EMPath

Empaths housing and stabilization programs served 1,348 people , including 550 families in fy25. These programs include emergency shelter for homeless families and supportive housing services for formerly homeless families living in permanent housing. Empath is one of the largest providers of emergency housing in massachusetts,operating 160 units as of june 30, 2025. Empaths housing and stabilization programs provide intensive education and case management to help families stabilize and gain skills and confidence necessary to achieve Economic independence. In fy25, 94% of the families that excited our shelter programs,exited to permanent housing. Four participants became homeowners.

The Economic Mobility exchange is a membership-based network comprised of nonprofit organizations and government agencies learning together about empaths Mobility mentoring model. Through training, webinars, technical assistance, and online resource portal, the network captures and shares back innovative ways in which members evolve and adapt the model and tools, sharing best practices to most efficiently support people in their journey to full Economic self-sufficiency. In fy25, there were over 6,800 individuals trained by the Economic Mobility exchange. Since 2014, over 450,000 individuals have been served.

Empaths Mobility mentoring services provide low-income women an opportunity to develop the skills, knowledge and strategies necessary to achieve Economic self-sufficiency. The Mobility mentoring services programs ground their training in the five pillars of empaths bridge to self sufficiency(tm): family stability, well-being, education and training, financial management, and employment and career management. During fy25, we served approximately 498 individuals across our Mobility mentoring programs. In the most intensive Mobility program, 96% of participants who graduated from the program showed an increase to their income.

Empaths research department tracks participant data across five pillars of the bridge to self-sufficiency(tm): family stability well-being, education and training, financial management and employment and career management. Empaths advocacy department promotes public policy changes that help low income women achieve Economic independence