Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc.

Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF) announced today it has been selected to receive two years of funding by Echoing Green, an angel investor in social entrepreneurial organizations.

Echoing Green, an angel investor that supports social entrepreneurs, announced today that A. Latham Staples, Empowering Spirits Foundation, Inc. (ESF) President & CEO, is among twenty-five finalists for the 2010 Echoing Green Fellowship Program.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation today applauded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for endorsing the employment and housing non-discrimination acts now before the Salt Lake City City Council.

Roughly 5,000 gays and lesbians attended The Empowering Spirits Foundation’s “Proud Hearts Reach Out” service events held across the nation on Saturday, October 10, 2009.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation, a national LGBT civil rights organization, is partnering with Austin Habitat for Humanity and MyOutSpirit.com for the “Pride Build” to take place October 10th in Austin, Texas.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation, a national LGBT civil rights organization, is partnering with the Utah Food Bank and MyOutSpirit.com for “Equality…One Can At A Time” to take place October 10th in Salt Lake City.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation, a national LGBT civil rights organization, is partnering with the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department and MyOutSpirit.com for “Restore the Park San Diego” to take place October 10th in San Diego.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation, a national LGBT civil rights organization will hold its “Proud Hearts Reach Out” service events across the nation on October 10-11, 2009, in conjunction with Coming Out Day and the Equality March on Washington.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF) applauded Salt Lake City prosecutors for dropping trespassing charges against Derek Jones and Matt Aune. The gay couple was arrested earlier this month by LDS security guards for alleged trespassing.

The Empowering Spirits Foundation (ESF), a national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization, will hold the Love Unites Kiss-In at the San Diego Mormon Temple, Wednesday, July 22nd from 5:00 P.M. to 6:30 P.M.