Empowerment Resources

💚 A new cycle of Parenting Education Virtual Seminars is beginning!

Join us for FREE weekly sessions designed to support parents and caregivers through topics that encourage healthy communication, positive discipline, emotional wellness, and stronger family connections.

✨ Virtual & No Cost
🗓 Thursdays | 6:00–7:15 PM
🎓 Attend all 8 sessions and receive a certificate of completion!

We welcome all parents, caregivers, and families to join us as we learn and grow together.

🔗 Register here:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdequrDorHNUMh5E-fiN_CqV4u7sr5BMT #/registration

Honoring Juneteenth 💚❤️💛
Today we celebrate Juneteenth, a national holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth serves as both a reflection on history and a reminder of the importance of continuing to uplift, educate, and empower future generations.
Wishing everyone a meaningful Juneteenth.

✨ Save the Date: Innovate HER STEM Summer Lab Series ✨

This summer, ERI is bringing girls together for a week of innovation, creativity, and hands-on STEM exploration in Downtown Jacksonville! 🌟

📍 Downtown Jacksonville
📅 July 27–31
⏰ 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM
👩🏽‍🔬 For rising 6th–12th grade girls

Participants will explore:
✈️ Robotics and Aviation
🧪 The Science Behind Scent and Hair
🎤 Panel discussions with professionals in STEM
🚌 STEM field trips
🍴 Food, activities, and more!

Get ready for an exciting week designed to inspire the next generation of women in STEM. More details coming soon!

Positive discipline helps children learn, grow, and feel supported. 💚

Join our **FREE Parenting Education Virtual Seminar** this week as we discuss Alternatives to Spanking and explore healthy, effective ways to guide behavior while strengthening parent-child relationships.

✨ Learn strategies that encourage communication, respect, and positive decision-making.

🗓 Thursday | 6:00–7:15 PM
💻 Virtual & No Cost
🎓 Attend all 8 sessions and receive a **certificate of completion!**

🔗 **Sign up:**
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdequrDorHNUMh5E-fiN_CqV4u7sr5BMT #/registration

📚☀️ Summer Reading Starts at the Library! ☀️📚

Keep young minds active and engaged this summer with the Jacksonville Public Library Summer Learning programs! From reading challenges and free books to hands-on activities and family events, there are opportunities for children and teens all summer long.

Reading over the summer helps students build confidence, strengthen learning skills, and discover new interests while having fun along the way. 🌟

✨ Explore summer learning events and programs at your nearest library branch:
https://jaxpubliclibrary.org/summer-learning

☀️ Looking for engaging youth programming this summer?

Empowerment Resources Inc. offers Life Skills Workshops for students in grades 3–12 designed to encourage positive behaviors, build confidence, and equip youth with tools to make healthy life decisions. 💜

Our workshops can be customized for:
✨ Summer camps
✨ Schools
✨ After-school programs
✨ Churches & community organizations

Sessions range from 60 minutes to half-day workshops and may include hands-on activities, role playing, group discussions, and interactive learning experiences tailored to your group’s needs.

Help your students grow in leadership, communication, decision-making, and personal development this summer! 🌟

📩 Contact us to bring Life Skills Workshops to your organization.

Celebrate Juneteenth in Jacksonville ✨

Juneteenth is a time to honor freedom, culture, resilience, and community — and Jacksonville has several events bringing people together in celebration this season.

Community highlights include:
❤️ The Juneteenth Concert featuring the Ritz Chamber Players
💚 The Miss Juneteenth Cultural Scholarship Pageant
💛 Community celebrations and cultural experiences hosted throughout the city

Whether through music, education, culture, or fellowship, these events create opportunities to reflect, celebrate, and uplift our community together.

🔗 Learn more about upcoming events:
https://www.visitjacksonville.com/events/juneteenth-concert-featuring-the-ritz-chamber-players/
https://www.mlkfdnorg.com/event-details/miss-juneteenth-cultural-scholarship-pageant-2026
https://www.melanincollaborativegroup.org/

Family morals and values help shape the choices children make every day. 💚

Join our **FREE Parenting Education Virtual Seminar** this week as we discuss how families can model values like respect, honesty, responsibility, and kindness to help children build strong character and healthy relationships.

🗓 Thursday | 6:00–7:15 PM
💻 Virtual & No Cost
🎓 Attend all 8 sessions and receive a **certificate of completion!**

🔗 **Sign up:**
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAqdequrDorHNUMh5E-fiN_CqV4u7sr5BMT #/registration

🌟 Help Shape the Future with ERI 🌟

Empowerment Resources Inc. is looking for passionate, community-minded leaders to join our ** Leadership team made up of the Board of Directors and Advisory Council**!

If you’re committed to empowering youth and families, we invite you to use your voice, experience, and ideas to help strengthen our mission and expand our impact. 💜

✨ Only about 2 hours per month
✨ Virtual opportunities available
✨ You do not need to live in Jacksonville to serve

Join a team dedicated to creating positive change in the lives of young people and families.