The Signature Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum
This is an annual celebration that demonstrates our solid commitment to creating an impact in the community by providing single parents, especially Single Moms, with access to vital community resources, critical information, and increased economic opportunities designed to help them elevate to the next level of success along their journey.
Our principal event partners are Sullivan International, Inc. & the Long Beach Community Improvement League.
This is an annual celebration that demonstrates our solid commitment to creating an impact in the community by providing single parents, especially Single Moms, with access to vital community resources, critical information, and increased economic opportunities designed to help them elevate to the next level of success along their journey.
Our principal event partners are Sullivan International, Inc. & the Long Beach Community Improvement League.
The Annual Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum Program offers:
~ Subject Matter Experts (Panelists) on a Variety of Relevant Topics ~
~ Q & A w/Panel Speakers ~ 3-Course Lunch ~ Health/Wellness Pavilion ~
~ Giveaways ~ Complimentary Childcare ~ Vendor Village Resources ~
~Mentor/Coaching Program Signups ~
~ Subject Matter Experts (Panelists) on a Variety of Relevant Topics ~
~ Q & A w/Panel Speakers ~ 3-Course Lunch ~ Health/Wellness Pavilion ~
~ Giveaways ~ Complimentary Childcare ~ Vendor Village Resources ~
~Mentor/Coaching Program Signups ~
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Ms. Single Mom, Get Ready!
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A Personal Invitation for YOU
We Celebrated a Decade of Success!
Long Beach Airport Marriott | Grand Ballroom Long Beach, CA 90815 
On Saturday April 18, 2026, the Speak UP Empowerment Foundation, Inc., (501.c.3), Sullivan International, Inc., & the Long Beach Community Improvement League celebrated a significant milestone by hosting its 10th Annual Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum at the Long Beach Airport Marriott Hotel from 10am to 3pm. Held in the Grand Ballroom, the cost of the empowerment forum was FREE for Single Moms to register & attend - and is an annual pre-Mother's Day gift to our community.
The single parent residents, especially Single Moms who reside in the Greater Long Beach area, Los Angeles County, Orange County, San Bernadino County, Antelope Valley, and San Diego County communities showed up and also invited their friends! The SUEF, Inc. mentor coaching team accepted new mentor/coach requests onsite. |
Event VENDOR Spaces
If your Products or Services appeal to Single Moms We Want to Partner with You! 10th Annual
~Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum~ Picture Slideshow Coming SOON! 
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2026 Program Moderator
Ms. Sharon Sharp 2026 Keynote Speakers
Ms. Lori Barr - Ms. Kandee Lewis |
Community Empowerment Honorees
Ms. Robbie Butler, Speak Up Empowerment Foundation
Mrs. Sharon Gillis McLucas, Forgotten Images Museum Ms. Tammy Tumbling, Orange Co. Community Foundation |
2026 Panelists
Melissa Kyle-Cofer, Build With Mel
Brenda Caloca, California Dept. of Insurance
Yvette Gilliam-McCullough, City National Bank
Joy Pate, Therapy With JoyLA
Brenda Caloca, California Dept. of Insurance
Yvette Gilliam-McCullough, City National Bank
Joy Pate, Therapy With JoyLA
~Take a Moment to Visit our Previous Events Page~
Get a quick glimpse of the previous Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum events - in pictures!
Get a quick glimpse of the previous Ms. Single Mom Empowerment Forum events - in pictures!
KUDOS AND CONGRATULATIONS
Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc. President!
Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc. President!
Congratulations to our Founder, President, and UC San Diego alumna, on being selected as
Grand Marshal of the City of Long Beach's 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade on January 17th!
Thank you for your work, Commissioner Robbie N. Butler - you are a dynamic leader, author and entrepreneur who is deeply committed to empowering underserved and underrepresented communities, and continues to lead through advocacy, education and service, using your voice and platform to uplift communities and create pathways to opportunity.
Grand Marshal of the City of Long Beach's 2026 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Parade on January 17th!
Thank you for your work, Commissioner Robbie N. Butler - you are a dynamic leader, author and entrepreneur who is deeply committed to empowering underserved and underrepresented communities, and continues to lead through advocacy, education and service, using your voice and platform to uplift communities and create pathways to opportunity.
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Speak Up Empowerment Foundation Founder and President, Robbie N. Butler, was amongst several dignitaries who received a 2025 Villager Award from the AfraGlam Global Village P.r.o.j.e.c.t.s. organization. The Villager Award goes to individuals who consistently lift up others in the village as they climb. We extend a sincere thank you to Dr. Gloria Willingham-Toure' & her team for this esteemed recognition and distinguished honor.
Ms. Butler's 2025 accolades also include receiving the June 2025 "Soror Spotlight" special recognition from the Rolling Hills Palos Verdes Alumnae Chapter (RHPVAC) of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. where she is a current member and the Social Action Committee Co-Chair. |
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SUEF, Inc. Community Engagement - Summer Health & Wellness Series
The Speak Up Empowerment Foundation, Inc. partnered with All Colors One Love & Project Optimism to host our 2025 Summer Essay Contest & Bicycle Giveaway, which was then followed by Pickleball Lessons & Ice Cream. The event furthered the Long Beach TNP Peace Initiative, and was a day filled with fun, mental & emotional relaxation, and winning!
On Thursday August 7th, we worked as a unit to demonstrate that it's more fun to play together & win, instead of hating each other & fighting. Empower our youth to succeed and we can build a sustainable future!!
On Thursday August 7th, we worked as a unit to demonstrate that it's more fun to play together & win, instead of hating each other & fighting. Empower our youth to succeed and we can build a sustainable future!!
We began the Summer by partnering w/AATCLC & Finishing the Fight to host our initial health & wellness workshop on June 7th. It was aptly titled, "Why Are You Targeting ME?" and highlighted the predatory marketing practices used by the tobacco industry and directed towards African American & BIPOC communities.
The teens in attendance experienced an eye-opening interactive educational workshop and learned much more than they could have ever expected. Thank You so very much to our partners: Finishing the Fight, Ursula Institute, Faithful Central Bible Church, Long Beach Health Dept, and Storm Burgers-Inglewood for your support!!
The teens in attendance experienced an eye-opening interactive educational workshop and learned much more than they could have ever expected. Thank You so very much to our partners: Finishing the Fight, Ursula Institute, Faithful Central Bible Church, Long Beach Health Dept, and Storm Burgers-Inglewood for your support!!
We Work Hard to Close Out Each Year... by delivering blessings upon blessings upon blessings!
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Our newest 2025 community supporter, the Montford Point Marine Association, Chapter 8 made a generous holiday toy donation to SUEF, Inc. just in time for us to to make a significant impact within our service area! Their gesture of generosity helped put smiles on the faces of many Single Moms and their children... Thank You!
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Women Blessing Women invited SUEF, Inc. to participate in their 5th Thanksgiving holiday shopping spree to promote food security for many Single Moms. And our moms were included as Faithful Central Bible Church hosted the Magic Johnson's Holiday Hope 2023 community food & gift distribution event for families in need of a helping hand.
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Dear Ms. Single Mom:
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"Yes, You Can!"
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The Ms. Single Mom Products Page contains our online store where you can buy the "Ms. Single Mom - Yes, You Can!" book and "Ms. Single Mom - Elevate Your Game!" book - along with our other great products.
Our online store will reopen on April 10th - and we sincerely look forward to helping with your product purchases!
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