Ladies Inspired to Empower
LITE Is Me
Discover the Uplifting Power of Genuine Sisterhood
Who We Are
Established in 2014, Ladies Inspired to Empower (L.I.T.E.) is a women’s empowerment nonprofit organization 501(c)(3) that provides community service to disadvantaged women and children. We offer personal development workshops with women from diverse backgrounds ages 19 years old and up. The workshops consist of:
- Goal-Setting
- Job Training Skills
- Career Development
- Wellness
- Financial Education
Mission Statement
Our mission is to help women overcome life challenges through personal growth and positive change to live happy, healthier and productive lives.
Program
“Lite Is Me” is a personal development program designed to build self-esteem, job training skills, and college preparation for disadvantaged women to reach their full economic potential.
The "Lite Is Me" personal development program provides women with the knowledge, skills, tools, and resources to make positive changes in their lives.
The benefits of the "Lite Is Me" program consist of the three Cs:
- Confidence to Create Goals
- Concentration to Pursue Goals
- Commitment to Achieve Goals
Meet Our Organization’s Founder
Valencia Clay founded Ladies Inspired to Empower (L.I.T.E.), a nonprofit organization focused on women’s empowerment, in 2014. L.I.T.E. routinely hosts free self-improvement workshops to help women and children in need overcome their individual challenges in order to live happy, healthy, and productive lives.
Prior to finding L.I.T.E., Valencia Clay began her journey to becoming an empowerment advocate and entrepreneur as a volunteer for local nonprofit organizations across New York including Women in Need Shelter (WIN), Women’s Prison Association (WPA), and Dress for Success (DFS), which all serve to help disadvantaged women.
In 2016, Valencia founded her own publishing company, V.L.C. House of Self-Help Publishing LLC. In October of 2017, she published her first two books, titled: "Love for Her Sistas" and "Inner Road to Healing". Her autobiography, titled: "All by Myself" will be published in 2018. She is also the host of several YouTube videos that focus on self-improvement including “Problem Child Within Us,” “Subjective & Objective Thinking,” and “Belief Systems.”
With her passion, persistence, and endurance deeply rooted in empowering all women, Valencia intends to make L.I.T.E. one of the most influential women’s empowerment organizations across the world.
Valencia holds a bachelor’s degree in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She can be reached by email at valencia@litesisters.org.