Project Empower is a supervised and comprehensive Independent Living program and is operated by Youth Empowerment Services, Inc. The purpose of Project Empower is to move a client who has successfully completed a structured group home program or therapeutic foster care program to a more independent living arrangement that requires less supervision. The program is designed to work with males and females ages 18 to 20 that are regarded as having a history of severe emotional, behavioral and/or aggressive reactive problems which have prevented them for living in the community.

Our program is designed to provide therapeutic support and resources for young adults while they continue their education and enhance their independent living skills. The goal is for the client to complete his/her education while learning life skills, i.e., cooking, banking, job search and interviewing skills, resume writing, driver’s education and additional skills necessary for a youth’s successful transition to live independently in the community.

The Mission
It is the mission of Project Empower Independent Living Program to provide young adults with all of the necessary life skills and support to function as healthy, productive and responsible self-sufficient adults.