EXPANDING FREE ORAL HEALTH RESOURCES THROUGH STUDENTS, ONE SCHOOL AT A TIME.

build a chapter where you are

what a chapter is

EVERY CHAPTER STARTS WITH ONE STUDENT.

Empowered Smiles Initiative started in 2025 with two students at Diamond Bar High School who noticed that free dental essentials were missing from a local resource fair. One observation became a 501(c)(3), with hundreds of hygiene kits in the hands of people who needed them.

A chapter is how our mission can reach more communities. You bring the students and the local connection. We bring the kits, the curriculum, the nonprofit structure, and everything we've learned since embarking on our mission.

No dental experience or budget required. Just a few passionate people willing to show up.
EXPLORE
WHY START ONE      /      HOW IT WORKS      /      APPLY

why start one

ORAL HEALTH IS THE GAP NOBODY FILLS.

Toothbrushes and toothpaste are easy to overlook, but they can make a real difference for someone who lacks access to them. Without basic oral care, small problems can become painful and expensive. 

A chapter helps get hygiene kits to people in your community through shelters, resource fairs, and local groups. You will have the opportunity to organize drives, work with partners, and help distribute supplies where they are needed. 

It is a simple way to help with a need that is often neglected.

what we ask of you

A chapter is a real commitment, and we'd rather you know exactly what it is before you apply than find out in month three.
TO START
- Three or more students
- A faculty advisor at your school
- One local partner: shelter or center (optional)
- A short call with our founding team
EACH MONTH
- Assemble and deliver kits to your partner
- One oral health workshop per quarter
- Log kits delivered and people reached
- A quick check-in with ESI
TO START
-    Three or more students, including one chapter lead
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-    A faculty advisor at your school
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-    One local partner: a shelter or resource center (optional)
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-    A short call with our founding team
EACH MONTH
-    Assemble and deliver kits to your partner
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-    Run at least one oral health workshop per quarter
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-    Log kits delivered and people reached
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-    A 15-minute check-in with ESI

how it works

apply

01

Please tell us who you are, where your school is located, and which community you want to serve. It takes about ten minutes.
A 20-minute call with Peter and Kenneth. We answer your questions, you answer ours, and we figure out together whether the fit is right.

02

meet the team

set up

03

We send your chapter packet — kits, curriculum, branding, and templates — and help you land your first local partner.

first delivery

04

You run your first kit drop and workshop. We're on call the whole way through. Then you send photos, and we put your chapter on this site.

keep going

05

Monthly kits, quarterly workshops, and a growing count of people served — under your chapter's name, in your community.
CHAPTERS OPENING ACROSS CALIFORNIA

start one where you
are

Applications are open to any high school student in California. If you're outside California, email us — we'd rather hear from you than not.
APPLY TO START A CHAPTER 
Questions first? empoweredsmilesinitiative@gmail.com · +1 (909) 288-2250