Empowered

What Empowered does

EMPOWERED is a community-based maternal substance use support program operated as an initiative of Roseman University of Health Sciences' College of Medicine. Founded in 2018 by Andria Peterson, PharmD, the program serves pregnant and postpartum individuals in Nevada and Utah who use or have used opioids or stimulants, delivering services free of charge with no insurance or referral requirements. Service delivery is human-led, comprising peer recovery support specialists, licensed social workers, addiction counselors, a board-certified psychiatrist, care managers, and community outreach teams who provide care coordination, counseling, advocacy, linkage to medical treatment, and resource navigation.

Name

Empowered

Legal name

Roseman University of Health Sciences

Website

https://empoweredmoms.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

EMPOWERED is a Roseman University College of Medicine program providing free, grant-funded peer recovery and care coordination services to pregnant and postpartum individuals using opioids or stimulants in Nevada and Utah.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maternal Substance Use Recovery Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Voluntary Health Organizations (813212)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Peer Support, Recovery Coaching & Sober Living Services (HLAFACAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Substance Use Disorder Prevention & Recovery Services (BPAGACAE), Substance Use Recovery & Harm Reduction Support Services (BPAGAEAO)

Keywords

• Maternal substance use support
• Peer recovery services
• Pregnancy addiction care
• Postpartum recovery support
• Harm reduction services

Headquarters

HQ city

Las Vegas

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Grant-Funded Services: Program operates as a grant-funded initiative providing free services to eligible participants. Funded through Nevada State Opioid Response Grant (awarded by SAMHSA), CDC Overdose Data to Action Grant (through Southern Nevada Health District), and Nevada Division of Public and Behavioral Health Bureau of Behavioral Health. Services are provided at no cost to participants regardless of ability to pay.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

EMPOWERED is a grant-funded community health program that supports pregnant and postpartum individuals who use or have used opioids or stimulants. It delivers peer recovery support, care management, counseling, linkage to medical treatment, and connection to community resources at no cost and without insurance or referral requirements, serving Clark County, Northern Nevada, and Weber and Davis Counties, Utah. The program is supplemented by the EMPOWERED Voices podcast and the EMPOWERED Go online resource portal.

Product overview

EMPOWERED is a single, unified community health program operated by Roseman University College of Medicine. It is not a software platform with modular components; rather, it delivers integrated wrap-around services — including peer recovery support, care management, counseling, and community resource linkage — through in-person and remote outreach teams. The program is available to pregnant and postpartum individuals in specific counties of Nevada and Utah. Two supplementary offerings extend the program's reach: the EMPOWERED Voices: Recovery to Resiliency podcast (a three-season educational audio/video series) and the EMPOWERED Go companion resource portal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EMPOWERED Voices: A podcast series bringing to light the challenges and triumphs of families navigating substance use during and after pregnancy. Features compelling stories, expert insights, and actionable guidance on recovery and broader social determinants of health.

Products and services

• EMPOWERED Program Grant-funded wrap-around program for pregnant and postpartum individuals who use or have used opioids or stimulants, providing care coordination, peer recovery support, counseling, linkage to medical treatment, and community resources at no cost, across Southern Nevada, Northern Nevada, and Weber and Davis Counties, Utah.
• EMPOWERED Voices: Recovery to Resiliency Podcast Three-season podcast series (YouTube, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music) hosted by Dr. Farzad Kamyar and Amani Wilson, featuring personal recovery stories, expert insights, and guidance on substance use during and after pregnancy.
• EMPOWERED Go Companion online resource and referral portal (empoweredgo.org) that provides information and access to services for individuals seeking recovery support.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Intermountain Health PATH TeamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEMPOWERED collaborates with Intermountain Health's PATH (Peripartum Addiction Treatment and Healing) team in Weber County, Utah to ensure optimal medical care for program participants. This partnership integrates specialized maternal-fetal medicine expertise with EMPOWERED's support services.
• Roseman University of Health Sciences / College of MedicinecoreOthersEMPOWERED is a program of Roseman University College of Medicine. The university provides organizational infrastructure, staffing, medical oversight, and institutional credibility. The program was founded by Andria Peterson, PharmD, and serves as an initiative under university leadership.
• Southern Nevada Health DistrictmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerEMPOWERED Voices podcast is supported by the CDC's Overdose Data to Action Grant through the Southern Nevada Health District. The partnership provides funding and public health coordination for substance use disorder prevention and treatment initiatives.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Shatterproof: National nonprofit dedicated to ending addiction through advocacy, treatment access, and family support. Directly comparable as a peer-support and recovery-education nonprofit addressing opioid and substance use disorders, with similar grant-funded operating model and public-facing content mission.
• Postpartum Support International: Nonprofit providing peer support, education, and resources for perinatal mental health including substance use disorders during and after pregnancy. Closest direct peer given identical population focus (pregnant/postpartum individuals) and overlap of peer-support delivery model with EMPOWERED.
• Volunteers of America: Large nonprofit operating peer-led recovery, supportive housing, and wraparound services nationwide including substance use programs. Comparable because it delivers grant-funded peer recovery and supportive services for vulnerable populations through regional offices using a similar direct-service model.
• Faces & Voices of Recovery: National recovery community advocacy organization advancing peer recovery support services and the lived-experience workforce. Directly comparable to EMPOWERED's peer-recovery-specialist-led service model and focus on community-based recovery support for people with SUD.
• McShin Foundation: Recovery community organization that operates peer recovery support programs and resources for individuals and families affected by substance use disorder. Comparable as a peer-led, community-based recovery organization offering direct recovery-coaching services similar to EMPOWERED's model.
• The Phoenix: National nonprofit building sober communities through peer-led fitness, recovery, and wellness programming. Comparable because it leverages lived-experience peer facilitation and community-building for people in recovery, paralleling EMPOWERED's use of recovered peers as primary service delivery staff.
• Oxford House: Network of self-run, peer-supported recovery homes and sober living facilities across the U.S. Comparable because it is fundamentally a peer-led recovery organization that operates with lived-experience leadership, paralleling EMPOWERED's reliance on peer recovery support specialists as its core service workforce.

Broad incumbents

• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD): Long-established national nonprofit focused on addiction prevention, treatment access, and public education. Operates more broadly across the full SUD population and policy space, rather than specializing in perinatal populations; comparable as a peer-support-oriented SUD nonprofit with a similar historical charter.
• Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation: Large, established addiction treatment and recovery organization operating treatment centers, education programs, and advocacy. Comparable as an SUD-focused nonprofit with clinical-care integration and peer-recovery philosophy, but at national scale with a broader service portfolio beyond maternal populations.
• National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI): The largest grassroots mental health organization in the U.S., operating peer-led support programs, education, and advocacy. Comparable as a peer-support-driven nonprofit combining lived-experience staff with clinical education, although focused on mental health more broadly than substance use.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@EMPOWEREDvoicespod/podcasts
• Facebookfacebook.com/empoweredmomsorg

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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