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emPOWERment
  • Home
  • About
  • In The Know
    • Calendar
    • Photo Wall
    • Newsletter
    • News Press
    • SB14 (SB1042) Info
  • Gala
  • Impact Report
  • Take A Stand
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
  • Request Assistance
  • Meet The Team
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions

ABOUT EMPOWERMENT

emPOWERment is a non-profit community organization aiding and assisting at-risk youth and individuals impacted by human trafficking.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Laptop Giveaway 2026

Collaborating with AT&T/human-i-t to give free laptops to families in an effort to decrease the digital divide. 


Individuals/Organizations have been pre-selected!

Get involved today!

emPOWERher Academy

 A free two week academy for junior high to adult women to empower women in building better habits and greater independence in their lives. 


July 6th-17th

Monday - Friday, 9am-12pm

2100 Chester Ave Bakersfield, CA

Register Today!

PAST EVENTS

The Right Track

JuST Conference 2025

The Right Track

An impactful documentary about the powerful journeys of survivors of sex trafficking. Viewers asked questions from survivors and heard their stories in real time after the documentary for Q&A.

Give Big Kern

JuST Conference 2025

The Right Track

Our community came together and showed up BIG for emPOWERment by helping us raise more than $19,000! This funding will help us aid and assist at risk youth and individuals impacted by human trafficking.


If you weren't able to donate this May, there's still time!  

Donate Today!

JuST Conference 2025

JuST Conference 2025

JuST Conference 2025

The Nation's Leading Training Conference on Juvenile Sex Trafficking


A conference featuring current urgent issues in the anti-trafficking field. Presentations and workshops focused on skill-building, survivor experiences, cross-discipline collaboration, task force development, case studies and lessons learned. 

SB1414 AND MORE

SB14 info

The time is NOW...

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. 

Did you know?

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? 

Learn More

What is human trafficking?

-Videos derived from U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Fighting to end Human trafficking

Our Services

for at-risk youth

for at-risk youth

for at-risk youth

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. 

for survivors

for at-risk youth

for at-risk youth

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.

For families

For families

For families

We empower families to fight for freedom from their past traumas and understand perseverance and resilience through our trainings, events, and support. 

other

For families

For families

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. 

Road To Resilience

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emPOWERment Central Office

4900 California Ave. Ste, 210B Bakersfield, CA 93309

(661) 599-5455

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