Throughout this year, we are highlighting some of the amazing organizations that AM Technical Solutions (AM) supports annually. You can view the entire list of organizations we assist in our 2024 annual community calendar.
Today, we are spotlighting Empower 7, a powerful ministry that provides faith-based support to at-risk youth in North Texas. The ministry mainly works with foster children and vulnerable youth to help them transition into thriving adults.
Learn more about the life-saving work of this ministry to help countless local teenagers find hope and receive restoration.
Empower 7 is Rising to Meet the Need in North Texas
Empower 7 started with a simple mission: reach out to orphaned, at-risk, and abandoned teens in North Texas who don’t know Jesus and don’t have a permanent home.
Sadly, thousands of kids in the region do not have a consistent place to live and do not receive adequate support because the foster care system is overwhelmed. Empower 7 has stepped in to fill the gap by providing specific support to youth. You can see it in their name, which is centered around the biblical number 7 for “completeness.”
- 1. Embrace
- 2. Mitigate
- 3. Practice
- 4. Own
- 5. Witness
- 6. Encourage
- 7. Reach
The 7-letter acrostic, E.M.P.O.W.E.R., captures the seven progressive levels in the ministry’s youth care services to reach teens who are struggling with life. By proactively reaching out to youth, the ministry is showing the love of Christ to individuals who have not experienced care throughout their lives.
The ministry is also helping these teens avoid going down the path that so many other unwanted teens often find themselves on. Consider these statistics shared by Empower 7:
- Over 20% of teens who “age out” of foster care become homeless.
- Only 69% of foster youth who transition out of foster care graduate from high school.
- 36% of youth transitioning out of foster care are arrested at some point by the age of 17.
- At-risk youth have a higher likelihood of experiencing abuse that they carry with them for the rest of their lives.
To help address these critical issues, the ministry is working hard to reach as many youth as possible in North Texas. That’s why the ministry is building the Empower 7 Ranch, which is a Christ-centered residential community for kids who need a safe place to live.
The ministry’s most significant need is land to build the Empower 7 Ranch. We invite you to join with us in supporting the ministry to help them obtain the necessary funds and/or land. Together, we can help hundreds of youth find healing and purpose after spending most of their childhood in traumatic situations.
– Find out how to support the Empower 7 Ranch project.