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Empower.
"It's easier to build strong children than to repair broken men." ~Frederick Douglas
Who We Are
The Glover EmpowerMentoring Program (GEM) is a community based nonprofit organization that offers mentoring and case management services to youth and young adults throughout King and Pierce Counties, by working together with state and local governments and municipalities and other various community based organizations.
Glover Empower Mentoring Is A Leader in Restorative Justice Practices That Foster Youth Empowerment and Divert Them from Criminal Justice Involvement into Positive Pathways of Education, Employment, And Healthy Relationships.
Our Impact
Since 2014, Glover Empower Mentoring has engaged over 300 youth and 34 adults in formal mentoring relationships, for a total of over 6,300 hours of mentoring time. For nearly two years, we have successfully grown our youth engagement and volunteer commitment—taking on an average of one new mentee per month and one new mentor per quarter.
34+
young adults served
With referrals from our community partners and affiliates, we have been able to support young adults with opportunities to continue and extend their education along with employment resources.
300+
hundred youth impacted
Through our programs, youth gain access to education support resources, career exploration tools and develop skills to build healthy relationships.
6300+
mentoring hours served
Through our strategic partnerships with area schools and community based organizations youth and young adults benefit from consistent programming and intentional interactions.
Our Programs
GEM is committed to PROVING mentoring and CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES AND supporting individuals as they pursue goals throughout their lifetime. Our programs focus on building essential skills needed to become productive, contributing citizens. Workshops for youth AND YOUNG ADULTS include topics such as positive self identity and personal vision, life skills, social and emotional skills, moral character, work ethic and lifelong learning. All PROGRAMMING techniques are developed using S.M.A.R.T. Goals and utilize multiple mentoring/HEALTHY relationship models.
Community mentoring
GEM hosts and facilitates weekly community mentoring session to young adults within the community. These weekly group sessions focus on: local & national topics, poll topics through mentors and mentees, mental health, and education.
After School mentoring
GEM provides after-school mentoring at both the middle and high school level. Similar to our community mentoring model, GEM mentors dialogue and engage youth in a wide range of topics that are relevant to participant’s life and liberty.
In-School mentoring
GEM provides in-school mentoring in the form of weekly group sessions held during student’s advisor or home-room period. This model of mentoring allows mentors to be present at the youth’s school to offer support and provide educational advocacy for student and family.
Leadership Academy
Through this unique intense form of mentoring, participants engage in self-identity, self-awareness, and self-respect. This eight week program is designed to meet young adults where they are at and build self-esteem to elevate them to a different mindset.
Our Team
Each and every one of our team members represent the spirit of our organization: driven, committed, and acutely aware of how limitless GEM's potential is to impact our community.
april 2015
“The community center is a place people choose to go to spend time, to build skills and social networking. It is a safe environment, GEM fits very well into philosophy of our city’s recreation division.” ~Kent Mayor, Suzette Cooke
The Kent Reporter/ Read Full Article