2025-11-25T12:31:53-05:00 2025-06-30 261790120 BB TAX & ACCOUNTING LLC 14819 SE 82ND DRIVE CLACKAMAS OR 97015 990EZ 2024-07-01 933907585 SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS SQUI 5034210933 PO BOX 22421 PORTLAND OR 97269 SHANNE SOWARDS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 5034210933 2025-11-25 true true DANICA R SWANSON CPA P00313124 5033422015 2025-11-25 2024 2025-03-06 01:10:19Z X X N/A X X 91939 X 64363 27576 91939 57190 22036 2536 81762 10177 13084 23261 13084 23261 13084 23261 13084 23261 X SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS IS AN ORGANIZATION CREATED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUNG FATHERS. NAVIGATING FATHERHOOD AT ANY AGE IS A CALLENGE, WHEN YOU ADD ADOLESCENCE, IT ONLY COMPOUNDS THE SITUATION. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEING A YOUNG FATHER, SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS PROVIDES THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT A YOUNG DAD NEEDS AS HE NAVIGATES FATHERHOOD AND DISCOVERS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PARENT. THE MISSION OF SQUIRES EMPOWERING DADS IS TO EMPOWER YOUNG FATHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DELIBERATELY OFFERS SUPPORT TO 14-TO-25-YEAR-OLD FATHERS, AS IT RECOGNIZES THE COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES MEN FACE WHEN BECOMING PARENTS AT A YOUNG AGE. BY OFFERING EDUCATION, COPING MECHANISMS, AND SUPPORT TO THESE YOUNG MEN THEY CAN OVERCOME THE NUMEROUS OBSTACLES THEY WILL FACE. OUR KNIGHT PROJECT IS A SIX-MONTH PEER-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN WHICH YOUNG FATHERS COMPLETE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARENTING EDUCATION, READING TO THEIR CHILDREN, PARTICIPATION IN SQUIRES EVENTS, AND GROUP SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE RECOGNIZED AT A KNIGHTING CEREMONY AND INVITED TO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS AND LEADERS. SQUIRES ALSO HOSTS ANNUAL FAMILY DAY EVENTS TO CELEBRATE FATHERHOOD AND BUILD COMMUNITY. LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL FATHERS & FAMILIES CONFERENCE, WHERE SQUIRES HAS HISTORICALLY PRESENTED WORKSHOPS. 34366 SQUIRES PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG FATHERS (AGES 25 AND UNDER) IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA WITH EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN PARENTING SKILLS, FAMILY STABILITY, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR ANNUAL YOUNG FATHER WORKSHOP OFFERS PARTICIPANTS TRAINING ON FATHERHOOD, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING MEALS, CHILDCARE, AND GIFT CARDS. WE ALSO HOST THE GREATER PORTLAND YOUNG PARENT FAIR, CONNECTING YOUNG PARENTS WITH 2530 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH A RESOURCE FAIR, RAFFLE INCENTIVES, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. SQUIRES AWARDS HONOR CORDS TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH WHO EARN THEIR GED OR HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA, RECOGNIZING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. 14312 MONTHLY PROGRAMS INCLUDE SQUIRES KNIGHT, A SAFE SPACE FOR FATHERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ACCESS RESOURCES; KNIGHT PROJECT MEETINGS, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS LITERACY, CHIVALRY, ADVERSITY, AND FATHERHOOD VALUES; AND SQUIRES LUNCH, WHERE WE VISIT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS EACH WEEK TO PROVIDE MEALS, MENTORING, SUPPLIES, AND FATHERHOOD SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, SQUIRES PROVIDES ONGOING GENERAL MENTORING THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND METRO AREA, OFFERING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO YOUNG FATHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES. 12874 61552 SHANNE