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Changing Lives, Building Neighborhoods Responsibly

Founded in 2005, the Coalition for Responsible Community Development has a unique focus on young people in Vernon-Central (age 16-25), and collaborates with residents, businesses, community-based organizations, civic leaders, and Los Angeles Trade Technical College, to improve the quality of life in our community.

10/29/2026

A good idea is the easy part. The license, the capital, and the plan are the rest.

Kenniesha Newsome founded Well Nest Financial to make financial education accessible in South LA. The South LA BusinessSource Center, operated by CRCD, helped her with the rest: business tax registration and entity documents, a $2,500 business line of credit, and a marketing plan.

"The team provided valuable business coaching, financial strategy guidance, and a comprehensive marketing analysis that helped me gain clarity and confidence in my next steps."

This is what small business support looks like when it is specific. Not a workshop. A license, a line of credit, a plan, and an open business.

10/28/2026

CRCD joins communities nationwide in mourning the passing of Dolores Huerta, a lifelong champion for workers' rights and co-founder of the United Farm Workers.

Her fight for fair pay, union representation, and safer working conditions reminds us that every worker deserves dignity, respect, and family-sustaining wages.

We honor her extraordinary legacy and remain committed to expanding economic opportunity for working families in South Los Angeles and beyond.

Sí, se puede.

10/27/2026

A diploma is a piece of paper until you are the one holding it.

Alisha is a CRCD participant. Asked why CRCD matters to her, she wrote one sentence:

"CRCD matters to me because they help me get my high school diploma."

Youth education in South LA is measured in credentials, and it should be. But the credential only exists because somebody kept showing up for the student on the days it would have been easier not to. That is the work underneath the number.

10/22/2026

CRCD is proud to serve as the grant administrator for the Council District 9 Community Grant Program, an innovative initiative that strengthens South Central Los Angeles by investing in 175 community-based organizations working to uplift residents and build stronger communities.

The Community Grant Program is a testament to the collective capacity these community-based organizations bring to the social fabric of South Los Angeles and a commitment to create lasting impact for the residents and families who call South LA home. Together, we are changing lives and building neighborhoods responsibly!

10/20/2026

What were you doing at 19?

For a lot of people, the honest answer is: figuring it out. In LA County, 133,900, or 11.9% of young people between 16 and 24, are in that in-between right now, neither working nor in school. And it is not spread evenly. The rate moves by 17 points depending on which LA neighborhood you grew up in, because where you live changes how many doors are within reach.

Nobody re-enrolls or gets a first job because they were told to. They do it because somebody made the next step small enough to take.

That is what CRCD does for young people 16 to 24 in South LA. A place to earn a high school diploma. Job readiness. Understand how to budget your first paycheck. A case manager who follows through. No cost to you.

Know somebody in the in-between? Send them this. More info: coalitionrcd.org

Source: Measure of America, A Portrait of Los Angeles County 2026.

10/20/2026

We’re just one week away from the 3rd Annual South LA All In Meeting of the Minds Symposium!

We’re proud to welcome our two keynote speakers, California State Senator Lola Smallwood-Cuevas and Abigail Marquez, General Manager of the City of Los Angeles Community Investment Department, for an important conversation on the future of our communities.

Stay connected with us on social media as we continue introducing our panelists and sharing more about the conversations, insights, and ideas you can expect at this year’s symposium! Register now! Link in bio

10/19/2026

Does not just train for construction. Our ecosystem includes a construction company.

October is Careers in Construction Month, and the industry is talking about its workforce shortage. Here is what a local answer looks like.

CRCD hosts programs includimg YouthBuild construction for young people. MC3 pre apprenticeship for adults preparing for a union apprenticeship. And the social enterprise, CRCD Enterprises, a licensed general contractor, is hiring from the South LA neighborhoods it builds in.

Training, credentials, and a first job on site, all inside one organization. That is how a pathway works when nobody has to leave the neighborhood to walk it.

Employers and trades partners: if you want to talk about hiring from this pipeline, our door is open.

10/16/2026

Diversion is a legal word. Here is what it actually looks like.

CURE, Community Uniting for Resolution and Empowerment, is CRCD's diversion program for young adults facing misdemeanor charges, run in partnership with the Los Angeles City Attorney's office.

The model is simple. Instead of a conviction, the participant is connected to education, employment and support services that address the root cause of the charge. CRCD staff report progress to the court. Complete the program and the case is dismissed.

Since September 2023, 41 cases have been dismissed this way. 41 young adults entering the labor market without a record.

A conviction at 19 costs an employer a candidate and a community a worker. Diversion keeps both.

Learn more at coalitionrcd.org

10/15/2026

Every contractor says they can handle multifamily.

Here is ours. Ruth Teague Homes, South LA. Five stories, 52 units, developed by New Economics for Women and the Amity Foundation. CRCD Enterprises teams help to build and paint the project.

The crews were staffed through the CRCD workforce pipeline, which is how the hours on this building stayed in the community it houses. For a contractor carrying local hire commitments, that is a line item, not a story.

Developers and GCs with multifamily scopes in LA County: we would like to talk. Let's continue to build South LA together!

Address

3101 S. Grand Avenue
Los Angeles, CA
90007

Opening Hours

Monday	8:30am - 5pm
Tuesday	8:30am - 5pm
Wednesday	8:30am - 5pm
Thursday	8:30am - 5pm
Friday	8:30am - 5pm

Telephone

+12137436193

Website

http://www.coalitionrcd.org/, https://linktr.ee/CRCD_SouthLA

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