*PLEASE NOTE:  WE ADD NEW OPPORTUNITIES AND SHIFTS ON A DAILY BASIS! 

First time Volunteering? Before Arriving, please see the steps below. 

Step 1: Please fill out our member registration here.

Step 2:  Fill out the required safety waiver (general liability waiver) here.

*If you are a minor, please have your parent or guardian complete our minor waiver form here.

*The parent/guardian also needs to fill out our regular liability waiver in addition to the minor waiver, even if the parent/guardian is not attending or participating.

Global Empowerment Mission is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2011 as a first responder to global disasters.

The organization’s journey began with grassroots community engagement as its founder, Michael Capponi, and board members have been involved in supporting some of the most significant global tragedies. For two decades, the team has assisted in over 300 missions worldwide since the 1999 Kosovo Crisis and, most recently, Ukraine. Please view our missions page on our website for more. 

Following the completion of immediate response, and recognizing the continued need for support, GEM began to bridge the gap between the first response and sustainable development. In 2017, GEM began operating Bethenny Frankel’s #BStrong initiative, which fills this need by supplying unrestricted cash card distributions allowing beneficiaries to meet their individual needs. This partnership disrupts disaster response while activating and influencing the global community by going above and beyond real-time emergency assistance to individuals and their families.

With the objective of minimizing the duration of time communities are stuck in the gap, and aiming to complete the cycle of disaster response, GEM instituted its sustainable development programming by building and rebuilding homes, schools and communities while establishing livelihood initiatives. GEM has been able to reduce what was an initial three-year sustainability cycle in Haiti to a refined approach that resulted in a one-year sustainability cycle in the Bahamas.

To date, GEM has supported missions in 40 countries, all 50 US states, and territories including the Caribbean. The organization's complete 360-degree response results in a long-lasting institutional impact.