SOWARDS EXECUTIVE DI 50.00 55200 DEAN CRAMER PRESIDENT 1.00 0 ELIZABETH SOWARDS SECRETARY 1.00 0 RENEE MARIE TAYLOR TREASURER 1.00 0 DAVID CARVAJAL BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 JEROME SMITH BOARD MEMBER 1.00 0 false false false false false false false false false SHANNE SOWARDS 12008 SE 22ND AVE MILWAUKIE OR 97222 5034210933 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 64363 64363 27576 27576 91939 91939 91939 91939 91939 1.00000 0.00000 0.00000 X FORM 990-EZ, PART I, LINE 16 EXPENSES ADVERTISING AND PROMOTION 440 OFFICE 2,077 TRAVEL 19 TOTAL 2,536 FORM 990-EZ, PART III SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS IS AN ORGANIZATION CREATED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUNG FATHERS. NAVIGATING FATHERHOOD AT ANY AGE IS A CALLENGE, WHEN YOU ADD ADOLESCENCE, IT ONLY COMPOUNDS THE SITUATION. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEING A YOUNG FATHER, SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS PROVIDES THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT A YOUNG DAD NEEDS AS HE NAVIGATES FATHERHOOD AND DISCOVERS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PARENT. THE MISSION OF SQUIRES EMPOWERING DADS IS TO EMPOWER YOUNG FATHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DELIBERATELY OFFERS SUPPORT TO 14-TO-25-YEAR-OLD FATHERS, AS IT RECOGNIZES THE COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES MEN FACE WHEN BECOMING PARENTS AT A YOUNG AGE. BY OFFERING EDUCATION, COPING MECHANISMS, AND SUPPORT TO THESE YOUNG MEN THEY CAN OVERCOME THE NUMEROUS OBSTACLES THEY WILL FACE. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 28 OUR KNIGHT PROJECT IS A SIX-MONTH PEER-DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM IN WHICH YOUNG FATHERS COMPLETE ACHIEVEMENTS IN FINANCIAL LITERACY, PARENTING EDUCATION, READING TO THEIR CHILDREN, PARTICIPATION IN SQUIRES EVENTS, AND GROUP SESSIONS. PARTICIPANTS WHO COMPLETE THE PROGRAM ARE RECOGNIZED AT A KNIGHTING CEREMONY AND INVITED TO SERVE AS PEER MENTORS AND LEADERS. SQUIRES ALSO HOSTS ANNUAL FAMILY DAY EVENTS TO CELEBRATE FATHERHOOD AND BUILD COMMUNITY. LEADERSHIP AND PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS ATTEND THE INTERNATIONAL FATHERS & FAMILIES CONFERENCE, WHERE SQUIRES HAS HISTORICALLY PRESENTED WORKSHOPS. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 29 SQUIRES PROVIDES YEAR-ROUND PROGRAMS THAT EQUIP ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG FATHERS (AGES 25 AND UNDER) IN THE PORTLAND METRO AREA WITH EDUCATION, MENTORING, AND RESOURCES THAT STRENGTHEN PARENTING SKILLS, FAMILY STABILITY, AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT. OUR ANNUAL YOUNG FATHER WORKSHOP OFFERS PARTICIPANTS TRAINING ON FATHERHOOD, FINANCIAL SUPPORT, BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, AND COMMUNITY RESOURCES, INCLUDING MEALS, CHILDCARE, AND GIFT CARDS. WE ALSO HOST THE GREATER PORTLAND YOUNG PARENT FAIR, CONNECTING YOUNG PARENTS WITH 2530 COMMUNITY PARTNERS THROUGH A RESOURCE FAIR, RAFFLE INCENTIVES, AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES. SQUIRES AWARDS HONOR CORDS TO PREGNANT AND PARENTING YOUTH WHO EARN THEIR GED OR HIGH-SCHOOL DIPLOMA, RECOGNIZING EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT. FORM 990-EZ, PART III, LINE 30 MONTHLY PROGRAMS INCLUDE SQUIRES KNIGHT, A SAFE SPACE FOR FATHERS TO BUILD COMMUNITY AND ACCESS RESOURCES; KNIGHT PROJECT MEETINGS, COVERING TOPICS SUCH AS LITERACY, CHIVALRY, ADVERSITY, AND FATHERHOOD VALUES; AND SQUIRES LUNCH, WHERE WE VISIT MULTIPLE SCHOOLS EACH WEEK TO PROVIDE MEALS, MENTORING, SUPPLIES, AND FATHERHOOD SUPPORT. ADDITIONALLY, SQUIRES PROVIDES ONGOING GENERAL MENTORING THROUGHOUT THE PORTLAND METRO AREA, OFFERING INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND ESSENTIAL RESOURCES TO YOUNG FATHERS AND THEIR FAMILIES.