Our reach has expanded as we serve communities in crises. This year we are accepting applications for families in transition. Please complete it before the deadline, and someone from our team will follow up with you.

2023 OMB Families in Transition Grant Application Submission thru May 31st, 2023

Name

First Name

Last Name

Phone

Please provide a phone number to contact you directly.

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Statement of Need

In 500 words or less, please share and describe your need or the family you nominate and why should you be chosen for the initial 6-month grant.

Premier Bridge Builder

Maybe you are not in need but would like to invest in a family as a Bridge Builder.

OMB Families in Transition Grant is a grant helping families in transition due to losing income, home, or other devastating events. We also give clothing and home furnishing to families in need. OMB is the initial of iRiS' mother, Ollie Marie Brown. Her mother helped families for over 40 years. She had a passion for helping families during difficult times. iRiS and the Board Members of Center of inPOWERmeant Inc. (COINPM) are paying their tradition forward by building bridges of hope beyond solutions with our annual grant for families. Our first grant was given in 2017. Each year we’ve expanded our bandwidth and blessed families all over Los Angeles County and abroad.

Previous Recipients:

2017 OMB Grant recipient Dr. Camelia Straughn. She and her family found themselves lost all they owned in a fire that destroyed her home)

2018 OMB Grant Recipient Thomas and Jasmine Harris, Husband had been out of work for an extended amount of time.

2018 OMB Grant recipient Dr. Nyiema Carter-Eme is leveling up her efforts in providing feminine hygiene products to the women of Abiriba Nigeria with her City2Village international initiative.

COINPM has 13 openings for our 6 - 12 month program. We will walk 13 families through the initial process of rebuilding, restructuring, and securing their families’ stability and future. Please complete the initial form below, and a staff member will follow up.

2019 OMB Grant Recipient Lisa Enriquez FOUND HERSELF A SINGLE MOTHER OF 3 AFTER THE SUDDEN DEATH OF HER PARTNER. COINPM WAS ABLE TO BE A BRIDGE OF HOPE FOR HER AND HER FAMILY.

2020 -22 OMB Scholarship Recipients due to the pandemic, we provided multiple financial assistance to families in crisis.

WE DO NOT OWN THE RIGHTS TO THE MUSIC. MUSIC BY INDIA ARIE- A BEAUTIFUL DAY This is our 3rd year giving to families in need of a hand of hope! Each year we h...

inPOWERmeant Summit 2018 we presented our 2nd OMB families in Transition Grant. This family has stayed together through homelessness, joblessness, sick...