Attend FIDM and become part of a larger community. FIDM believes in giving back to the communities in which we live and work. For us, that means not only the Apparel and Design Industries, but also the educational community and the community at large.

Supporting Educators As part of our support for the arts and education, the FIDM Communi-ty & Educational Affairs department offers presentations free-of-charge to high school and college educators and their students on curriculum-related topics. The “Just For Educators” section on fidm.edu provides free classroom resources, visit FIDM grants, and other valuable content exclusively for high school and college educators.

FIDM Fashion Club FIDM sponsors high school and college Fashion Clubs across the world that inspire and mentor students interested in careers in creative industries. FIDM Fashion Club offers its official members the opportunity to win a one-year full tuition or $5,000 scholar-ship and earn a $10,000 Presidential or $5,000 Active Member Scholarship to FIDM. Visit FashionClub.com for more information on how to start a club today!

The FIDM Scholarship Foundation The Scholarship Foundation’s mission is to help students and their families afford a college education. The FIDM Scholarship Store, on the LA campus, sells donated merchandise at below wholesale prices, to generate scholar-ship dollars for current FIDM Students. In addition, the Foundation has an up-to-date listing of outside scholarships, available to FIDM Students as well as non-FIDM Students: www.FIDMScholarshipFoundation.org.

YMCA In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the YMCA gave away never-worn apparel to homeless and in-need adults and teens in the Los Angeles community, made possible by a generous donation of over 4,000 units of new retail brand clothing with a value of over $173,000 from the FIDM Scholarship Foundation.

City of Los Angeles FIDM joined forces with Mayor Garcetti, donating 600 yards of fabric to L.A. Protects, a COVID-19 initiative that made protective gear for Angelenos in the public health crisis. L.A. Protects worked with local manufacturers to produce five million non-medical masks to be used by workers in essential sectors across the city.