This "Breaking New Ground" Campaign aims to raise funds over a period of 2 years to build and equip dedicated clinical space for newly arriving refugees and immigrants as well as help launch key operations and programming to provide comprehensive healthcare services in culturally sensitive and trauma-informed ways.

About RISE

Created by a group of individuals passionate about serving refugees and immigrants, Worcester RISE for Health is the product of many organizations coming together to re-envision care for new arrivals.

Newly arriving refugees often have language and cultural barriers, come from backgrounds of substantial trauma, and were outright denied adequate healthcare in their countries of origin because of their gender, sexual orientation, race, religion, poverty, and more.

All are coming from different health systems and struggle navigating healthcare in the US; they are often not familiar with appointment systems, refills, referrals, and might not have had access to preventive care, chronic disease management, or continuity of care

Together we are building a different approach based on community engagement, empowerment and collaboration and centered on the needs of this unique population

Capital Campaign

By Worcester RISE for Health

Capital Campaign

Breaking New Grounds: a Campaign for RISE