WHO WE ARE
Road to Economic Empowerment Enterprises, founded by Angela Willis, is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to collaborating with the business community. Our focus lies in delivering professional and personal development opportunities in the realms of mental and financial wellness. Often likened to SCORE with a financial twist, our mission is clear: "Providing strategies on building wealth and reshaping the culture for those living in underserved communities."
For many years, Road to Economic Empowerment Enterprises has proudly served the community through two impactful initiatives: The Cost of Caregiving: Alzheimer’s and Caregivers Financial Health Symposium and the Road to Economic Empowerment Financial Education Seminar. Each has played a vital role in raising awareness, educating families, and promoting financial literacy and mental health support. But as we reflect on our journey and look to the future, we've come to a powerful realization—it's time to realign.
We’re returning to the true meaning of the word wealth, which originally meant well-being. And with that in mind, we believe that building wealth and prioritizing self-care should no longer be seen as two separate goals. In fact, research confirms that financial success without proper self-care can lead to stress, burnout, and serious health challenges. Proverbs 10:22 says, “The blessing of the Lord maketh rich, and it addeth no sorrow.” In other words, true wealth or success is recognizing God is our source and He gives us the power to gain wealth (Deuteronomy 8:18) .This includes getting adequate rest, community, healthy nutrition, movement, spiritual connection, and financial clarity.
About Angela
Angela has a heart for educating and serving the community. She wears a number of hats such as real estate agent, author, writer, speaker, caregiver, educator community advocate but her purpose in life is empowering people. After attaining her real estate license in 2005, Angela launched the Road to Economic Empowerment First Time Home-buyer's Seminar. Due to the lack of financial literacy in her community she later renamed it, The Road to Economic Empowerment Financial Education Seminar . According to statistics, one of the fastest ways to build wealth is through real estate. Studies also show that when it comes to home ownership, African Americans are delayed mainly due to poor credit and having a high amount of debt.
Angela is not a stranger to caring and the cost of caring for the elderly either. For over ten years, Angela has cared for her elderly parents who were both diagnosed with Dementia during the early 2010's. Caregiving for a loved one is an honor but it can also be lonely and often financially tedious. Sometimes caregivers are forced to choose between retiring early or going into bankruptcy just to keep expenses down. As a result, Angela decided to raise awareness by hosting The Cost of Caregiving: Alzheimer's and Caregivers Financial Health Symposium.
The Symposium brought in a task force of experts who specialize in the areas of financial and legal planning, elderlaw, clinical studies, nutrition, veterans benefits, and other related areas. The purpose of this program is to bring awareness, support, and access to resources for Dementia Caregivers.
At R2EE Enterprises we believe in order to have more economic empowerment we must be proactive and intentional about (1) improving our financial literacy, (2) mental health wellness,(3) reshaping the culture by empowering our youth on how to become leaders and culture change agents through entrepreneurship. We believe that in order to achieve more economic empowerment we must work together and master our mindset by being disciplined in our spending and focus on becoming owners versus renters.
Our scripture basis is Romans 12:2 NLT, which says "Don’t copy the behavior and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God’s will for you, which is good and pleasing and perfect."