TAKE A STAND AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING!
TAKE A STAND AGAINST HUMAN TRAFFICKING!
emPOWERment is a non-profit community organization aiding and assisting at-risk youth and individuals impacted by human trafficking.
PEACE - OVERCOME - WIN - ENCOURAGE - RESPECT
Friday September 13th, 2024
5:30 P.M. @ The Bakersfield Country Club
Everyone is welcomed and we appreciate the love and support that will help us continue to hold events educating and benefiting our community.
We must raise awareness among parents, teachers, religious leaders, and our communities. Everyone should be aware of what’s happening with our kids. We think of “at-risk” teens as someone else’s child, but we cannot afford to continue to feel that way. The number of teens that are dying by suicide in this country is now of epidemic proportions. 20% of adolescent live with a mental health condition, and many go undiagnosed.
Are you aware of the level of risk that youth face today? After reviewing such dire statistics about teenagers, all I could think of was that this is absolute madness! Why has the media not focused more on discussing the increased risks that youth face today?
-Videos derived from U.S. Department of Homeland Security
At-risk youth include victims of child abuse, neglect, human trafficking, and children who are vulnerable to any one of these things. We provide youth with hygiene, clothing extracurricular activities and educational opportunities (like scholarships). In addition to this we also provide informational events to students that are free to attend so they can learn more on these issues that are so prominent in our community.
Survivors include victims of domestic violence, human trafficking, and sexual assault. We empower survivors through events to help them speak their truth, build self-determination, heal from past traumas, and grow.
We empower families to fight for freedom from their past traumas and understand perseverance and resilience through our trainings, events, and support.
We provide meals for at-risk youth, the less fortunate, and human trafficking victims and survivors. We also have numerous trainings throughout the year with informed education speaking events and workshops on the signs, risks, myths, and facts of human trafficking and how at-risk youth can become easily susceptible.
emPOWERment Central Office
4900 California Ave. Ste, 210B Bakersfield, CA 93309
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