2024-03-18T15:12:30-07:00 2023-12-31 990 2023-01-01 341927001 OHIO EMPOWERMENT CENTERS INC OHIO 2164170823 3764 Pearl Road Cleveland OH 44109 Renee Jones President and CEO 2164170823 2024-03-15 Renee Jones 999009999 1 1 11 1 AAL2 X 2023 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z Renee Jones Empowerment Center Renee Jones 3764 Pearl Road Cleveland OH 44109 317934 0 X rjecempower.org X 2005 OH The Renee Jones Empowerment Center is a wholly unique model of well-integrated, combined services designed to provide human trafficking survivors with holistic healing and restoration services. 6 6 2 130 0 0 329857 302301 0 0 0 0 -7067 -19387 322790 282914 0 0 0 0 156885 114773 0 0 41484 91908 159726 248793 274499 73997 8415 591086 599923 672 1094 590414 598829 Renee Jones Empowerment Center (RJEC) is a 501c3 organization that uniquely provides holistic restorative services for minor and adult human trafficking survivors and sexual assault victims. These victims face many adverse challenges such as physical and emotional abuse, poverty and addiction. The Center's mission is to empower these individuals to advocate for themselves and to improve their quality of life through personal, social and professional development. To prevent human trafficking and sexual exploitation, RJEC actively educates the community in anti-trafficking efforts and trains service professionals, law enforcement, educators, students, parents and the community on the realities of this crime. 0 0 47092 40226 0 Project Red Cord Outreach, Community Awareness, Public Education and Advocacy: RJEC conducts its outreach programs in 5 neighborhoods, known for high levels of prostitution, poverty, and drug use. In 2023, RJEC conducted 38 outreach events; each provided information about free services and resources, personal care items and hot meals. Also, RJEC provides an ongoing series of awareness-related podcasts,The Red Cord Chronicles, which reach a wide and varied audience and continues to provide awareness training to the public, law enforcement, governmental entities and others on request. RJEC now also collaborates internationally in a Global Initiative which aims to offer new ideas on how RJEC's treatments and outreach strategies can be used to combat human trafficking worldwide. As part ot that initiative, in 2023, RJEC began an extensive and innovative multi-pronged collaboration with representatives from Malawi. 41720 34854 0 Restorative Services and Support to Human Trafficking Survivors: RJEC staff, outside specialists, and volunteers provide an extensive and varied list of programs and services to human trafficking survivors and those vulnerable for being trafficked. These programs include, but are not limited to, training in life skills and employment skills, support groups, mentoring and counseling, and numerous therapudic and rehabilitative opportunties such as art therapy, equine therapy, journaling and education on health and wellness. The recently implemented Plant Club has facilitated interaction with the healing elements of nature and to promote the beauty and joy of nurturing plant life. RJEC provides transportation support to enable clients to get to the Center. 50023 50023 0 Medical Clinic: The Clinic expanded its services in 2023. It offers general assessments, health and wellness information and referrals. The Clinic provides general assessments to its clients during their weekly visits to the Center and general assessments to the community three days per week. Additionally, the Center provides monthly services at two Project Red Cord outreach locations with its mobile medical clinic. 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Summary financials are reviewed by the Board and all Board members may receive full copies of the 990 upon request. Form 990, Part VI, Section C, Line 19 These documents are available upon request. Form 990, Part IX, Line 11g Contract Labor for Medical Clinic - $41,675; Art, Equine, Group therapies -$7,926 ; payroll service charges - $1,950