Organizing for Radical Change:

• Nationwide, we see a growing recognition that structural racism and inequity are at the root of child welfare involvement and that all families deserve the resources to thrive.
• At Rise, we envision communities that are free from injustice, family regulation and separation, and a society that is cultivating new ways of preventing and addressing harm. We imagine a radical commitment to ensuring that all families have what they need to live beyond survival and truly thrive.
• We are guided by our values and committed to centering parents in the struggle to dismantle systems of oppression. We believe that parents have the answers for their families and communities. Our mission is to support parents’ leadership to dismantle the current child welfare system, eliminate cycles of harm, surveillance and punishment and create communities that invest in families and offer collective care, healing and support.
• We are connecting to community-led transformative and restorative justice movements to create new ways of preventing and addressing harm without punishment, shaming, isolation and separation.
• We are learning and growing as part of a movement to rethink how our society supports families and to abolish punitive and policing systems, including child welfare.
• Watch our Vision Webinar to learn more
• Get involved with Rise