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Agency for Empowerment and Support LLC

About AFES

Integrity. Respect. Service

Mission: The Agency For Empowerment & Support (AFES) ensures individuals with physical and mental disabilities develop comprehensive business plans and build successful businesses.

We deliver business development and educational services, including consulting and training, with a strong commitment to empowering individuals with disabilities to achieve their business goals through self-employment training and educational resources.

Our firm actively collaborates with non-profit organizations, private entities, and direct clients. The AFES Certified Business Technical Assistance Consultant (CBTAC) holds accreditation from the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) to provide services to VR customers. We utilize a program developed by Griffin-Hammis Associates as a comprehensive journey guide for VR customers

Stephanie George, Founder/CEO

Stephanie George, also known as Leah, founded a company in Central Florida in 2019, although it was initially incorporated in Washington, D.C., in 2014. In addition, in 2023, Ms. George and community leaders decisively addressed the growing number of homeless youth by establishing AFES Workforce, Inc., a nonprofit corporation independent of AFES, LLC., with a different IRS Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN).

AFES, LLC, is a leader in business development and self-employment services for individuals with physical and mental disabilities. It also provides vital support to veterans and military families, empowering them to succeed as business owners.

She is a Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Certified Business Technical Assistance Consultant (CBTAC) with extensive experience as a Waiver Support Coordinator (WSC) and Medicaid Provider for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD). She also serves as President of AFES Workforce, Inc. Her educational background includes a Master of Social Work and a degree in Business (organizational management) from Bethel University.

Stephanie George has over 15 years of extensive experience in colleges and universities, specializing in Career Development as well as Workforce Development and Continuing Education.

Stephanie’s commitment to serving disabled clients began in the 1990s. As a college intern and job coach at Andrews University in Berrien Springs, MI, she gained valuable experience. This was further enhanced by her work with the Dean of Student Services at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. A significant aspect of her role was interacting with Dr. Betty Shabazz, the wife of Malcolm X, who served as an administrator in the president’s office. These diverse experiences enabled Stephanie to develop strong advocacy skills and empower vulnerable and underserved members of her community.

In 2014, Stephanie’s daughter and son-in-law, who served in Afghanistan and South Korea, returned home with service disabilities. Ms. George dedicated years to ensuring that her daughter and other military families received the necessary support.

Stephanie confidently embraced self-employment, mastered the risks and rewards of independence, and is dedicated to empowering individuals with physical and mental disabilities. She remains steadfast in delivering essential support services to U.S. veterans and their families.

Stephanie provides peer support to mothers and grandmothers of U.S. veterans and military families. As a Christ-centered U.S. citizen raised in New York, she fosters a respectful environment that honors clients’ cultures, beliefs, and sexual orientations.

My Proud Military Family

My Oldest Daughter
My Son In Law
My Youngest Daughter
My Brother
Daughter’s Mother-in-law
My Daughter