EMBR88C · Rooted in Watts · Serving South LABreak Cycles. Navigate Systems. Transform Lives.
Rooted in Watts. Serving South Los Angeles.
Embrace Change Now / EMBR88C Change Now is rooted in Watts — a community of deep culture, legacy, and resilience — and serves justice-impacted multigenerational families across South Los Angeles and surrounding Los Angeles County communities through resource navigation, housing stability support, wellness-centered services, and systems advocacy.
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Community-rooted photo from Watts / South LA — uploaded later.
Four ways we walk with families
Every family we serve faces a different combination of barriers. We meet them where they are with practical, trauma-informed support.
Resource Navigation
We help families locate, access, and follow through on the public and community resources they qualify for.
Housing Stabilization Support
Personalized guidance to help families stay safely housed and move toward long-term stability.
Wellness-Centered Services
Trauma-informed support that centers healing, dignity, and the whole family — not just the case.
Systems Navigation
We walk alongside families as they move through complex systems — courts, housing, schools, and benefits.
Justice-impacted multigenerational families in South LA
Cycles of justice involvement, housing instability, and disconnection rarely affect one person — they affect grandparents, parents, and children together. We support the whole family.
Multigenerational families
Grandparents raising grandchildren, parents reuniting after incarceration, youth navigating transitions.
Returning community members
Adults re-entering the community after justice involvement who need stable footing.
Caregivers under pressure
Family caregivers carrying systems work on top of work, school, and care responsibilities.
The E3 Multigenerational Stability Model
Our approach is built on three intentional pillars that reinforce one another.
Engage
Build trust with families through culturally rooted, trauma-informed connection.
Equip
Provide resource navigation, wellness tools, and skills to move through systems with confidence.
Elevate
Walk with families until stability becomes durable across generations.
Funders, organizations, and community partners
We collaborate with funders, service providers, schools, faith communities, and government partners committed to family stability in South LA.
When you partner with Embrace Change Now, you invest in a small, focused team that knows our community and treats every family with dignity.
We'd love to hear from you
Whether you're a family looking for support, a partner, a donor, or a board member — start a conversation.
Service Area
Rooted in Watts. Serving South Los Angeles and surrounding LA County communities.
By appointment and community referral.