Empowerment Program

The Empowerment Program is a Denver-based nonprofit founded in 1986 that removes barriers to health, housing, education, and employment for individuals to live healthier lives. They work primarily with cis and transgender women who have lived experience with the criminal legal system and/or homelessness. Services include group classes, trauma support and mental health care, substance use disorder support, HIV care and testing, harm reduction and sexual health services, and community outreach programs. Their approach emphasizes holistic, trauma-informed, gender-responsive, and culturally responsive services delivered through collective action and incremental progress.