​OUR MISSION: Holistically helping individuals build healthier lives from the inside out.  

Trauma-Informed, Gender-Responsive, and Holistic Behavioral Health Treatment and Services.

WE ARE EMPOWERMENT

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From the Executive Director

​What is expected of all of us right now is a lot.  But we were made for this. And if we stay connected, work together, and love one another, we will continue to rise.

To ensure we continue to support the health and well-being of our participants, staff, families, and communities during COVID-19, we’ve found new, creative ways to provide services and stay connected because we’re here for you! While our location at 1600 York Street remains largely closed until further notice, we do have the following services available currently:

• Virtual groups (Zoom and E-mail)
• Risky Business at Church in the City
• Virtual employment services
• HIV & HepC Testing

We are here to help you stay connected with yourselves, each other and your communities. We are here to celebrate your strengths and the duality of self-expression and belonging. 
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We got this.  Together we are stronger, wiser, and more courageous than we realize. 
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Julie Kiehl, JD

bLACK lIVES mATTER

The Empowerment Program stands in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement.  We condemn police brutality and the systemic, physical, emotional and psychological violence against black people.   We also condemn the larger, societal disease of white supremacy and the entire system of racist, oppressive rules, laws, policies and practices that evolved out of the persistent refusal to view black people as equals.  We know black lives have just as much value as white lives and we will not tolerate the rhetoric of fear and anger so many use to sustain power. 
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To radically change the culture of law enforcement, we must all work to radically change the culture of our entire society.  We vow to amplify the voices of individuals who have deep, profound knowledge and insight that come from experiencing severe racial and social injustice.  We are dedicated to empowering those who have been directly impacted by injustice and racism to emerge as partners and leaders of the movements for justice we are building.
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We commit to the demanding work transformative change requires.  We will vote, engage in policy change and hold ourselves and everyone around us accountable for the restoration of basic civil and human rights for people of color. 
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HIV Prevention Outreach Specialist

Job Description: This position is responsible for providing HIV testing, outreach and prevention services to persons who are living with HIV and persons at increased risk for HIV who are HIV-negative or whose HIV status is unknown.

Qualifications:
   Required:

• One year of experience providing HIV prevention or care services that included conducting rapid HIV testing and counseling.
• Demonstrated capacity to work collaboratively with teams of internal and external partners dedicated to eradicating HIV in Latinx and African American communities.
• Basic understanding of the foundations of trauma-informed care.

   Preferred:

• Experience engaging hard-to-reach populations using various outreach strategies and approaches.
• Experience using motivational interviewing techniques.

​HIV Prevention Outreach Specialist Responsibilities include:

• Conducts select STI, hepatitis C, and HIV testing in various agency and community settings.
• Performs HIV/STI outreach, education, counseling, and referral activities tailored to meet the needs of people who are living with HIV or at increased risk for HIV in the Denver/Aurora metropolitan area.
• Tracks, distributes, and maintains HIV prevention supplies at community outreach and other locations.
• Participates in the development of plans and recruitment strategies designed to identify and engage eligible program participants.
• Participates in identifying and establishing working relationships with appropriate public and private partners and venues to engage prioritized populations (e.g., African-Americans, Latinos, men who have sex with men, persons who inject drugs, transgender women, homeless or unstably housed persons).
• Maintains accurate and complete participant records. Documents service, participation, outreach, counseling, testing, referral and other activities as outlined by the CDC, state, and Empowerment Program guidelines and recommendations.  Maintains security and confidentiality of participant records in accordance with state and federal requirements.

 
Send resume to meredith-morrison@empowermentprogram.org

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