Our Work
Meeting today's needs.
Building what becomes possible next.
RISE addresses immediate needs while creating pathways toward greater confidence, stability, health, opportunity and independence.
Our work is intentionally interconnected because people do not experience life one need at a time.
Six Ways We Create Impact
Interconnected support for the whole person.
Food Security & Everyday Needs
Stability often begins with the essentials.
RISE helps address food insecurity and everyday needs through rescued food, household essentials, clothing, shoes, hygiene items and direct community support.
Harvest for the Hungry
Food rescue and distribution that helps redirect quality food to children, families and individuals experiencing food insecurity.
The Family Table
Thanksgiving support designed to help families gather around a meal with dignity.
Everyday Dignity
Clothing, shoes, hygiene products and other essential household needs that can remove immediate barriers.
Education & School Readiness
A confident start can change the way a child enters the year.
Fresh Start Back-to-School
RISE helps children begin the school year prepared and confident through backpacks, school supplies, haircuts, clothing, hygiene items, food, wellness resources and community support.
School readiness is about more than supplies — it is about helping a child walk into school feeling prepared, included and seen.
Holiday & Family Support
Dignity and joy belong in every season.
Holiday Giving
RISE creates a meaningful holiday experience for children and families through gifts, new clothing, shoes, coats, socks, blankets, haircuts and other practical support.
Every child deserves to feel valued. Every family deserves to experience the season with dignity and joy.
Homeless Outreach
Meeting people where they are — with dignity.
Homeless Initiative
RISE provides compassionate outreach that may include mobile showers, fresh clothing, shoes, hygiene items, food, beverages and essential resources.
Every person we serve is a neighbor. Our outreach is built on respect, humanity and the belief that every individual has inherent worth.
Health, Wellness & Athletics
Opportunity builds confidence.
RISE Athletics
Camps, clinics, workshops, scholarships, fitness, nutrition and mentorship experiences designed to strengthen health, confidence, leadership and opportunity.
Coach for Good
High-level athletic training and mentoring experiences that help young people access coaching, development and opportunities they may not otherwise receive.
Life Skills & Leadership
Preparing young people for what comes next.
RISE Forward
Practical development in areas such as money management, career readiness, college preparation, entrepreneurship, leadership and communication.
The Confidence Chair Project
Haircuts paired with mentoring and encouragement designed to help children and young people feel seen, heard and confident.
People do not experience life one need at a time. Neither do we serve them that way.
Food security can affect school readiness. Confidence can affect opportunity. Health can affect learning. Stability can affect a family's ability to move forward.
RISE connects immediate support with experiences and opportunities designed to help create lasting change.
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