"We all have a role in our community," Olivia exclaimed. "I help our program participants and graduates bring their experiences into the rooms where laws get made so that the proposed policies can work better for all of us."

Everyone is eager to learn more about the changes LB50 will have for our Builders and people we all know and care about.

Like so many others, "Ben" didn't win this particular battle of addiction when he came home the first time. He served 2 more years back in prison. But his army, RISE and this community of ours - YOU - didn't stop having his back.

The community turned out for another successful RISE Family Wellness Collective showcase event located at the Hot Shops Art Studios, which highlighted storybooks written and illustrated by program participants during the Trauma, Grief, & Resiliency cohort and poems written during the Self-Actualization cohort.

At RISE, our mission is to end the generational cycles of incarceration. Our mission comes to fruition in a variety of ways.

On Friday evening, February 4th, 60 masked people crammed into the Culxr House to listen to spoken word poems, stories and reflections from the RISE Youth & Family Program participants who had just completed a six-week session on effective communication. When we ran out of chairs people sat on the floor and stood in the back, everyone there to hold space and to truly see and hear from people that most have written off, or fear, or don't think deserve everything we all desire out of life, whatever that means.

We are thrilled to share RISE has been selected to receive a $1,000 grant from The Starbucks Foundation as part of their Neighborhood Grants program.

We're celebrating everyone that makes RISE a success. We could not do this work and without the support, engagement, volunteerism, expertise, and hope you give.

We are thrilled to announce RISE's most recent team member, Emma Johnson, as the Director of Annual Giving & Stewardship!