2020 Annual Report

MESSAGE FROM
THE PRESIDENT
Two thousand twenty was a record year for Empowerment
Enterprise 2 ("EE2"). Despite the two-year impact of C0VID-19,
we reached unprecedented results with our impact and
fund raising.
This is a testament to the commitment and compassion of our
partner agencies, our financial supporters, our volunteers, and
our staff. It has not always been easy and we had to adjust our
processes, make hard decisions, and ask more from our
supporters. As a result of our efforts, we have created
undeniable change in our community.
Community is at the heart of everything we do at EE2. It centers
us as we Live through the outbreak of the coronavirus,
economic disruptions, calls for racial justice and the
uncertainty of what might come next. Although we cannot be
confident of what the future holds, we can be clear and
resolved in our mission: to create sustainable change by
providing community enrichment through programming.
We Leveraged the talents and resources of all of our partners in
order to achieve these extraordinary results. Due to the
commitment of donors, advisors, community and Leaders, we
are creating sustainable solutions that will continue to affect
Lives for years to come.
This year's annual report highlights how we are impacting and
creating sustainable change. I invite you to Learn more about
our work, our partners and our Leadership team. Join us in
making an impact and building sustainable change together.
Rev. Dr. Aaron B. Wade, President ft Founder
(pronouns: he/him/his)
Empowerment Enterprise II, Inc

EEZ EXCEL ACADEMY
ALL-GIRL DRUMLINE
EE2 continued to work with the Excel
Academy All-Girl Drum line to teach the
fundamentals of drum line percussion to
girls from the ages of 8-13. Due to COVID-19
restrictions, in person public performances
were halted. Fortunately, Excel Academy
All-Girl Drumline, under the direction of the
EE2 program specialist, was able to perform
in the DC 2020 Martin Luther King, Jr.
Parade before the second-round of COVID-19
shutdowns.
OPIOID AWARENESS
& HARM REDUCTION
In 2020, EE2, in partnership with the CCWDC­
UCC set the ground work for the expansion of
it's Opioid Awareness and Harm Reduction
program which was conducted from October
2020 to September 2021. This is significant
because the 2019 Opioid Awareness work
only lasted a month because was the first
time EE2 was able to work as a grantee with
the DC Department of Behavioral Health ("DC
DBH") on this initiative. DC Engage also
provided significant support in this effort.