Each year the JIW girls are invited to participate in Cardboard City, a fundraising and awareness event from our friends at Family Promise of Jacksonville. The event includes the building of a cardboard box shelter as well as a Social Services Maze where participants take their “family” through elements such as securing Housing, Employment, and Childcare. Read a reflection from a JIW high school student, JIW Shannel B.
JSO officers with JIW Girls The girls of the JIW program had a workshop topic on drug and alcohol awareness on October 25, 2025. This interactive
JIW Girls at the pinball machines and arcade games On September 13th, over 75 participants gathered to celebrate the launch of this year’s Journey Into
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In June, ten girls from Empowerment Resources Inc.’s JIW program, along with their parents, traveled to Atlanta, Georgia, to attend the Black Girl Dream Conference.
On Sunday, May 4, 2025, Empowerment Resources, Inc. gathered for a sweet and spirited celebration: the 21st Annual Journey Into Womanhood (JIW) Awards Celebration.
JIW Girls with Miss Black USA, Eternity Hickman ERI is the proud nonprofit partner for Curls and Convo. Mygani’s signature Curls and Convo event was
The JIW program has been busy empowering the girls of JIW with knowledge around healthy food & nutrition as well as fitness. The girls welcomed
On Thursday, May 9, 2024, Empowerment Resources, Inc. gathered to celebrate a significant milestone: the 20th annual Journey Into Womanhood Celebration. This event, marking two
