Empowerment Academy, Inc.
900 Cesery Blvd, Suite 118
Jacksonville, FL 32211
Office 904-900-8391 Fax 904-309-9935
© 2013 All Rights Reserved
2024
EMPOWERMENT ACADEMY, INC.
Locally and statewide, EA is a social services advocate. EA's mission is to improve the lives of others through systemic level changes that revitalize communities. EA is committed to improving economic well-being, education outcomes, health and wellness, job readiness, and family structures in underserved communities. Our services are designed to enrich society, including initiatives that support equity in education and employment, veteran transition assistance, solutions for blight and the unhoused, mental health, and inclusion. We exercise our pledge to empower families and strengthen communities by providing educational assistance, career counseling, credit building and repair, and financial literacy education; in addition to assistance with obtaining affordable housing including first-time home buying and reducing housing burdens caused by functional or physical obsolescence.
ENRICH
URGENT PROJECTS
Our Outreach team is currently working on providing Wind Mitigation to low-income, disabled, and senior homeowners in Duval County. We want to expand the families we help beyond what the FEMA grant funds will allow.
EMPOWER
OUR MISSION
We welcome volunteers at all times. The need is constant and great.
Affordable Housing Development
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There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental difference in someone’s life.
– Mary Rose McGeady
Founded in 2011, Empowerment Academy, Inc. is a 501(c)3 non-profit community development corporation in Duval County. EA is a certified Community Housing Development Organization (CHDO) with the City of Jacksonville’s Housing and Community Development Division and a Community Contribution Tax Credit entity under the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. As such, EA provides social services, educational opportunities, neighborhood revitalization, and financial literacy to families in communities that house Duval County’s underserved and economically challenged populations.