I RISE Transitional Youth & Development Center Oct 17

Official community launch

The R.I.S.E. Experience

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Our promise

Every young person deserves to be…

    Who we serve

    Young men and young women, 16 to 24.

    With a focus on young people navigating the circumstances that can make the path forward harder.

    Foster careCourt involvementSchoolFamily transitionsLife's other turns
    Those circumstances should never define how far a young person can go.
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    Why we exist

    Our mission

    Our vision

    What the name stands for

    R • I • S • E

    Four commitments behind everything I RISE does.

    The pathway

    Sometimes the journey starts in survival.

    But survival doesn't have to be where the story ends.

      Our vision

      A glimpse of what we're building.

      I RISE is in its founding and development stages. These four Centers are the vision we're building toward — each one a different part of the path forward.

      Vision in development · not yet operating

      Meet I RISE

      The people behind the vision.

      Meet the Founder

        Her guiding belief
        The Founder's Why

        Meet Our Founding Board

        Happening now

        Be part of the beginning.

        Come meet I RISE, learn what's being built for youth and young adults, and connect with the people behind it.

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        • Free — registration required

        Don't just sit and listen.Come ready to participate. Connect. Experience.

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        Get involved

        There's a place for you in this.

        Youth, families, community, partners and supporters — I RISE is built with all of us.

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        Connect

        Start the conversation.

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        • Office

        Based in Grandview, MO — serving both sides of the state line

          R.I.S.E. — I RISE Transitional Youth & Development Center