WE ARE HERE FOR YOU GET STARTED - ENROLL OUR MISSION: Holistically help individuals build healthier lives from the inside out. OUR VISION: Empowering individuals to make healthy and safe decisions through trauma, gender, and culturally responsive holistic behavioral health services. The Empowerment Program will be CLOSED Thursday, November 25, 2021 Friday, November 26, 2021 Wednesday December 1 11 am - 3 pm BOARD OF DIRECTORS VALUES TRAUMA HANDBOOK The Empowerment Program is a community that believes humanity is best served by a diverse population coming together to encourage the most caring and equitable relationships between people. We align with those working to improve the health of our humanity by opening our minds and hearts to a world where all are loved and compassionately cared for. We understand we have much in common with each other, while also embracing our differences as essential to the human spirit and to its health and well being. The alarming increase in bias-related violence against non-white people across different communities speaks to the larger issue of the systemic racism and oppression embedded in our society and institutions. Let us work every day to transform and re-create the oppressive systems in our own community and the larger world to become the place where we all feel safe and can manifest the best of our humanity in our work and in our actions. This can be our unifying goal. The Empowerment Program stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. We condemn police brutality and the systemic, physical, emotional and psychological violence against black people. We also condemn the larger, societal disease of white supremacy and the entire system of racist, oppressive rules, laws, policies and practices that evolved out of the persistent refusal to view black people as equals. We know black lives have just as much value as white lives and we will not tolerate the rhetoric of fear and anger so many use to sustain power. The Empowerment Program stands against all acts of hate and bias as we stand in solidarity with our Asian and Asian-American staff, participants, and with the wider Asian community. Today, and every day, we affirm our commitment to the incredible diversity that defines the Empowerment community as we work together to build a healthier, safer, and more inclusive environment. To radically change the culture of law enforcement, we must all work to radically change the culture of our entire society. We vow to amplify the voices of individuals who have deep, profound knowledge and insight that come from experiencing severe racial and social injustice. We are dedicated to empowering those who have been directly impacted by injustice and racism to emerge as partners and leaders of the movements for justice we are building. We commit to the demanding work transformative change requires. We will vote, engage in policy change and hold ourselves and everyone around us accountable for the restoration of basic civil and human rights for people of color. From the Executive Director What is expected of all of us right now is a lot. But we were made for this. And if we stay connected, work together, and love one another, we will continue to rise. To ensure we continue to support the health and well-being of our participants, staff, families, and communities during COVID-19, we’ve found new, creative ways to provide services and stay connected because we’re here for you! While our location at 1600 York Street remains largely closed until further notice, we do have the following services available currently: Virtual Groups (Zoom and E-mail) Virtual employment services HIV & HepC Testing Hot Stuff Events Wellness Challenge Empowerment Eats - Recipe Blog and much more! We are here to help you stay connected with yourselves, each other and your communities. We are here to celebrate your strengths and the duality of self-expression and belonging. Together we are stronger, wiser, and more courageous than we realize. We got this. Julie Kiehl, JD WE ARE EMPOWERMENT Video and Photography by Peggy Dyer RECIPE BLOG OUR STORIES A NEW BUILDING IS ON THE HORIZON! After 20+ years of empowering individuals in our old "home" at 1600 York Street, we have decided it's time for a change! SAME LOCATION, NEW BUILDING! We need your help! PROJECT VISION To create a safe space for people to make the change they need in their lives A place with positive feeling and energy A place that promotes health and connection A place where participants don’t have to think about their safety A place that supports those who need to leave behind their old peer group and create a new peer group Use Trauma-Informed Design to help build resilience and support personal growth DONATE - CAPITAL CAMPAIGN OUR MISSION: Holistically helping individuals build healthier lives from the inside out. GET STARTED GROUPS The Empowerment Program 1600 York Street Denver, CO 80206 303-320-1989 FAX: 303-320-3987 info@empowermentprogram.org GET TESTED DONATE ©2020 The Empowerment Program. All rights reserved. SUPPORT US