Our Partners

Watts Rising is incredibly fortunate to have such engaged, intentional, and dedicated partners in our collaborative. Our partners are community-based organizations, government entities, and nonprofits that are committed to serving the Watts community. Read more about some of the amazing work they do by clicking the link to their website.

Lead Agencies

The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA)

The Mayor’s Office of Economic Opportunity (MOEO)

Project Partners

Council District 15’s Office

Green Alley Phases 1 and 2

Liberty Hill Foundation

Green Alley Phase 1

East Side Riders Bike Club

B.E.A.S.T. Bicycle Education and Safety Classes

The Michaels Organization

  • Jordan Downs Phase 1B
  • Jordan Downs Phase S2
  • Freedom Tree Park
  • Century Gateway Park
  • Children’s Park

Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT)

  • DASH Bus Electrification
  • WalkBike Watts Mobility Improvements

Green Commuter

MegaWatts Electric Vehicle Car Share

Watts Labor Community Action Committee (WLCAC)

  • Watts Yardners
  • Mudtown Farms
  • Mega Watts

Habitat for Humanity

  • Energy Efficiency Retrofits
  • Resilient Homes

GRID Alternatives LA

  • Solar Watts
  • Resilient Homes

Grant Housing & Economic Development Corp (GHEDC)

  • Wilmington Ave. Great Streets 
  • Success Avenue Green Street
  • Central Avenue Streetscape

City of Los Angeles, Department of Cultural Affairs (DCA)

WalkBike Watts Cultural Trail 

Watts Century Latino Organization (WCLO)

Anti-Displacement Resources & Assistance

Urban Peace Institute (UPI)

WalkBike Watts Safe Routes to School

Streets LA, City of Los Angeles

  • WalkBike Watts, Weigand Elementary Urban Trees/Rain Garden
  • Central Avenue Streetscape 
  • 103rd Street Streetscape 
  • Century Blvd Complete Street 

We Care Outreach Ministries

WalkBike Watts Safe Routes to School

LA Metro

Greening the Blue Line

TreePeople

  • Greening the Blue Line
  • Watts Cool Schools 
  • Greening Watts
  • Watts Yardeners
  • Weigand Elementary Urban Tree/ Rain Gardens

North East Trees

  • Greening Public Housing
  • Greening Watts 
  • Urban Canopy Expansion 

Los Angeles Cleantech Incubator

Markham Middle School Community Garden

Charles Drew University

Data Collection and Project Evaluation

Los Angeles Unified School District

  • Watts Cool Schools 
    Weigand Elementary Urban
  • Trees/Rain Garden
  • Markham Middle School Community Garden

ThinkWatts

ThinkWatts HQ

Red Eye

Watts Empowerment Studio

Sharefest

Green Alley Phase 2

Primestor

MegaWatts Electric Vehicle Car Share

Morning Star Baptist Church

Morning Star Sports Complex

Los Angeles Neighborhood Initiative

School Signage

City of Los Angeles Business Source Harbor Watts Region

Displacement Avoidance Plan – Small Business Resources

Strength Based Community Changed (SBCC)

Gonzaque Village Community Garden

City of Los Angeles Business Source Harbor Watts Region

Nickerson Gardens Community Garden

City of Los Angeles Business Source Harbor Watts Region

  • H2B
  • Turtle Park