Empowered AI

Empowered AI EmpoweredAI is a non-profit tech educator focused on multiplying Toledo’s tech ecosystem 10x & turning Toledo into the AI capital of the Midwest.

We offer curriculum, training, & open forums that focus on augmenting humans with artificial intelligence.

Empowered AI is proud to officially announce the return of our Young Empowered Authors Summer Cohort! 🥳 📅 June 19 – July...
04/27/2026

Empowered AI is proud to officially announce the return of our Young Empowered Authors Summer Cohort! 🥳

📅 June 19 – July 2
⏰ 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
💡 Cost: FREE

This program is designed to equip youth with the skills, confidence, and tools to become published authors—while introducing them to the power of AI in storytelling, design, and creative development.

Participants will:
• Write, illustrate, and publish their own book
• Learn practical applications of AI tools
• Develop literacy, creativity, and entrepreneurial thinking

To remove barriers to access:

• Each student will receive a laptop to keep
• Daily meals will be provided

We are grateful for the partners making this possible:
• Huntington National Bank for providing laptops for our students
• The City of Toledo for funding this summer programming initiative

As a culminating experience, students will participate in what we are building to be the largest gathering of young authors in the world at our annual Publisher’s Party, hosted at the incredible Vista on the Docks.

Special thanks to Vista on the Docks for their partnership and support in helping us elevate this experience for our community.

🚨 Capacity is very limited, and we expect this cohort to fill quickly.

If you know a young person who would benefit from this opportunity, encourage them to apply today.

👉 Registration Link: https://forms.gle/NmHgzBud4smQ9jzXA

Let’s continue building a future where every child has the opportunity to become an author.

🚀 We Still Have Open Spots — Don’t Miss Out!What if your child could become a published author — while learning how to u...
02/03/2026

🚀 We Still Have Open Spots — Don’t Miss Out!

What if your child could become a published author — while learning how to use AI like a creative superpower?

✨ Young Empowered Authors is a FREE Award winning, after-school program that helps students turn their imagination into action. Over 4 fun sessions, youth will:

✅Learn how to use tools like Storybuilder Studio, ChatGPT, Canva, and Leonardo to brainstorm, design, and create.
✅Discover how to bring their stories to life as real authors and entrepreneurs.
✅Build confidence in their voice — because their ideas matter.

🌟 This isn’t just about writing — it’s about showing kids that they can create, publish, and lead in the world of AI and storytelling.

📍 Locations:
Frederick Douglass Center
Wayman Palmer YMCA
Schoenrock Boys & Girls Club

💥 Registration takes less than 5 minutes: https://forms.gle/3qSL9ScmgckE65ot9

🎯 Space is limited — help your child discover the power of their story today!

✨ We Still Have Space! ✨Our Young Empowered Authors After-School Program is still accepting students!This FREE, 4 day pr...
01/30/2026

✨ We Still Have Space! ✨

Our Young Empowered Authors After-School Program is still accepting students!

This FREE, 4 day program introduces youth to AI as a tool and a resource, not just technology—but a creative superpower. 📚🤖

Students explore an AI toolkit, including ChatGPT, Leonardo and Canva to help them learn, create, and understand what AI can actually do, all while building confidence in their ideas.

This program is about entrepreneurship, owning your story, and becoming an author—which matters now more than ever. When kids learn they can create, publish, and lead with their voice, everything changes.

📍Current after-school locations:
• Frederick Douglass Center
• Wayman Palmer YMCA
• Schoenrock Boys & Girls Club

📝 Sign-up takes less than 5 minutes:
👉 https://forms.gle/3qSL9ScmgckE65ot9

Good morning, The safety of our students, families, and staff is our top priority.Due to weather conditions, we will not...
01/26/2026

Good morning,

The safety of our students, families, and staff is our top priority.

Due to weather conditions, we will not be hosting the Young Empowered Authors (YEA) program at the Frederick Douglass Center this week.

Enrollment is still open, and we’ll be announcing a new date very soon.
Thank you for your understanding—we’re excited to get started as soon as conditions allow.

About the Program Young Empowered Authors (YEA) is a one-of-a-kind literacy and creativity initiative designed to inspire youth to become published authors. Over the course of this engaging program, students will explore storytelling, character development, digital illustration, and the fundamentals...

