Practical, trauma-informed support for the whole family.
Rooted in Watts and serving South Los Angeles and surrounding LA County communities, our programs are designed to remove barriers, restore steadiness, and help families move forward together.
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Resource Navigation
We help families identify what they qualify for — and actually access it. From benefits to community resources, we shorten the distance between need and support.
- •One-on-one navigation sessions
- •Warm referrals to trusted partners
- •Follow-through and check-ins
Housing Stabilization Support
Personalized guidance for families facing housing instability — connecting them to resources and supporting the steps that help them stay safely housed.
- •Stability planning
- •Connection to housing resources
- •Family-centered support
Wellness-Centered Services
Wellness is foundational to stability. We integrate trauma-informed practices into every interaction and connect families to mental health and healing supports.
- •Trauma-informed engagement
- •Healing-centered referrals
- •Support for caregivers
Systems Navigation
We help families understand and move through the systems that affect their lives — court, school, housing, and benefits — without losing themselves in the process.
- •Plain-language guidance
- •Coordination across systems
- •Advocacy alongside families
Foundations First™
Basic needs. Vital records. Stability starts here.
Foundations First™ is EMBR88C Change Now's basic needs and documentation support program. This program helps individuals and families address foundational barriers that often prevent access to housing, employment, benefits, education, medical care, and long-term stability.
Examples of support
- •California identification cards
- •Birth certificates
- •Social Security cards
- •Vital records
- •Proof of residency documents
- •Benefit-related paperwork
- •School, medical, or housing documentation
- •Re-entry and stabilization paperwork
Stability cannot begin when people are locked out of the paperwork that proves who they are, where they live, and what they qualify for.
Vital Records & Notary Support
As part of Foundations First™, EMBR88C Change Now may coordinate limited donated general notarization support through J&A Notary Vybz™ for eligible participants who need notarized documents connected to vital records, identification, benefits, housing, caregiving, re-entry, or stabilization services. This partnership helps remove practical barriers that can delay access to essential documents, services, and opportunities.
Notary support is offered based on availability, eligibility, and service capacity.
Access After 18™
Bridging the gap from school-based services to adult support.
Access After 18™ is EMBR88C Change Now's disability-responsive transition support program for neurodivergent youth, young adults with disabilities, caregivers, and families navigating the gap between school-based services and adult systems of care.
What happens after school district services end?
Examples of support
- •Transition planning support
- •Post-IEP and post-school navigation
- •Regional Center and adult service referrals
- •Department of Rehabilitation connections
- •Disability-related resource navigation
- •Benefits and documentation support
- •Caregiver guidance
- •Independent living and employment pathway referrals
- •Advocacy preparation and plain-language education
School-based services may continue through age 22 depending on eligibility, IEP status, diploma pathway, and transition planning. However, families still need support preparing for adult systems before those services change or end. Access After 18™ helps neurodivergent youth, young adults with disabilities, caregivers, and families prepare for the transition from school-based services into adult systems of care, support, employment, benefits, housing stability, and community-based resources.
EMBR88C Change Now does not replace school district services, IEP teams, legal advocacy, or public benefit agencies. We help families understand options, organize next steps, and connect with appropriate adult-service systems and community resources.
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