Empower Grieving Children

We believe every young person who experiences the loss of a parent should be provided a supportive community, positive role models and peer support (3 essential protective grief- care factors). Year-round events and 1:1 mentorship is life- changing for the girls enrolled at empowerHER. You are not alone.

Testimonials

"It changed my outlook on everything," Lena Welch from Boston, age 14 when she enrolled (19 years old today, told TODAY.com. "In high school, if you lose your mom, that becomes what defines you - you become the girl whose mom passed away. But I've learned that's not what defines
you, it's your strength and how you handle adversity."
empowerHER® Enrolled Girl

"When a young girl loses her mother, the loss doesn't end there. Beyond initial grief, it becomes an ongoing challenge for a young girl to navigate adolescence and to know how to grow into a woman without a mother's guidance. As mentors in the empowerHER program, we are given the unique opportunity to serve as a reminder to young girls that they are not alone in their grief."
empowerHER® MENTOR

"Having someone outside of our family that she can talk to about her mom and having somebody older who's faced hard moments without her mom and survived, is one of the greatest benefits of empowerHER's Mentor Program."
empowerHER® Guardian