🚨 BIG NEWS FOR City of Toledo YOUTH & FAMILIES! 🚨📚✨ Empowered AI is bringing the Young Empowered Authors (YEA) Program A...
01/16/2026

🚨 BIG NEWS FOR City of Toledo YOUTH & FAMILIES! 🚨

📚✨ Empowered AI is bringing the Young Empowered Authors (YEA) Program AFTER SCHOOL to THREE community hubs! ✨📚

We’re proud to partner with the Frederick Douglass Center, Schoenrock Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo, and the Wayman Palmer YMCA of Greater Toledo to help youth become published authors, confident creators, and young entrepreneurs 💡✍🏾

🗓️ PROGRAM DATES & LOCATIONS
📍 Frederick Douglass Center
🗓️ January 26–29
📍 Schoenrock Boys & Girls Club
🗓️ February 9–12
📍 Wayman Palmer YMCA of Greater Toledo
🗓️ February 23–26
⏰ 4 days | ~2 hours per day | 100% FREE

📖 WHAT STUDENTS WILL DO
✅ Write & illustrate their OWN BOOK
✅ Learn how to publish on Amazon KDP
✅ Discover what it means to be an AUTHOR + ENTREPRENEUR
✅ Own their literacy, creativity, and intellectual property
✅ Walk away with something tangible they can sell for LIFE

This isn’t just a writing class.
This is about confidence, ownership, creativity, and opportunity.

🎉 PUBLISHERS PARTY 🎉
All students are invited to our Dr. Seuss–themed Publisher’s Party 🟢🎩
📅 Tentatively scheduled for March 21
📚 Celebrating youth authors + March is Reading Month!

⚠️ IMPORTANT DETAILS
🚨 ONLY 20 STUDENTS PER LOCATION
🚨 Space is EXTREMELY LIMITED
🚨 If full, students will be placed on a WAITLIST for:
March cohorts
Summer programming

🔗 SIGN UP NOW
👉 Register your student for any of the three locations here:
https://lnkd.in/geTArEE2
📩 Questions? Email us at [email protected]

📄 See the flyer for more details!
🙌 HUGE THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS & PARTNERS
💙 The Art Tatum Zone – Sponsoring the Ella P. Stewart cohort
💙 DMC Technology Group – Supporting STEAM Academy participation
💙 Browning Cousineau Corp. – Sponsoring the Schoenrock Boys & Girls Clubs of Toledo cohort

Because of YOU, these opportunities are FREE for our youth 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

📣 CALL TO ACTION
👉 SHARE this post
👉 TAG a parent, educator, or youth leader
👉 HELP us turn more kids into PUBLISHED AUTHORS

📚We’re building readers.
✨We’re building writers.
📚We’re building entrepreneurs. ✨

Like, share and follow the journey of the 2026 Young Empowered Authors cohort!



🚨 Tech Night is TONIGHT — please join us! 🚨We’re excited to kick off the first Tech Night of the year at TolHouse and we...
01/13/2026

🚨 Tech Night is TONIGHT — please join us! 🚨

We’re excited to kick off the first Tech Night of the year at TolHouse and we’d love to see you there.

📍 Tech Night at TolHouse
🗓️ Tonight | Tuesday, January 13th
⏰ 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Tech Night is a welcoming space for entrepreneurs, technologists, students, creatives, nonprofit leaders, and anyone curious about technology, AI, and innovation to connect, learn, and build community.

✨ New for this year:
We’re inviting organizations to take the stage each month to share their programs, services, events, and opportunities with the community.

📌 Tech Night at TolHouse will continue every 2nd & 4th Tuesday of the month, so this is just the beginning!

🎟️ Register here:
👉 https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1978433604168?aff=oddtdtcreator

🤝 Interested in taking the stage, sponsoring a future Tech Night, or supporting through a corporate donation?
📩 Reach out to us at [email protected]

Come build with us — we hope to see you tonight!

Family,This is it — our LAST Tech Night at TolHouse of the year, and we’re closing it out with major energy in partnersh...
12/04/2025

Family,

This is it — our LAST Tech Night at TolHouse of the year, and we’re closing it out with major energy in partnership with EmpoweredAI and the UToledo Business Incubator as we host our End-of-Year Holiday Bash.

