On February 24th, Rise Community Coordinator Halimah Washington spoke at AQE’s press conference in the Bronx to demand NY State invest $5 billion in universal child care.
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Rise & Shine 2022 Begins
February 15, 2022 by
Welcome 2022 Rise & Shine parent leaders!
Rise Introduces Policy Priorities to New York City Council Members
February 15, 2022 by
Rise meeting with Council Member Althea Stevens.
Rise began meeting with New York City Council Members to introduce our policy priorities. The Rise organizing team and parent constituents met with Council Members Althea Stevens, Chair of the Committee on Youth Services and Amanda Farías, Chair of Committee on Economic Development. We engaged in in-depth conversations about what it means to improve child care in NYC and parents shared their stories on the harms of mandated … Read More
Core Parent Advocate Training Program Begins
February 02, 2022 by
Rise’s Spring 2022 Core cohort began meeting this week, providing training for Parent Advocates working in NYC foster and preventive agencies.
Join Rise in Our Plans for 2022!
January 12, 2022 by
Happy New Year! We are excited to share an overview of what you can expect to read about from Rise this year.