ASCAP, IBMA and CMA  award winning singer, songwriter, producer and keyboardist and a long time member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.

Music - Sing Like the Star You Are: Singing & Vocal Technique 
Emily Moultrie has been teaching voice and acting for over 17 years. Her background as an award-winning vocalist, successful actress and graduate of USC School of Cinematic Arts allows her to give her a students a complete vocal performance education.

Acting - Auditioning: Fundamentals of success 
Matthew Lessall is a freelance Casting Director based in Los Angeles. His work includes several award winning independent feature films including: "Rocket Science" & "Mean Creek".

Fashion and Design
Rachael Anderson's is a graphic designer at Samuels Advertising in Hollywood. She graduated from the Art Institute- Los Angeles with a degree in Graphic Design and her dream is to share her love of arts by volunteering and teaching.