What Empower You Edutainment Offers the Community
Empower You Edutainment (EYE) offers the Riverside and Moreno Valley communities innovative programs that fuse the arts, education, and wellness to uplift underserved youth and families. Through theater, music, dance, storytelling, and film, we create safe spaces where young people—primarily African American and Latino youth from low-income households—develop confidence, resilience, and cultural pride.
E.Y.E provides:
Culturally responsive arts programs in schools and community spaces that integrate history, storytelling, and performance.
Trauma-informed wellness programs such as Healing Circles, psychoeducation workshops, and therapy encounters with licensed clinicians.
Youth leadership development, training adolescents to serve as peer navigators and community leaders.
Community theater productions that spark dialogue on issues like race, health, and justice, while offering intergenerational healing and empowerment.
Civic engagement opportunities that connect youth and families to advocacy, history, and cultural pride, ensuring their voices are heard in local decision-making.
Through these efforts, EYE bridges critical gaps in both the arts and health systems, bringing healing, belonging, and empowerment to communities often overlooked by traditional services.
Bullying Prevention Program
Empower You Edutainment Bullying and Cyberbullying Prevention: Finding your voice is an inactive workshop that will provide tools that will empower the participants to develop skills and strategies to effectively deal with bullying and cyberbullying. We will look at the harms of name-calling and bullying and create and practice dialogue to appropriately deal with bullying occurrences.dd a description here.
Healing Circle
A safe and supportive space where participants come together to share stories, release pain, and restore hope. Guided by compassion and community, healing circles promote emotional well-being, resilience, and connection.
Faded Lipstick
Empower You Edutainment invites youth and their families to join us for a special Healing Circle Halloween evening.
✨ These Healing Circles are free and designed to provide a safe space for healing, support, and connection.
This October, our focus will be on supporting those impacted by domestic violence. Together, we will share, reflect, and take steps toward renewal. 🎭 As part of the Halloween theme, we invite you to symbolically “bury the pain” — letting go of past hurts and creating room for healing and hope.
Therapy Services
I am a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with many years of experience helping individuals, couples, and families overcome challenges and improve their mental health. My approach is client-centered and solution-focused, which means I work collaboratively with my clients to create goals and develop strategies that are tailored to their unique needs and circumstances.
I specialize in treating a range of mental health issues, including anxiety, depression, trauma, and substance abuse. I am EMDR certified and love working with children and teens. I believe in the power of therapy to help people heal, grow, and thrive. I am committed to providing a safe and supportive environment where my clients can feel heard, understood and empowered.
Group Therapy
Our group therapy sessions provide a safe and welcoming environment where individuals can openly share their challenges and experiences. Each session is guided with care, allowing participants to connect with others who may be navigating similar struggles. Through open dialogue and shared understanding, group members gain valuable insights and a sense of belonging that helps reduce feelings of isolation.
Together, participants build healthier coping strategies, strengthen emotional resilience, and discover new perspectives on their personal journey. The supportive group setting encourages growth, healing, and accountability, offering each person the reminder that they do not have to face life’s challenges alone.
Acting for the Camera — Summer Classes & Camps
• Kids' Camp (Age 9 through 13): Saturday and Sunday, June 21 and 22, 10 am to Noon or 1 pm to 3 pm both days. Participants are welcome to choose one or stay for both.
•Kids Camp (Ages 9 to 13)
July 21 - Aug. 7 • 10 am-4 pm No classes on Fridays. Lunch break 1-2
•College-Age Camp (Ages 18–25)
August 11-22 • 10 am-4 pm No classes on Fridays. Lunch break 1-2
Location: Bourns Family Youth Innovation Center, 9595 Miller Street, Riverside, CA 92503
Performer Spotlight
Salone Meadows is an Aspiring child actor extraordinaire. She began her acting with Empower You Edutainment in 2015, and she was in the original Silent Tears play in 2017. Salone is 13 years old and was born and raised in Riverside, where Salone attends Matthew Gage Middle School. She is a Riverside County NAACP Youth Council member and enjoys using her talent to promote social justice issues. She was recently a recipient of the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. San Bernardino Riverside Area Alumnae Chapter Arts and Letters Committee Young Artist Theatre Award. In 2019 Salone had her first leading role in the Empower You Edutainment play Nelly’s Story written by Sharron Lewis.