The People's Empowerment Center

03/31/2026

🌸🐣 Join Us This Saturday for a FREE Day of Family Fun & Community! 🐣🌸

The People’s Empowerment Center is proud to join our community partners, Sangre Car Club, for their 5th Annual Easter Egg Hunt in Stockton!

We will be out there bringing resources, community support, and games for families, so come out, bring the kids, and enjoy a beautiful day in the park with us and our community.

This is what community is about — showing up for one another, supporting our families, and creating safe, joyful spaces for our children to grow and thrive.

📍 Mattie Harrell Park
2244 S Lincoln St, Stockton, CA
🗓 Saturday, April 4th
⏰ 12:00 PM
🎁 Giveaways • Free Food • Golden Eggs • Games • Resources • Fun for All Ages

We look forward to seeing our community there. Come say hello to our team and learn more about the services and support available through The People’s Empowerment Center.

Together, we build community. Together, we build hope.

03/30/2026

01/19/2026

A Heartfelt Thank You from The People's Empowerment Center!

We are deeply honored and humbled to receive the 2026 Organization of The Year Award recieved at the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, presented by The Ministers and Community United, Inc.

This year's theme: "Mission Possible II: Building Community United in a Nation of Non-Violent Way".
This recognition is a testament to the unwavering dedication of our entire team and the vibrant community we serve.

We extend our deepest gratitude to several key partners and leaders who have supported us on this journey.

Thank you to California's Congressional 9th District Congressman Josh Harder, State of California 13th District Assemblymember Rhodesia Ransom, San Joaquin County Board of Supervisors, District 1 representative Mario Gardea and District 2 representative Paul Canepa, for your steadfast encouragement and support.

We also appreciate the City of Stockton Representatives Mayor Christina Fugazi and Councilmember Michael Blower for being in attendance and supporting with recognitions from the City of Stockton.

This award is not just a milestone for The People's Empowerment Center—it is a celebration of the collective spirit of our community. Together, under the visionary leadership of our CEO and founder, RC Thompson, we will continue to foster culturally rooted healing, implement restorative policies, and create inclusive spaces for social change and wellness.

Thank you all for believing in our mission. Here’s to many more years of transformative impact!

09/24/2024

Please join our Coalition in Celebrating 10 years of collective impact to our South Stockton Community!

05/25/2024

Shared post:
Brown Sugar Yoga is coming to Stockton. See below for information! Class sizes are small and first come first served! You MUST RSVP due to limited space! Our Yogi is looking forward to moving with you! Tell them RC sent you!

Are you ready for some movement?

05/01/2024

I'm extremely proud of the combined efforts to get our handball courts up and running to support our community parks activation and advocating to be outside exercising and being with our family members! Join RSSC as we continue to support the revitalization of the Southside!

04/02/2024

In honor of Black Maternal Health Week, join us for our 2nd Annual San Joaquin Black Maternal Health Symposium! “Our Bodies Still Belong To Us: Reproductive Justice Now!” on April 11th, 2024 from 8:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Our mothers and babies are dying 4x's more than our counterparts in Maternal and infant mortality deaths in San Joaquin County. Join us to discuss an address that unique challenges faced by black mothers in San Joaquin county. Learn about the latest research, advocacy efforts, and resources to support black mothers and families in our community and beyond!

This event will take place at Health Plan of San Joaquin Community Room 7751 S. Manthey Rd., French Camp, CA 95231 and will feature speakers: Dr. Brittany Chambers (UC Davis Medical Center), Dr. Anitra Williams (Dignity Health), Kim Robinson (BWW), Ericka Dorsey (Our Flourishing Families Inc Co-Founder!), Angela Ebuchalum (BIH), Teyler Wallace (Doula for the People) and RC Thompson (Reinvent South Stockton Coalition).

We will have breakout sessions on Centering Black Mothers in California, Patient-Led Advocacy, Maternal Mental Health Panel, and a strategic planning session facilitated by Toni McNeil (Concrete Development Inc
& FFI Board Member)!

Register at the link & in bio: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/2nd-annual-sjc-black-maternal-health-symposium-tickets-859613636527

Please stand with us to say enough is enough. It's Time to heal our wombs. Click the link in the bio.

02/01/2024

Happy Black History Month Ya'll! Join Mayor Nancy Young and the City of Tracy as they celebrate and raise the flag!

11/08/2023

The Each One Teach One College and Career Readiness Workshop event is Happening tomorrow!

Hear from current college students' professors, and Stockton community members as they share their journeys after high school. Come and gather valuable information and swag from various local and non-local universities at various resource tables.

Date: Tomorrow Wednesday, November 8
Time: Local College Fair – 5:15 pm – 6:00 pm, College Options Presentation 5:45 pm – 6:00 pm
Location: Stanislaus State Stockton Campus, 612 E. Magnolia St., Stockton, CA 95202

RSVP today and be entered in a raffle by scanning the QR code or by visiting the link here: bit.ly/46dIY80

Stockton Scholars Stanislaus State Improve Your Tomorrow

10/10/2023

TPEC and it's partners are proud to present this one of a kind healing segment of our Resident Summit to support healing Stockton’s and greater San Joaquin's service providers. TPEC believes in revitalizing and empowering people to explore holistic treatment interventions to lower stress and trauma. TPEC along with their partners will continue to work together to assist local healers to decrease burn out, emotional exhaustion, and lower stress by teaching coping strategies, utilization of holistic and evidence base tools, and healing circles. circle therapy

10/09/2023

is a very important issue that we aren't talking enough about. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
In 2021, the maternal mortality rate for non-Hispanic Black (subsequently, Black) women was 69.9 deaths per 100,000 live births, 2.6 times the rate for non-Hispanic White (subsequently, White) women (26.6). Rates for Black women were significantly higher than rates for White and Hispanic women. The increases from 2020 to 2021 for all race and Hispanic-origin groups were significant.
Practioners as well as Black Maternal services are important to decreasing the disparities within our communities of Color. Doula services and perinatal Prevention services are solutions to support our Black mothers, babies, and fathers. Please visit this page to learn more from our community partner !