Our Mission:
To help transform the social and economic conditions in South LA that foster addiction, crime, violence and poverty by building a community institution that involves thousands in creating, influencing and changing public policy.

Who We Are:
Community leaders, including current California Assembly Speaker, Karen Bass, founded Community Coalition as a non-profit organization in 1990 in response to the 1980's crack cocaine epidemic that devastated South LA. The goal was to provide preventative community-centered solutions to the drug problem.

Community Coalition works with African American and Latino residents to build a prosperous and healthy South LA with safe neighborhoods, quality schools, a strong social safety net and positive economic development in order to reduce crime, poverty and substance abuse in our community. 

How We Have Made A Difference:

• 2008--won City support to pass the Nuisance Abatement Ordinance that will give residents more power over irresponsible businesses.
• 2008--developed the innovative ACE Academy at Locke High School where, starting in the fall of 2009, students will be prepared for high-skilled, high-wage jobs in Architecture, Construction and Engineering.
• 2007--won over $350 million for South LA schools to reduce overcrowding and bring in more counselors.
• 2006--won over $82 million in state money for foster care reform, including $36 million for relative caregivers to keep families together.
• 2005--won the A-G resolution that brought college opportunities to thousands of South LA students.
• Won over $153 million to repair neglected schools in South LA.
• Closed down over 200 liquor stores, motels and other nuisance businesses that foster crime and violence in South LA and converted several dozen others into positive businesses and non-profits.