Grief Support For Kids, Teens & Young Adults

What’s your name?*

What is your gender?*

What are your pronouns?*

Date of Birth*

Address*

City*

State*

If you live in California please choose the Active City that best represents your location*

Country*

Zip*

What is your email?*

What is your phone number?*

Have you experienced parent loss?*

Empower Mentors must be children of parent loss.

Yes, I have experienced the loss of my mother

Yes, I have experienced the loss of my father

No, I have not experienced the loss of a parent

How did you hear about Empower?*

Tell us a little more about you 💙*

Are you able to commit to being a mentor or volunteering?*

Yes, I'm interested in being a mentor or volunteering

I can’t commit at the moment, but keep me in the loop

Select the area(s) in which you're interested in getting involved:*

I’ve experienced parent loss and would like to be a mentor

I’m interested in volunteering

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Mentorship

Do you live in one of our active regions?*

Programs vary based on region and each city listed is considered an active region:

Boca Raton, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Denver, Hartford, Los Angeles, New York City, San Francisco, and Washington, DC.

Do you live within 60 miles of one of our active regions?

Which type of parent loss did you experience?*

Mentee Preference*

Would you prefer to Mentor a child who has mother loss or father loss? The appropriate Program Coordinator will contact you based on your preference!

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Volunteering

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What is the best way to reach you?

I prefer to talk on the phone

I prefer to text

I prefer to email

All the above are good forms of communication for me

Help raise critical funds.

Empower relies on the tireless efforts of countless individuals and companies to carry out our mission. We look to members of the community to host their own 3rd party fundraisers on our behalf, to serve on an Event Committee such as Luminaria, join the Team Empower Charity Runner's Program, serve as a Grant Writer, become a Brand Ambassador and so much more!

Fundraising initiatives raise critical operating funds and, equally important, raise awareness about our life-changing programs. Luminaria, our flagship Mother's Day event, is held in May across 10 cities and relies on the generosity of countless volunteers to illuminate the night and honor our loves ones.

Select all that apply:

Host a 3rd Party Fundraiser (i.e. PopUpParty) in your community

Serve on a LUMINARIA Committee

Become a Brand Ambassador

Become a Grant Writer

Run for TEAM Empower

I am not interested in fundraising at this time

Support mission-related programs

Empower offers a one-of-a-kind Mentor Program and hosts in-person and virtual events and Initiatives year-round. Empower is in need of volunteers from across the U.S. who can serve as Mentors (men and women 25+ who have experienced the loss of any parent), volunteers to plan and produce local events for children and young adults (e.g. the Mother's Day Retreat, Cooking Classes, Yoga events and more), plan an Initiative (e.g. College Care Packages, Back-to-School-Shopping) and more.

Select all that apply:

Join an EVENTS planning committee

Plan an Initiative

I have other ideas for supporting Empower's mission

I am not interested in helping with mission-related events at this time

Join our operations

Empower prides itself on doing a lot with a little! We are in need of operational support and activities include data entry, sponsor fulfillment, donor and volunteer operations, and other administrative tasks.

Yes, I am interested

No, I am not interested in operations at this time

Help expand programs to all youth

We are looking for leaders in the community who can help to expand our programs to all children who have experienced the loss of a parent.

More specifically, we are looking for "Champions" for our cause - men and women who have experienced the loss of a parent (at any age) as well as family and friends who, as we say, "know and love a young person" who has experienced this devastating loss to join our cause.

Program expansion has been a part of our strategic plans for many years, and if you feel as we do, we would love to learn more.

Please tell us more about you below and we will be in touch with additional, more detailed information:

I experienced the loss of a parent and am interested in helping to expand programs to all youth

I am the surviving parent of a grieving child and would like to help expand programs to all youth

Neither describe me but I am interested in helping to expand programs for all youth

I am not interested in expansion at this time

Apply to our internship program

I will send my resume and cover letter to Sam Loutzenhiser

I am not interested in an internship at this time

Empower offers a comprehensive internship program in all areas of fundraising, mission and operations.

Empower Interns may be in need of college credit-bearing hours, or may simply be interested in learning more about the nonprofit sector and looking for valuable nonprofit experience.

If you are interested in serving as an Intern, please email your resume and cover letter to Samantha Loutzenhiser, Head of Operations, at sam@weareempower.org, and indicate your preferred area of interest.

Availability

Volunteers bring so many different talents to Empower and work tirelessly to further our mission. However, we know volunteers today are busy and we respect our volunteers' time and availability. 

Tell us more about your availability:

I can commit to 1 - 2 days per year of volunteerism

I can commit to 1 -2 day per month of volunteerism

I can commit to 2+ days per month of volunteerism

I prefer to comment after I learn more about volunteer opportunities

Travel

Our programs for children and young adults, as well as our many different fundraising initiatives and operations, are offered in-person and in a virtual context. Tell us more about your availability in terms of travel and location!

Select all that apply:

Travel within 30 minutes of my home only

Travel within 1 hour of my home only

I am open to traveling far and wide

I am looking for remote / virtual volunteer opportunities at this time

Other areas of interest

If the volunteer opportunities listed above do not apply, please tell us more about you and your interest in joining the Empower Community!

We are so glad you found us.

Mentor Eligibility

Volunteering