Dear Friend,

In 2020, we pledged that we would “rise together” out of this pandemic. Thanks to your support, we were able to honor that commitment and serve more families than we ever have by pivoting our services online.

We expanded our programming and services to over 7,000 youth, families and organizations across the country. We served more families in one year than we had in all of our years combined.

As all of our families continue to recover from the impact of the last two and a half years, we now see that it is our charge to focus on children’s mental health and well-being. As we go forward, our mission is even stronger to build resilience and help youth and families "heal together."

This year, children revealed some of the deepest pains and traumas they faced during the pandemic, causing significant struggles with their mental health. We were able to remain responsive to these needs by expanding upon our current services and creating new programming with safety-net services such as:

Safe Haven Emergency Housing
Online SEL-focused Day School
Clinical Small Groups
Individual Trauma-focused Therapy

This programming provided the kids with housing stability, safety, mental health support, and an opportunity to begin to build their resilience with safe adults. We disrupted the negative trajectory of their lives and it was our honor to do so.

Tiffany and I were also privileged to share our professional and lived experiences of resilience across the country. Our highest honor was being called upon to present as the keynote speakers to the leaders of the child welfare system in the state of Pennsylvania, which included three sitting Supreme Court Justices!

As we reflect on 2022, we are humbled and very grateful to say it was a remarkable year of giving and serving for us. We see a growing need for our services to make a greater impact, and we want to expand our capacity to meet the need.

We have a BOLD GOAL to raise $100,000 for building improvements and upcoming mental health programming.

We ask you to partner with us with your end-of-the-year giving to help us reach our goal and pass this on to others. Through the Power of Together, our children will have hope and a future.

With sincerest gratitude,

Teresse Lewis LCSW, Executive Director

Tiffany Baker, Founder & President

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2022 - Another Year of Resilience!

The Late Chief Justice Max Baer deeply impacted so many in the child welfare system. We will carry on the mantle and our part of the work to make a difference for children.

The Power of Together!

Equipping parents to gain understanding and skills to advocate for their children.

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Resilience: The Gift that Keeps on Giving

Breakthrough Family Wellness Program

Our Breakthrough Program provides families with a 90-Minute Wellness Assessment and a Family Resilience Plan by a mental health professional.

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Mental Health Supports for Children

TEC provides children with group sessions led by a mental health professional to overcome symptoms of depression, grief, and anxiety.

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Partnering with Schools and Governments for Innovative Programming

Celebrating another year of significant partnership and care for the students and parents of our hometown school district, Temecula Valley Unified School District (TVUSD)!

Thank you to the leadership of TVUSD: Dr. Jodi McClay, Superintendent, Nicole Dayus, Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services, Donna Lione, Director of Student Welfare and Success, and Kelly Gradstein, Assistant Director of Student Welfare and Success, for the opportunity to equip and empower youth and their families with innovative tools to build resilience and mental wellness.

We want to thank Judge Traci L. McDonald, Commissioner Diana Irey Vaughan, Director Kim Rogers, and Director Anne Schlegel for partnering with The Empowerment Center to better serve and improve the well-being of Washington county's youth and families.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

"The Power of One - Generational Resilience!"

Teresse and Tiffany shared best practices from their professional and lived experiences in a powerful keynote speech, "The Power of One - Generational Resilience." A special thank you to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court Office of Children and Families for the opportunity to present to their leaders in the child welfare system.

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Listen to Teresse's powerful TED Talk on "How to Build Resilient Children", as she honors Tiffany for being the "ONE" in her life.

Resilience Resources and Gifts

Parents, here are five proven boundary development strategies for you to use in this holiday season of gathering and all year-round.

HOLIDAY SPECIAL: 4 Modules for $99.99

Are you in need of support and skills to strengthen your family dynamics? Purchase our Online Course, "Resilience Tools for Parents"!

Led by Teresse Lewis, LCSW with over 2 hours of training, the course covers four modules of content:

Responding to Childhood Anxiety
Avoiding Power Struggles
Extinguishing Problem Behaviors
Understanding Your Past

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