The application is due no later than Sunday, July 20, 2025

Please fill out the form below to apply or send your completed application to Executive Director, Dr. Samantha Scott

by email: sscott.empowerment@gmail.com or by mail:

200 W. Main Street

Salisbury, MD 21801

Dear Empoweree Applicant,

1 Year to Empowerment is a year-long program designed to help teenage girls live healthy, balanced lives and learn self-reliance, self-respect, and self-esteem through several empowering activities offered per month. By joining us, you will make a commitment. A commitment to us, yourself, and to your sponsor, who will fund your program for an entire year. This sponsorship not only includes each activity, but also meeting costs such as program  materials and many extra activities that you and your Empoweree group will participate in throughout the year.

The official program year will begin in September 2025 and will end in July 2026. We also hope that you and a caregiver will join our Annual Transformation Banquet on Wednesday, July 30th, 2025.

In general, we hope that you make it to all the activities scheduled. This includes approximately 2 Saturdays per month and 2 after school activities per month. We also hope that you become an advocate of ours, spreading the word about our program, and attending fundraising and community service events when they arise. Our program is a big commitment, but it is also very fulfilling! You will learn how to work as a team and develop personal-life skills, such as leadership. You will learn many tangible skills throughout your year during activities such as boxing and self-defense workshops, an aerial yoga class, a “how to change a tire” event, a CPR and Babysitting Certification class, and MUCH MORE!

What makes this program quite unique is the large emphasis placed upon you to better yourself and your peers. It is truly a supportive group and a safe place to be yourself and to grow. You will also be guided by our 1 Year to Empowerment staff and fantastic volunteers from our community. 1 Year to Empowerment is not a therapeutic program but it is designed to promote mental and physical wellness and balance.

Lastly, this program includes middle and high school girls from schools across the Lower Eastern Shore of Maryland. We have designed the program to provide a healthy, non-judgmental, and supportive environment where everyone works together to better the program and themselves. As such, it is important that you are ready to communicate in this manner and support the other Empowerees in our group, just as they will support you. We look forward to starting our journey together!

Please send us an email at oneyeartoempowerment@gmail.com with any questions or concerns.