EMPOWERMENT 4 GIRLS
Educate . Nurture . Empower
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Empowerment 4 Girls’ (E4G) mission is to affirm the self-worth of all girls as we work toward our vision of a just world where all youth are confident, resilient, and resourceful. Our programs fill a gap in social support and affirming spaces for girls at a critical life phase when they are forming identities and learning to cope with numerous stressors that put them at risk for depression, anxiety, and suicidal ideation. We implement expert-recommended strategies to mitigate risk factors associated with adolescent self-harm and suicide. In 2020, suicide was the second leading cause of death for people ages 10-14. The rate of suicide for those ages 10 to 24 increased by nearly 60% between 2007 and 2018 (CDC). We work with girls in our community to promote positive personal development that helps them overcome negative self-talk and bullying that reinforces low self-esteem, feelings of isolation, anxiety, depression, and suicidal ideation.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
Empowerment Camps
Camps include art projects, yoga, meditation, breathing exercises, dance, positive affirmations, All-About-Me Collages, self-care tools, sound healing, theme-based guest speakers, outdoor activities, and talking circles—creating sisterhood through fun and self-expression. Snacks/lunch included.
Conscious Minds Conscious Bodies™
During our 1-day or week-long camp, girls will learn body safety, personal boundaries, gain a better understanding of their developing bodies and who they are on their journey of self-discovery.
• Anatomy/Body Changes
• Consent & Boundaries
• Gender Identity & Sexual Orientation
• Building Healthy Relationships
• Social Media Awareness
Where we work
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Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
Empowerment 4 Girls is on a mission to educate, nurture and empower girls ages 9-16 to grow into women capable of loving, respecting and caring for themselves, others and our shared world, to help lay the groundwork for a more conscious and compassionate future for everyone.
Working with the future leaders of our communities, societies and governments early in life, establishing different norms of accepted behavior, plants the seeds of positive change and begins to establish new norms for how we treat each other and the world we share. Teaching girls what it means to be treated with respect, kindness and compassion has a ripple effect on society, as they take what they learn in our programs out into the world.
Strong, empowered women grow strong, empowered children and help build strong, empowered communities. Empowerment 4 Girls helps grow strong girls.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
Empowerment 4 Girls is expanding our programming to include curriculum for Conscious Minds Conscious Bodies™ Sexuality Education. We are also developing Program Facilitator curricula for both Empowerment and CMCB camps. With the addition of qualified Program Facilitators, we will increase the population served by our programs, within our own community and beyond.
Curriculum templates for all of our programming will allow communities around the globe to adopt the format and adapt it to suit their community.
Data tracking and analysis will provide program assessment, over time, allowing us to improve or expand our content as the needs of our target population change.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
Empowerment 4 Girls has provided Empowerment Programs to over 200 girls in our community, since 2016. With each program, we improve and learn how to better serve youth in our target age group, based on each group's response to the curriculum, our volunteers, and each other. In 2023 we will be expanding our program schedule to more than double the number of youth we reach.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences, To identify bright spots and enhance positive service experiences, To make fundamental changes to our programs and/or operations, To inform the development of new programs/projects, To identify where we are less inclusive or equitable across demographic groups, To strengthen relationships with the people we serve, To understand people's needs and how we can help them achieve their goals
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We aim to collect feedback from as many people we serve as possible, We take steps to ensure people feel comfortable being honest with us, We look for patterns in feedback based on demographics (e.g., race, age, gender, etc.), We look for patterns in feedback based on people’s interactions with us (e.g., site, frequency of service, etc.), We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, It is difficult to find the ongoing funding to support feedback collection, Staff find it hard to prioritize feedback collection and review due to lack of time, It is hard to come up with good questions to ask people, It is difficult to identify actionable feedback
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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EMPOWERMENT 4 GIRLS
Board of directorsas of 03/20/2023
Jennifer Johnson
Jennifer Johnson
Brittany Corona
Michele Drake
Kelli Mae Willis
Bianca Smith
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? No -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? No -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? No
Organizational demographics
Who works and leads organizations that serve our diverse communities? Candid partnered with CHANGE Philanthropy on this demographic section.
Leadership
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