The Martinez Street Women’s Center is now Empower House. The organization's name change aims for inclusivity.
Empower House staff members Angelita Negron , Natalie Rodriguez , and Kelly Hernandez pack backpacks with school supplies which will be gifted to parents who have completed their eight-week parenting course Thursday.Irene White was about to drive to a funeral at a church in downtown San Antonio when her phone rang. On the phone was a woman crying for help. The woman said her grandmother had been abusing her and her infant son.
Executive Director Andrea Figueroa has been with the organization for over 11 years and said the name change was an attempt to serve other parts of the community. “Even though we do focus on women and girls, we wanted folks to know that we do serve everyone.” “We are going to have a greater need at some point for people to seek resources, so we have to be prepared to help,” Figueroa said. “It’s important for us as an organization to continue to encourage our families to be aware of their rights and aware of how they can contribute, how they can vote in the upcoming elections.”
“On top of the wonderful people that we get to interact with and the fulfillment that we get from being of service to others, is the opportunities for personal growth,” Valdes said. Patricia S. Castillo, executive director of the P.E.A.C.E. Initiative, said the organization’s partnership with Empower House was necessary to address parental development.
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