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.

Project Partners

Green Alley Phases 1 and 2

Green Alley Phase 1

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

  • Jordan Downs Phase 1B
  • Jordan Downs Phase S2
  • Freedom Tree Park
  • Century Gateway Park
  • Children’s Park
  • DASH Bus Electrification
  • WalkBike Watts Mobility Improvements

MegaWatts Electric Vehicle Car Share

  • Watts Yardners
  • Mudtown Farms
  • Mega Watts
  • Energy Efficiency Retrofits
  • Resilient Homes
  • Solar Watts
  • Resilient Homes

Grant Housing & Economic Development Corp (GHEDC)

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

Anti-Displacement Resources & Assistance

WalkBike Watts Safe Routes to School

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

WalkBike Watts Safe Routes to School

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

Markham Middle School Community Garden

Data Collection and Project Evaluation

  • Watts Cool Schools 
    Weigand Elementary Urban
  • Trees/Rain Garden
  • Markham Middle School Community Garden
ThinkWatts HQ
Watts Empowerment Studio
Green Alley Phase 2

MegaWatts Electric Vehicle Car Share

Morning Star Baptist Church

Morning Star Sports Complex

Displacement Avoidance Plan – Small Business Resources

 

 

Strength Based Community Changed (SBCC)

 

Watts Clean Air and Energy Committee

Nickerson Gardens Community Garden

 

Bridge Housing

  • H2B
  • Turtle Park

UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation

  • Data Lead for Transformative Climate Communities grant

UCLA CTSI Community Engagement and Research Program

  • NIH ComPASS Grant