Body Empowerment Project

Our mission is to decrease eating disorder risk in adolescents and equip them with the skills to live peacefully and healthfully in their bodies through meaningful, near-peer interactions. 

Body Empowerment Project is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization established in 2021 to help empower youth to find body acceptance and self-worth. The organization works to prevent eating disorders in adolescents, specifically in populations that lack access to treatment, representation, and preventive care. Our primary goal is to reduce healthcare disparities and promote equitable access to a novel community health intervention.

EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS

Body Empowerment Project runs educational workshops for middle school, high school, and college students about body image and self-esteem in order to decrease eating disorder risk. The organization offers two main programs: our Youth Program, which targets youth in Philadelphia with pilots in California, and our College Program targets college students across the country.

​PROFESSIONAL TRAININGS

The organization additionally works to promote eating disorder awareness and prevention by hosting professional trainings for teachers, nurses, and faculty from the Philadelphia school district. Through these trainings, we equip school faculty and staff with the skills to address body image and disordered eating concerns among their students.