About
Education for Smart, Brave, Healthy Decisions
The Empowered Youth program provides relationship education for students and teens in Lancaster County.
It’s our goal to empower students to make healthy choices in their relationships.
We use a holistic approach to adolescent health that fosters healthy decision-making. We use proven, effective risk prevention strategies through presentations which are provided for FREE to partnering organizations and schools.
Our program
- Uses medically-accurate and evidence-based curricula
- Teaches age-appropriate risk prevention strategies that promote whole person wellness
- Encourages respect for others, self-identify, recognizing worth, boundary setting, and future planning
Our educators

Mike Yowler
Certified Empowered Youth Educator

Emma Erb
Certified Empowered Youth Educator

Tanya Janoski
Certified Empowered Youth Educator