Wholespire is thrilled to announce that The Healthy Young People Empowerment (HYPE) Project has been honored with the Empowering Justice Stellar Award for making a significant difference in the lives of young leaders and the communities they serve. This award recognizes our dedication to empowering youth, promoting leadership, and fostering sustainable community change, and it is a testament to the hard work and collaboration of our team, partners, and supporters.
“Thank you to the Empowering Justice Charitable Foundation for this incredible honor. We look forward to continuing our mission-driven focus to increase access to healthy choices for all people and to giving youth leadership skills to become successful community leaders that drive sustainable change,” said Meg Stanley, executive director at Wholespire.
In honor of their late daughter, First Lieutenant Justice R. Stewart, Woody and Tia Jones founded the Empowering Justice Charitable Foundation to raise funds and support organizations that promote pathways out of poverty through empowering youth, supporting authentic opportunities for leadership, promoting youth advocacy, promoting military alliances in the community, and strengthening communities through youth voice and expression.
The Foundation also supports college ROTC programs to honor the sacrifices service members have made and to assist in recruitment and retention efforts to create and maintain a diverse officer corps. To learn more about First Lieutenant Justice R. Stewart, the Foundation and its annual 5K run, visit their website.