Empower is an international nonprofit with a very specific mission — to empower, support, and connect children and young adults who have experienced the loss of a parent. 

We host in-person events that remind children they are not alone in their grief, and a unique one-on-one mentor program with positive role models from the community who help teach loss is survivable.

Empower was formed in 2013 by Boston native Cara Belvin after a recognized need in the community.  Cara was nine years old when her mother Kit died of breast cancer and formed empowerHER as a grassroots movement out of the gratitude she had for all the layers of support her family received growing up. empowerHER operates with a lean staff and thousands of volunteers from across the globe and all programs remain at no charge to the family.  For more information, or to become a Mentor or enroll a child, please visit www.weareempower.org.