Sweet Alice Harris

Sweet Alice Harris

Alice Harris, also known as "Sweet Alice", is a community organizer based in the neighborhood of Watts, Los Angeles, California. She is the founder and executive director of Parents of Watts, a local youth outreach group.

Harris was featured on an episode of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition after a freak 2003 flood damaged her home.

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