2024-11-19T22:18:33-07:00 2023-12-31 990EZ 2023-01-01 453801183 EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY INC EMPO 9049622826 900 Cesery Blvd Suite 118 Jacksonville FL 32211 SONIA ROBERTS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 9049622826 2024-11-17 1 2023 2024-10-15 13:58:12Z X X www.eacdc.org X X 14840 X 11659 3181 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14840 0 0 0 7100 5400 1247 10359 24106 -9266 70402 0 61136 X 17902 9245 83000 84409 0 0 100902 93654 30500 32518 70402 61136 To engage in community development and enhancing communities by: aiding low-to-moderate income households in achieving homeownership through affordable housing initiatives, providing housing and consumer credit counseling, and housing development activities; aiding at-risk youth with improving their academic outcomes through education initiatives such as tutoring, test prep, and post-secondary readiness; aiding at risk and disabled youth with developing employment skills that improve their career readiness and employment outcomes; and engaging in community health initiatives and psychoeducation programs that improve community health outcomes. FAFSA Assistance Workshop-Conducted several workshops to assist high school seniors and their parents with completing the FAFSA to maximize receipt of needs-based funding for postsecondary education endeavors. Presented in a classroom format and includes take-home handouts and snacks for attendees. 0 2200 College Application Seminar: Targeted to high school juniors and seniors to assist them with the fundamentals of the college application process. Topics such as highlighting extracurricular activities and volunteer activities to make their applications stand out were discussed. 0 1100 Housing Counseling: Meet with low to moderate income families to discuss budgeting, finances and credit to assist them in qualifying for a mortgage. Also work with the family throughout the mortgage application process to aid in identifying and securing any mortgage assistance program funding to aid in making housing more affordable. Partner with the families to provide support throughout the homebuying process. While going through the housing counseling process these homebuyers are considered to be a member of the Homebuyer Pipeline. There are currently 3 families in the homebuyer pipeline. 0 850 After School Programming: Provide tutoring, homework assistance and test preparation to students during out-of-school hours. This programming is designed to assist participants in passing state, district, and national assessments and improve grade promotion and graduation rates in marginalized communities. 0 4650 SAT/ACT Prep: Targeted to 11th and 12th grade students to assist them on the SAT and ACT exams for the purpose of increasing their chances of earning an academic scholarship, and/or obtaining a score high enough for college acceptance. 0 2100 10900 Sonia A Roberts Executive Director 30 0 Dr Adrian Johnson Board Chair 0.10 0 Lizette Wright Pearson Director 0.10 0 Bridget Jennings VC 0.10 0 TiLena Robinson Treasurer 5 0 Donald Maestre Secretary 0.1 0 Sylvia Floyd Director 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Sonia Roberts 900 Cesery Blvd Suite 118 Jacksonville FL 32211 9049622826 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NONE NONE 1 X 25000 17000 21225 12443 11659 87327 25000 17000 21225 12443 11659 87327 87327 87327 1 1 X Form 990-EZ, Part I, Line 16 Description;Amount^Program Supplies;2712|Website;400|Phone;480|Liability Insurance;1170|Property taxes;2898|Loan Interest;562|Internet;600|Office Supplies;1475|Sunbiz Annual Report;62^Total;10359^ Form 990-EZ, Part II, Line 26 Loan Following the disaster declaration issued by FEMA for specified counties in the state of Florida, individuals, C corporations or tax-exempt organizations that had a valid extension to file their calendar-year 2023 federal return were granted additional time to file through May 1, 2025. Our organization is located in Duval County, Florida, which is a designated disaster area, and our organization had a valid extension to file our calendar-year 2023 federal return.