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Transformative Changes
About Us

Black woman founded. Community rooted. Justice driven.

Transformative Changes is a Black woman founded, community rooted healing justice organization advancing justice and human liberation by centering the leadership, lived experiences, and cultural knowledge of Black and Brown communities.

Founded in 2022, our work creates pathways toward healing, belonging, collective care, and community power across Virginia, Maryland, and DC.

Transformative Changes community members gathered together
Our Why

Healing and Justice Belong Together.

Too often, systems addressing injustice separate policy from healing, organizing from humanity, and survival from joy.

Transformative Changes takes a different approach. We believe sustainable change happens when healing, cultural knowledge, community leadership, and systems change work together.

What We Believe

Those Most Impacted Should Help Shape the Solution.

People most impacted by systemic barriers hold critical knowledge about where systems fail and how they can be reimagined. We center community members not simply as participants, but as co-creators, leaders, cultural stewards, and decision makers.

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Community Wisdom

Lived experience and cultural knowledge help shape solutions.

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Collective Care

Healing is rooted in connection, belonging, culture, and community.

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Community Power

Lasting change happens when people have the power to shape their own futures.

Our Impact

See Our Work in Action

Explore our 2025 Annual Report to learn more about our programs, partnerships, community impact, and progress.

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