We are thrilled to announce and celebrate a significant milestone in Ready to Empower’s journey – this year we are marking our 10th anniversary! Over the past decade, we have been on a remarkable mission to help women empower themselves, and it is with immense pride and gratitude that we reflect on the impact we've made together. Since our inception in 2013, Ready to Empower has grown from a vision to a powerful force for positive change in lives of the women and communities we serve. Our journey has been filled with challenges, triumphs, and, most importantly, the unwavering support of individuals like you who believe in our cause. None of this would have been possible without the dedication of our incredible team, the generosity of our donors, and the passion of our volunteers. We extend our deepest gratitude to everyone who has been a part of our journey so far. Here's to a decade of impact and to the many more years ahead of positive change. Thank you for standing with us!

Anya Smith interviews Amanda Ready the founder of Ready to Empower & Joe Kwasniewski RTE’s board treasure and longest standing board member to help inspire people to give back and make a difference.  Dive into the world of the Non-Profit and the impact behind Ready to Empower. Join Amanda and Joe as they share their journey.
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Ready to Empower’s newest team is ready to make moves this year! Volunteers are the engine behind all that RTE is accomplishing and the RTE team is excited about carrying out RTE’s mission of empowerment to change lives.
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Learn more about RTE’s team by clicking here: https://readytoempower.org/our-team/

Ready to Empower’s Empowerment Campaign was a huge success in 2022!  Thanks to our amazing donors and volunteers, RTE was able to surpass our fundraising goals. With this amazing support, RTE is able to expand its reach to helping in improving the lives of women in India and Costa Rica in 2023!

Ready to Empower has exciting news, we have partnered with Hope Sewing Center (HSC) in Karnataka, South India to help carry out the mission of empowerment to women.

RTE works closely with HSC by offering RTE’s Empowerment Program to help equip the leaders of the organizations and the women in their communities. In the upcoming year, we will little by little start offering more services such as; mental health, life skills, human rights and more job training education. Together, we are working to help women empower themselves!
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Learn more about the empowering work that Hope Sewing Center are doing in India by clicking: https://lnkd.in/gVtdxKJx

Thanks to such amazing generosity of others, Ready to Empower has been able to raise the necessary funds to keep the Empowerment Program running. We are truly thankful for the support and contributions of so many. Together we did it!

Drew Barrymore is Ready to Empower! The Drew Barrymore Show wanted to give back to volunteers and chose the Ready to Empower team to do just that! Drew donated to the mission of RTE and gave makeovers to the RTE team of volunteers! #DrewBarrymoreShow #drewisready #readytoempower #makingadiffence #cbsstudio #volunteersmatter #giveback #teamwork #NYC

​Ready to Empower’s team is growing! Our Board truly is an inspiring group of people. We work together to create goals and objectives that help us to fully live into our mission of empowerment. Our board and committee members are a power house of support. Their leadership, heart and expertise is truly the driving force behind all that we do. This team is READY!

Last weekend we held an exclusive “Bet to Empower” online poker tournament for our donors. Thank you to all that participated and congratulations to our winners. We raised a good amount for our programs and had a lot of fun doing it! Be on the lookout for our Empower Campaign this fall.

“Ready to Empower’s guidance has helped our organization Árbol de Esperanza to empower thousands of women in our community. Ready to Empower helped equip me personally to become a stronger more effective leader in my work with helping at-risk women. Ready to Empower’s nonprofit guidance, hands-on mentoring and seed funding, gave me the opportunity to learn how to manage employees, implement effective programs, plan strategically, and improve my abilities to raise funds and secure ongoing donations.”

Karen Jara, Director of RTE’s partner organization, Árbol de Esperanza

Ready to Empower believes team work is the dream work. RTE couldn’t do the amazing work we do without our empowering board of directors and committee members. They are truly READY to be the change we wish to see in the world.

To learn more about our team members visit: https://readytoempower.org/our-team/

​Exciting news! Our partner organization ADE in Costa Rica reopened the charity shop to help support women in need and women needing employment. ADE will be taking orders starting today in Costa Rica and all food is prepared by the women in our empowerment programs.

​Women earned certificates of completion for attending the Empowerment Program.

​The women in Costa Rica are learning new skills attending the job training classes to help them achieve their goals of becoming self-reliant! Our sister organization ADE works around the clock to offer empowering services to women living in vulnerable populations.

​So thankful for RTE’s newest Vice President Olivia Skiffington! She flew to Costa Rica to deliver donations to the women in the Empowerment Programs. A short but powerful trip to Costa Rica to help support so many women in need!

The Empowerment Campaign was a huge success!!! The most successful campaign to date! Thanks to all of you, we reached beyond our 10,000 dollar goal and got a matching donation! Together with your support we are changing lives! Thank you to all who donated to RTE’s Empowerment campaign! Your contributions are creating opportunities for so many women and their families to live a safer and happier life. We are Ready to make a difference together!

​Women empowering themselves in our empowerment programs!! These are the faces of some of our graduates! Because of your amazing generosity, women are able to help themselves!

The Ready to Empower Board of Directors would like to congratulate Emma Campbell on being chosen as our honoree for our 2020 Empowerment Award in recognition of her extraordinary contribution to Ready to Empower and helping women to empower themselves.

Emma’s passion, dedication and generosity have helped change the lives of hundreds of women we serve. The world is a better place because of Emma Campbell.

​The Paint to Empower Fundraiser was a great success. Thanks to all the amazing donors and volunteers, the event helped raise the necessary funds to help continue our empowering work to women in need. Thanks to Riata Ready, Irma Ready and Cowarts Baptist for their generosity and support in helping to host such a fun event.

Empowerment Campaign kick off! Who have you Empowered today?! https://www.mightycause.com/organization/Ready-To-Empower