Empower is an international nonprofit on a mission to empower, support, and connect children and young adults up through age 24 who have experienced the loss of a parent.
Empower offers a one-of-a-kind mentor program and hosts year-round events to bring our community together. Join the Empower community now.
We provide a unique one-on-one mentor program with positive role models from the community who help show them that loss is survivable.
Our events are designed to remind us we are never alone in our grief. Empower events are non-therapeutic, community-based, and volunteer-driven.
Ellie and Tess
Ellie (age 9) and Tess (age 30) were matched in July 2022 and although their stories are quite different, they’ve found a deeply meaningful connection.
Each personalized Luminaria bag, purchased by donors from around the globe, honors a family member or loved one. Hundreds of volunteers and donors come together to create powerful public displays of community and remembrance.
Our story starts with a young girl. Just nine years old and reeling from the death of her mother, Cara Belvin wondered why she couldn’t find anyone who could understand her loss.
In 2013, Cara founded Empower to provide an answer to her nine-year-old self.
