Get Empowered Today

Get Empowered Today (GET) is focused on assisting young adults who have little to no social support systems in the often turbulent process of transitioning to adulthood. GET's mission is to empower low-income young adults transitioning into adulthood to achieve their dreams and strengthen their communities. Our vision is to foster grassroots community reinvestment, where young adults revitalize their communities as leaders, scholars and investors. GET was created using the Consensus Organizing Model; focusing on developing areas of mutual self-interest between community stakeholders. After eliciting Young Adults' opinions of what they believe they need to become successfully transition into adulthood, and the most effective method of instruction, GET and Young Adults developed a hands-on and experiential learning curriculum that utilizes invested Community Partners as a way of imparting relevant information while building lasting adult relationships in the lives of Young Adults. Participants will pursue post-secondary education (vocational, community college, and four year universities), employment, become financially savvy, make healthier choices, and build meaningful relationships. GET Graduates will play a vital role in long term generational empowerment by re-engaging their communities as capable and independent adults who share their learned skills and earned experiences intergenerationally with their families as part of an organic growth model. Reciprocity between Young Adults and their Communities is GET’s ultimate focus, which can only be achieved through mutual investment between the two. GET recognizes there is a disconnect between the businesses in the community and it's residents, and GET seeks to bridge the gap and foster a positive relationship which will increase social capital and revitalize communities. For a video of our program, check out: https://youtu.be/8fJ2a45nnSY