Our Mission
To inspire youth in under-resourced communities to achieve academic and personal excellence and mentor and train youth to make positive decisions when dealing with issues of violence
Core Messages
1. We believe that every child deserves the opportunity to dream of and create a life beyond their current circumstances and a chance to live a full, long life; one that isn’t interrupted or ended through violence.
2. Breaking the cycle of apathy and violence in a young person’s life can happen with the right nurturing, love, safety, and structure.
3. We value and model positive, healthy relationships and good communications, because youth who know they are safe and supported, can soar to their full potential.
4. We know firsthand the power of choosing to break through the unproductive cycles and loneliness we grew up with. We created RU4C to ensure that every youth has access to the support, skills, and a strong foundation they need to move past limitations and live their successful lives.
WHAT OUR WORKSHOP COVERS
Rise Up 4 Change, Inc. is grounded with the purpose of preventing violence and delinquency while promoting self-sufficiency. We teach them positive youth development, social-emotional learning, health and wellness, workforce development, family strengthening, financial literacy and goal settings.
COMPASSION IN ACTION
Help a young leader reach their full potential today! Your gift provides youth with a caring mentor in their life.
Giving is caring. We are more than an after-school program: we are part of the fabric of our community. We believe success is better together!
YOUTH RISING UP
There is no better way to understand homelessness than listening to the children and youth who have been through it – or who are still going through it..
WHAT WE'VE ACCOMPLISHED
As an organization with over 45 years of law-enforcement and juvenile delinquency background experience, we at Rise Up 4 Change Program is familiar with teenage vulnerability to violence.
HOW YOU CAN HELP
We’re fully committed to teaching life skills and empowering youth to achieve success, resist violence and stay off drugs and stay in school. Drug prevention techniques, peer pressure and gang resistance skills are learned in our workshops. Our mentoring program provides youth with a safe space to build healthy and positive relationships. Our youth learn valuable Lifelong skills that can never be taken away. These programs make the difference in the lives of these children.
Client and community testimonials
I highly recommend Fred and Angela as they have shown extreme resourcefulness and also connecting with youth to achieve optimum success
One of the most difficult groups to work with is teenagers. Rise Up 4 Change stepped up to the plate, combining their passion for helping at-risk youth with their immeasurable skills at mentoring, tutoring, and engaging the community … the program has provided a safe haven and helps at-risk youth.
Since 2014, Rise Up for Change has been an amazing contributor and supporter of our work … providing tutoring and mentoring and critical workshops to improve social and emotional well-being.
The Rise Up for Change program is successfully making a difference in the learning and overall lives of our children