Our Impact
Impact you can measure. Change you can see.
Every number represents a person — a child prepared for school, a family with food on the table, a young person given opportunity, or a neighbor treated with dignity.
Impact by the Numbers
Fifteen years of sustained community impact.
15+
Years
Sustained community impact
≈62,500
Meal-Equivalents in 2025
Based on 75,000 lbs. distributed using the 1.2-lb meal benchmark
8,000–10,000+
Fresh Start Items & Services
School-readiness support in a single season
Backpacks, 12–15 supplies, haircuts, 2–3 outfits, food, drinks, restaurant gift cards and community resources
4,200+
Holiday Dignity Items & Services
Provided in a single season
Gifts, new shoes, a coat, clothing pieces, socks, blankets and haircuts
27,500+
Athletics Participation Experiences
Since 2010
One of many pathways RISE uses to build health, confidence, leadership and opportunity
“We do not measure impact by the thing we give. We measure it by what becomes possible next.”
A child prepared for school.
A family with greater stability.
A young person equipped for life.
A neighbor treated with dignity.
A cycle interrupted.
Six Areas of Impact
Impact across the whole person.
RISE addresses interconnected needs because people do not experience life one need at a time. Each area of our work is designed to support the whole person — and to create conditions for lasting change.
Explore Our WorkStories Behind the Numbers
Every number has a story.
Impact is not only what was distributed, delivered or provided. It is what becomes possible afterward.
FOOD SECURITY
A meal is more than food. Through food rescue and distribution, RISE helps children, families and individuals meet immediate needs with dignity while creating room for greater stability.
FRESH START
Fresh Start helps children begin the school year prepared and confident — with backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, clothing, food, drinks and community resources that remove everyday barriers to learning.
HOLIDAY GIVING
Holiday Giving is designed to preserve dignity during a season that can intensify financial stress. Children receive gifts, new shoes, a coat, clothing, socks, blankets and haircuts in an experience built around joy, care and belonging.
Charity With Dignity
How we serve matters as much as what we give.
RISE believes every person has value and every interaction should preserve dignity, choice and respect.
Our programs are designed not only to meet immediate needs, but to ensure that every person we serve feels seen, valued and treated with the dignity they deserve.
Get Involved
Help create what becomes possible next.
Your investment supports children, families and individuals — and the dignity they deserve.