Empower House

06/05/2026

When was the last time you truly rested? 🌊
This June 10, we're gathering virtually for a Restorative Circle on Wellness & Burnout — because pouring from an empty cup isn't sustainable, and you don't have to figure it out alone.
🔗 Save your spot: https://bit.ly/restorative-circles
👇 Drop your favorite way to recharge in the comments — let's build a little list of rest inspiration for each other.

06/05/2026

For a kid in our community, one closed door can change everything. A camp they can’t afford. A tutoring session that’s just out of reach. A program that fills up before they get the chance.

At Empower House, our job is to make sure access is never the thing that holds a young person back.

In 2025, we served 308 young people through Empower Youth — and reached 426 across all our programs. We delivered 153 tutoring sessions, sent 44 kids to camp, and put $4,784 in direct aid directly toward removing the barriers standing between a young person and their potential.

Today we’re launching Access Means Everything — a campaign built on a simple belief: every kid deserves the chance to dream bigger and reach further, no matter what door is in front of them.

Come see what access can do

https://bit.ly/AccessChangesEverything

06/03/2026

06/02/2026

Empower Connect is loading…
We're pausing our digital literacy workshops to make some behind-the-scenes updates — and we're coming back better than ever.
Good things take time, and we want to make sure this experience is the best it can be for you.
Comment "KEEP ME CONNECTED" below and we'll message you as soon as our workshops are back and registration is open!
🔄 Stay tuned. The upgrade is coming.

05/20/2026

Meet Yanice — known as YaYa La Boriqua — a poet and author born on the island of Puerto Rico, whose family migrated to South Texas. Today, she proudly calls San Antonio home. 🇵🇷
In this powerful excerpt from her poem “Between Zero and Screw You Calories,” YaYa speaks to the strength she found in her mother — and how that strength echoes through generations of women leading households, holding families together, and carrying everything in between.
Her words are raw. Her voice is captivating. And her message is one every woman deserves to hear. ✨
Press play and let her words sit with you.
What woman in your life carried it all? Tag her below and tell her she’s seen.

05/20/2026

National No Apologies Period Day is here — and we’re celebrating loud and proud!
No more whispering. No more “sorry.” Periods are natural, normal, and nothing to apologize for.
Join us for an Inclusive Tea Party for everyone who experiences periods!
📅 June 9th
☕ Sip on tea, build community, and connect
We’ll have:
FREE hygiene products
Helpful resources & support
Real talk and real community
Whether you’re here for the tea ☕, the community 🤗, or the goodies 🎁 — there’s a seat at the table for YOU.

💬 Tell us your favorite tea in the comments + we’ll save you a seat! 🫖

05/18/2026

the westside heard her. 🕊️
alycatt read an excerpt from her original poetry outside our Donalson location — street ambiance, birdsong, and all. her words on the perseverance and survival of women hit different in the open air.

Alicia “Alycatt” Enriquez is a first-gen Chicana, single mother, self-taught poet, Flamenco student, blues musician, and cumbia dancer. she is working on her debut collection, Mujer Liberada — and she is just getting started. 💜

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