Welcome

SERVING OUR COMMUNITY SINCE 1984

MISSION STATEMENT

It is the mission of Empowerment Tools Coalition to elevate all participants, clients, staff and volunteers to be the best they can be. We will also act as an incubator for new organizations to help them to stabilize and get a firm foundation for their programs. We will collaborate, cooperate and conjoin when necessary to provide the best services to all involved.

YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR PROGRAM

In 1979, Verlee Gunter-Moore began teaching young adults on entrepreneurship. She owned a corner grocery store and would teach them with on the job training and she used her accountant to teach the financial matters and also her lawyer to teach the legal matters. In 1984 she partnered with the Atlantic County Council of Youth Programs to continue the program with the youth in the community. Each year the youth would pick a business project they would work on and make a profit. Over the years, the youth have sold holiday items, candies, quilts, tshirts, african artifacts and decorated sneakers. In 2002, the entrepreneur program opened up an ice cream shop "City Swirls" where the youth owned and operated a full service store. In 2004, the store was closed due to imminent domain. We continued with our program going back to our original format. in 2022, the entrepreneur program formally organized as Lucid Entrepreneurs and developed a buisness to make and sell custom designed products. The youth are working hard to start branding their business and maketing startegies!

SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

In 2012, Empowerment Tools Coalition was formed to better assist small businesses in the community. The small business development programs includes webinars, business shadowing & coaching and full service business development. To date we have assisted over (150) one hundred and fifty business in their formations.

ATLANTIC COUNTY COUNCIL OF YOUTH PROGRAMS

We provide direct srvice community programs for the youth of our community. Our Rites of Passage Programs began in 1996 as a community mentorship program for youth Our WJP Basketball

Building Strong Foundations

Plan, Launch, Manage & Grow

Services for Community Based Organizations

Everything You Need

Small Business Development

from your EIN to Completion of Business Incorporation

We grow with you from the EIN (Employer Identification Number) to the completion of your business incorporation.

WEBINARS

Information Just when You Need It!!

For our active clients

GRANT WRITING

Committed to Quality

No Matter how large or small.