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. Our vision is to fundamentally transform the way youth across the nation define their self-worth and shape discussions about health and wellness.

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 and preventive care. Our primary goal is to reduce healthcare disparities and promote equitable access to a novel community health intervention. 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: Be Body Positive Philly targets marginalized youth in Philadelphia public schools while Be Body Positive Penn targets college students at the University of Pennsylvania.