Whether you’ve never been, you always show up, or you’ve been curious about what Tech Night is all about, this one is FOR YOU.

If I owe you a drink,
if you’ve ever spoken,
if you’ve ever sponsored,
if you’ve ever grabbed the mic,
or if you just want to celebrate the end of an incredible year —
pull up.

We’re celebrating the community we’ve built together — the ideas shared, the conversations sparked, the opportunities created, and the ecosystem that’s growing because of YOU.

And because it’s the last one of the year… we’re going BIG:

🌮 🍹Drink or TACOS for the first 100 attendees
📸 FREE professional headshots by Headshot Ace, provided by Actual Reality Technologies
🎶 Good vibes, great people, and big energy
💡 A toast to everything we’ve built together this year
📍 TolHouse
📅 Next Tuesday
⏰ 6–9 PM
💵 FREE to attend — NO ticket required

Help us get a headcount (optional):
👉 Eventbrite Link: https://na2.hubs.ly/H02nhWh0

Come celebrate, connect, and close the year out with a room full of innovators, builders, creators, and supporters of Toledo’s growing tech ecosystem.

Let’s finish strong — together.

Join us Tuesday from 6–9 PM at TolHouse as we celebrate community, connection, and an amazing year of tech growth in Toledo.

🚨 Don’t Miss Tech Night — Happening TONIGHT! 🚨It’s not too late to grab your ticket… or just stop in!Join Empowered AI, ...
11/25/2025

🚨 Don’t Miss Tech Night — Happening TONIGHT! 🚨

It’s not too late to grab your ticket… or just stop in!
Join Empowered AI, the UToledo Business Incubator, and friends as we bring Toledo’s tech and innovation community together for another great night of connection and collaboration.

Plus, a special bonus:

📸 Get a brand-new professional headshot using our AI tool, Headshot Ace, provided by Actual Reality Technologies.

Come network, share ideas, meet new people, and be part of the momentum that’s pushing Toledo forward in tech, entrepreneurship, and workforce development.

📍 TolHouse
⏰ 6–9 PM Tonight
🎟️ RSVP or walk in:
https://na2.hubs.ly/H02dzZQ0

This is the last Tech Night of the season before our Holiday Celebration on Tuesday, December 9th — so don’t miss it.

See you tonight!

11/24/2025

🦃 Thanksgiving Week + Tech Night at TolHouse = Community, Connection, and Momentum ✨

As we head into the holiday this week, I’m reminded of how much gratitude I have for the incredible tech community we’re building here in Toledo.

Every time you show up — whether you’re a founder, creative, developer, student, builder, or someone simply curious about what’s possible — you contribute to something bigger. Together, we’re pushing the needle forward for our city in tech, entrepreneurship, innovation, and workforce development. And that matters.

With that spirit, Tech Night at TolHouse IS happening this week, and Empowered AI and our friends at the UToledo Business Incubator would love to see you there.

📅 Tuesday (Tomorrow!)
⏰ 6–9 PM
📍 TolHouse
🎟️ RSVP: https://na2.hubs.ly/H02c0fq0

If you’ve been to Tech Night before, you already know the energy that fills the room.
If you haven’t yet—this is the perfect week to stop in.

Come through, meet amazing people, share ideas, and celebrate the power of community as we close out this holiday week together.

Grateful for all of you.
Let’s keep building. 💛💡

🚀 Tech Night at TolHouse is Tonight!Join Empowered AI and UToledo Business Incubator from 6–9 PM at TolHouse for another...
11/11/2025

🚀 Tech Night at TolHouse is Tonight!

Join Empowered AI and UToledo Business Incubator from 6–9 PM at TolHouse for another evening of collaboration, innovation, and community building with Toledo’s leading tech, AI, and creative minds.

Tonight we’ll also recap Great Lakes AI Week — the insights, energy, and connections shaping the Midwest’s AI movement.

If you have announcements, intros, or updates to share with the group, come to the stage and let us know what you’re working on or who you’d like to connect with! 💬

🎟️ Grab your tickets here:
👉 https://na2.hubs.ly/H020Wy10

Let’s keep pushing Toledo’s tech culture forward 💡⚙️

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