by Maggie Waid | Oct 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Welcome Baby & Beyond is one of RISE’s early childhood home visiting programs. Program lead, Zara Nehls, talks a little about the program, what they do, and it’s importance in the community. Take it away, Zara (highlighted in the yellow box in the...
by Maggie Waid | Jun 19, 2020 | community event, Community-building, Growth & Reflection
“The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, “all slaves are free.” This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and...
by Maggie Waid | Mar 24, 2020 | About RISE, Growth & Reflection
What we choose to do with our career is one of the most important decisions in our lifetime. For most of us, it must be something that we’re passionate about, there has to be a drive, and we determine how important that work can be for our society. It’s always...
by Clarity Development | Jan 2, 2020 | About RISE, Growth & Reflection, Merger
Through mergers history can get lost, and it is our desire to celebrate the rich history that has formed RISE. In September RISE celebrated the 40-year anniversary of the Respite Center. The Respite Center was one of the original agencies, along with Parental Stress...
by Clarity Development | Nov 13, 2019 | community event, Community-building
Here at RISE, we’re constantly working to develop events and educational series to help our participants in the community thrive. In June to July of this year, our Welcome Baby & Beyond program developed a six week series called Importa lo Que Usted...
by Maggie Waid | Jul 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Welcome back, readers! We’ve had a couple of highlights from our Children Come First program (CCF), and now we like to offer some behind-the-scenes insight on our other wrap around program, Comprehensive Community Services (CCS). For this month’s staff spotlight,...
by Maggie Waid | Jun 19, 2019 | Uncategorized
Guest blogger Emily Loveland shares with us the history and importance of Juneteenth, and where to find our local celebrations here in Madison. Take it away, Emily! Here at RISE nothing is more important than community. We strive to nourish our community to bloom into...
by Megan Landvatter | Jun 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
RISE is proud to work with a with a staff that come from a wide range of experience and skills. As part of our staff highlight for the month of June, we’d love to introduce you to one of our Care Coordinators, Melanie Botti. Melanie comes from our Children Come First...
by Megan Landvatter | Jun 4, 2019 | Community-building
You may have heard the inspiring story of Jen McCann and her son Roman. When Roman turned four years old, he decided that for his fourth birthday, he was going to collect donations for a rescue outside of a PetSmart in his hometown in Texas. He did this every other...
