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Introducing PASTA HQ

As of Fall 2025, we are introducing a new way we make change with PASTA HQ! PASTA HQ is our new home base for student impact — a flexible, grant-based ecosystem where students turn ideas into action, grow as leaders, and create change on their terms.

It’s built for how students want to work – you choose when, how, and how much. It’s meant to be fun and meaningful – not stressful and another thing to deal with.

About PASTA

Everything we do in Peers and Students Taking Action(PASTA) is driven by our passion for helping kids. We aren’t here to fulfill a volunteer requirement or to rack up more service hours, but to change the way the world cares by expanding the societal boundaries of volunteerism and leading that movement through passion-driven service.

At PASTA, students turn ideas into real projects — backed by grants, guidance, and 12 years of student-run impact. You choose your project, your timeline, and your impact.

Personal Testimony

PASTA HQ helps me maintain a flexible schedule for volunteering and I also get to create projects based on my interests, working with my own timeline. I can’t wait for another year of PASTA!

- Mahathi Suresh

Featured Projects

Sleepy-Time Kits
Our Grantee of the Year, Krystal, made these calming bedtime bundles to support underserved elementary students. These kits include simple activities, warm drinks, and comforting items to make nighttime a little easier.
Storytelling Kits
Meghana and Netra made these kits to help kids express themselves through puppetry, lantern-making, and comics. Donated to Educando con Amor.

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