On October 22, 2021, Rise attended the NYS Assembly Standing Committee on Children and Families—along with other parents, advocates, and organizations—to speak about the harms of the family policing system and the need to target conditions, not families.
Read testimony by Halimah Washington and Naashia B. of Rise and view the recording of the hearing.
Learn more about the Rise & Shine Parent Leadership Program and how to apply! Sign up for a virtual open house information session.
On September 29, 2021, Rise held an online event to celebrate our new participatory action research report, An Unavoidable System: The Harms of Family Policing and Parents’ Vision for Investing in Community Care. During this event, the PAR Team discussed their research methodology and group process, research findings, recommendations and calls to action.
On September 29, Rise will publish our research report, An Unavoidable System: The Harms of Family Policing and Parents’ Vision for Investing in Community Care. We invite you to join us via Zoom for our report release event, which will provide an introduction to the Rise PAR Team and research process, as well as a glimpse into our research findings, recommendations and calls to action.
On August 13, Rise rallied at City Hall to oppose the city’s plans to expand ACS-led family enrichment centers (FECs) from three to 30 sites.
