On September 17th, National Voter Registration Day, the RYSE community (including youth members and adult allies) created a street mural in front of RYSE Commons. The call to action, "Vote for Us" encourages people old enough to vote to learn about local issues important to young people.

RYSE staff organized a week of activities and informational resources to celebrate Xicanx/Afro Latinx Heritage Month (September 15 - October 15, 2024).

RYSE kicked off October by welcoming Attorney General Rob Bonta and DOJ staff to RYSE to learn more about their work and efforts in public safety and public health and to listen to local partners share their perspectives and work on public health and public safety.

RYSE was born from Black, Indigenous and Young People of Color creating new ways to make meaning of loss, grief, and injustice. This meaning-making over two decades has cultivated youth space, place, and power. Over the past few years, young people have experienced life-altering events that no other generation has, such as enduring a global pandemic, with few opportunities to reflect on how this has influenced what they want and need. 

To all in our beloved community,

All June, RYSE revisited what it means to create and facilitate safe spaces. This year’s PRYDE and the month as a whole gave us ample opportunity to revisit some of the original elements of what made RYSE necessary in the first place.

From everyone here at RYSE, we’d like to thank our beloved community for attending Be a Kid! RYSE to the Future in April. We had a lot of fun and hope you did too!

We successfully raised $60,000 for RYSE’s Youth Emergency Care Fund. With your contribution, we are able to provide timely and direct funds to young people to access basic human rights – safe housing, food, and health services.