Watch the naming of the winners on Facebook.
At the Watts Juneteenth Celebration, Councilmember Buscaino announced the winners of the $1.2 million given by the Buscaino Community Grants Program to Watts non-profits. There were over 30,000 votes to select winners:
- Lend an Ear
- College Track
- Calibrate
- Peace for Kids
- Watts Garden Club
- Finish First Academy
- Friends LA
- Watts Community Core Stream
- East Side Riders Bicycle Club
- Beauty Behind the Bricks
- Watts Empowerment Center
- Women of Watts & Beyond
- Watts Labor Community Action Committee
- Watts Century Latino Org
- Operation Progress Student Assistance Foundation
You can read their proposals here.