See What You Missed At This Year’s Celebration
Empowerment Resources, Inc. celebrated the accomplishments of three local seniors at this year’s Journey Into Womanhood Awards Celebration on Thursday, April 23. The event honored Nyla Stanford, Johnquell Allen, and Ti’Jana Rogers with scholarships for their pursuit of higher education. In addition to the scholarship presentation, the event also celebrated 30 program participants in completing […]
JIW, Deyona B. Shares What She Learned During The College Tour
On March 19th-20th, fifteen Journey Into Womanhood participants travelled to Orlando, FL on a college tour of the University of Central Florida and Rollins College. While on the tour the young ladies had the opportunity to explore prospective majors, visit historic buildings, and learn more about student life. Special thanks to our sponsors for making this […]
JIW Girls Learn About Careers & Financial Literacy Through Junior Achievement Partnership
JIW Girls Learn About Careers & Financial Literacy Through Junior Achievement Partnership Young ladies in the Empowerment Resources’ Journey Into Womanhood program had the opportunity to learn about business and finance through two events, with the help of Junior Achievement of North Florida. On Saturday, January 24, approximately 25 girls ages 9-17 visited the Microsoft […]
JIW Alumna Speaks at JA Girl$ Event
Journey Into Womanhood (JIW) alumna, Jasmine Harris had the opportunity to share the stage with Nascar Racer, Danica Patrick last month at Junior Achievement’s Smart Women Make Change event. Jasmine shared the impact the JA Girl$ program’s partnership with JIW had on her life with more than 400 business leaders at the event. Read Jasmine’s […]
JIW Participant, Nyla S. Shares Her L.A.W. Camp Experience
Youth Advisory Council Members, Nyla & Tierra attended 4H L.A.W Camp! L.A.W. stands for Leadership Adventure Weekend, and the camp teaches leadership and communication for 4H officers. Read Nyla’s experience in her own words below: To start, L.A.W Camp is a leadership camp designed for active members of 4-H within the Florida Region. It allows […]
Four JIW Alumni graduated from Florida universities this summer!
We’re proud to recognize four young women, who participated in the Journey Into Womanhood (JIW) program as young girls during their transition to adulthood. We would like to congratulate each JIW Alumni by highlighting their recent academic achievements. Jessica Polote, 2010 JIW Alumni Graduated August 2, from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor […]
JIWs Go to College
The annual Journey Into Womanhood College Tour is an opportunity for students in grades 7-12 to learn about post secondary education opportunities. Nyla, a 7th year JIW and 11th grade student at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts shares her experience at Bethune Cookman University. On the tour of Bethune Cookman I learned a lot about […]
Volunteer Spotlight: Nikki
Empowerment Resources Inc. is a grassroots, volunteer-driven nonprofit organization. We invite you to get to know our volunteers through our spotlight series. Get to know Journey into Womanhood alum and current mentor, Nikki Young. What’s your favorite volunteer role? I have been able to be a part of various volunteer roles within the program, but […]