SDC's History
Sisters Dedicated to Change's ( SDC) founder, Bridgitte K. Watson, first began engaging in community service in the 1990s by providing educational and charitable services to youth in her Los Angeles neighborhoods. Ms. Watson's first attempt to become an officially established non-profit corporation was in the mid 1990s. However, this endeavor was placed on hold due to its founder realizing that her focused youth population were the very students she began serving throughout the local school district.
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Over the years, Ms. Watson has utilized her own funds to provide school supplies and education-related funding to hundreds of individuals. She has also worked tirelessly to provide social and emotional support to youth on and off school campuses.
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By June, 2022 Ms. Watson was overwhelmingly, yet pleasantly inspired by the many youth who’d shared with her the impact her services had made on their lives.
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Consequently, in order to increase the number of youth who receive services and support, it became imperative to incorporate SDC as a non-profit with tax-exempt status.
This decision has resulted in assisting more youth than imagined -in acquiring the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to soar above and beyond expectations.
SDC's Founder
Serving youth in Los Angeles neighborhoods has been more rewarding than words can express.
To date, as an educator and a youth advocate, I am aware and convinced that it is imperative to continue the work I started in the 1990s.
I believe that while intervention services are critical, it is also necessary to consider prevention services. This is why SDC accepts and serves all youth ( honors students, foster youth, gang affiliated, incarcerated, homeless, etc.)
One of the main reasons I've maintained a successful rapport with the youth we serve is because of my similar background.
The rewarding feeling I experience, each time one of our youth faces and overcome his or her challenges is priceless.
"...and if ever i touched a life i hope that life knows
that i know that touching was and still is and will always
be the true
revolution"
from When I Die by Nikki Giovanni
"Requiring accountability without providing opportunities, create a situation whereas we may as well build the prison next door to the middle schools."
Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond
