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EmpowerED Student & Family Success

Invest in Student Success

Your support helps EmpowerEd provide students and families with access to academic support, advocacy, educational resources, and community-based programs designed to help them thrive.

Together, we can empower students, equip families, and build pathways to success.

How to donate

🟢 Cash App

The fastest, easiest way to send your tithes and offerings directly from your phone:

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  • Step 1: Open the Cash App on your mobile device.

  • Step 2: Enter your donation amount and send to $Agarner4.

  • Step 3: In the "For" / Memo line, please specify your giving category:

    • Examples: "Academic Support", "Family & IEP Advocacy", "Partnerships", 

📮 Alternative Giving Methods

1. Mail a Check or Money Order

If you prefer to send your contribution through the mail, please make all checks payable to the full church name:

  • Make Checks Payable To:

    EmpowerED Student Family Success

  • Mailing Address:

    201 W Russ Ave. Mishawaka, IN, 46545

Every gift helps us remove barriers, strengthen families, and create more opportunities for students to receive the support they need regardless of their circumstances.

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  • PROGRAMS & EVENTS

Learning happens beyond the classroom

Throughout the year, EmpowerEd hosts and participates in programs designed to connect families with information, resources, learning opportunities, and community.

EmpowerED Community Tailgate

Join EmpowerEd Student & Family Success, Inc. and Greater Friendship Missionary Baptist Church for the EmpowerEd Community Tailgate: Every Child Deserves a Winning Team! 

Before Notre Dame takes on Michigan State, bring the whole family out for an afternoon of food, football games, family activities, educational resources, giveaways, music, and community connection. This free event celebrates the power of families, educators, churches, and community partners working together to help every child succeed—on and off the field!

  • Date: Sept. 19th, 2026
  • Time: 2pm - 5:30pm EST
  • Location: 206 S Falcon St. South Bend, IN
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  • testimonials

Stories of Changed Lives

You have a friend in EmpowerED. We are genuinely invested in the success of our Students, Families, and Teachers.

May

Thank you for helping our son turn around his performance the class he was struggling in.

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July

Through our partnership with EmpowerED, we were able to launch a summer tutoring program to intervene for students struggling in failing classes. Together, we helped turn those grades around and restored their confidence for the upcoming school year.

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Greater Friendship Church

Community Partner

Empowering Students. Equipping Families. Building Pathways to Success.

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