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๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ
Have you ever wondered what can happen when a community comes together with a shared missionโto ensure every young person feels seen, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential?
In this inspiring episode of Real Talk with Grace Redman, I return to my alma mater, Hillsdale High School, where Empowerment Through Action (ETA) first began, for a meaningful conversation with Co-Executive Directors Brett Stevenson, Rachel Lauderdale, Ed Kanda, and Deshawn Mitchell.
What started as a mentoring program serving students at Hillsdale High School has grown into a transformative movement impacting students and families throughout San Mateo County. Today, ETA's reach extends to San Mateo High School, Aragon High School, Bridge Academy, and several feeder middle schools, with an ambitious vision to expand even further through the Empower San Mateo initiative.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that when people choose to lead with compassion, invest in relationships, and believe in the potential of the next generation, they can create lasting change that transforms lives and strengthens entire communities.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐:
๐ถ How ETA helps students feel seen, heard, and supported and why that changes everything
๐ถ The power of mentorship and building relationships that last far beyond graduation
๐ถ Why ETA believes you can only move at the speed of trust
๐ถ How students discover strengths and leadership qualities they didn't know they possessed
๐ถ The Bridge-to-Bridge program that supports students from middle school through their first steps after high school
๐ถ How ETA helps students explore careers, entrepreneurship, trades, college pathways, and real-world opportunities
๐ถ The inspiring stories of students who transformed when someone finally believed in them
๐ถ The impact of the Peace Pantry, Community Closet, and Community Garden serving families throughout the community
๐ถ How the Empower San Mateo initiative is expanding support to even more students and families across the district
Empowerment Through Action (ETA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students furthest from opportunity through mentorship, leadership development, enrichment programs, academic support, family engagement, and community resources. Their mission is to ensure every student has the support, opportunities, and encouragement needed to reach their highest potential.
What makes ETA unique is its commitment to walking alongside students for years, building trust, creating community, and helping young people discover that they are capable of far more than they may believe.
Whether you're interested in volunteering, mentoring, partnering, donating, or simply learning more, there are many ways to support the mission of Empowerment Through Action.
Every act of kindness creates a ripple.
Every student deserves to be seen.
Every young person deserves the opportunity to dream.
Thank you for being on this journey with us.
Grace
๐.๐. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ.
Connect with Empowerment Through Action
๐ถ Website: https://empowermentthroughaction.com
๐ถ Watch this Episode: https://youtu.be/dFrZ6InCCMg?si=UZynz2odgEfUJJkf
๐ถ Learn More About Volunteering, Mentorship & Community Support Opportunities
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๐ถ Subscribe to the Podcast: Real Talk with Grace Redman
๐ถ Website: www.graceredman.com
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๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐ฅ๐ค ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฌ๐๐๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฆ
Have you ever wondered what can happen when a community comes together with a shared missionโto ensure every young person feels seen, supported, and empowered to reach their full potential?
In this inspiring episode of Real Talk with Grace Redman, I return to my alma mater, Hillsdale High School, where Empowerment Through Action (ETA) first began, for a meaningful conversation with Co-Executive Directors Brett Stevenson, Rachel Lauderdale, Ed Kanda, and Deshawn Mitchell.
What started as a mentoring program serving students at Hillsdale High School has grown into a transformative movement impacting students and families throughout San Mateo County. Today, ETA's reach extends to San Mateo High School, Aragon High School, Bridge Academy, and several feeder middle schools, with an ambitious vision to expand even further through the Empower San Mateo initiative.
This conversation is a powerful reminder that when people choose to lead with compassion, invest in relationships, and believe in the potential of the next generation, they can create lasting change that transforms lives and strengthens entire communities.
๐๐ก๐๐ญ ๐๐จ๐ฎโ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ซ ๐๐ง ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐๐ฉ๐ข๐ฌ๐จ๐๐:
๐ถ How ETA helps students feel seen, heard, and supported and why that changes everything
๐ถ The power of mentorship and building relationships that last far beyond graduation
๐ถ Why ETA believes you can only move at the speed of trust
๐ถ How students discover strengths and leadership qualities they didn't know they possessed
๐ถ The Bridge-to-Bridge program that supports students from middle school through their first steps after high school
๐ถ How ETA helps students explore careers, entrepreneurship, trades, college pathways, and real-world opportunities
๐ถ The inspiring stories of students who transformed when someone finally believed in them
๐ถ The impact of the Peace Pantry, Community Closet, and Community Garden serving families throughout the community
๐ถ How the Empower San Mateo initiative is expanding support to even more students and families across the district
Empowerment Through Action (ETA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting students furthest from opportunity through mentorship, leadership development, enrichment programs, academic support, family engagement, and community resources. Their mission is to ensure every student has the support, opportunities, and encouragement needed to reach their highest potential.
What makes ETA unique is its commitment to walking alongside students for years, building trust, creating community, and helping young people discover that they are capable of far more than they may believe.
Whether you're interested in volunteering, mentoring, partnering, donating, or simply learning more, there are many ways to support the mission of Empowerment Through Action.
Every act of kindness creates a ripple.
Every student deserves to be seen.
Every young person deserves the opportunity to dream.
Thank you for being on this journey with us.
Grace
๐.๐. ๐๐ง ๐บ๐ฐ๐ถ'๐ท๐ฆ ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ ๐ฃ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ช๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ฅ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ ๐ฑ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ด๐ฐ๐ฏ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฆ ๐ข ๐ฅ๐ช๐ง๐ง๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ด ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ช๐ด๐ฐ๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ช๐ด ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ฐ๐ง ๐ซ๐ถ๐ด๐ต ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ง๐ข๐ณ ๐ต๐ฉ๐ข๐ต ๐ณ๐ช๐ฑ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ฆ ๐ค๐ข๐ฏ ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ข๐ค๐ฉ.
Connect with Empowerment Through Action
๐ถ Website: https://empowermentthroughaction.com
๐ถ Watch this Episode: https://youtu.be/dFrZ6InCCMg?si=UZynz2odgEfUJJkf
๐ถ Learn More About Volunteering, Mentorship & Community Support Opportunities
Follow Me
๐ถ Subscribe to the Podcast: Real Talk with Grace Redman
๐ถ Website: www.graceredman.com