What if you were only known for the worst thing you've ever done?

RISE is the largest nonprofit organization in Nebraska focused solely on habilitative programming in prisons and reentry support. At RISE, transformation starts pre-release and continues post-release. Our inside/out model bridges incarceration to the community and considers all the critical steps in that journey.

In addition to in-prison programming, RISE offers a business development program called The RISE Business Academy for system-impacted people stable in their reentry living in the community, an employment program for RISE Graduates, and a Youth & Family Program aimed at connecting and healing families of the incarcerated.

RISE currently serves in 7 Nebraska prisons and offers program graduates case management support upon release. Post-release services includes additional programming, reentry planning, job readiness training and transitional housing support.

Nebraska is the most overcrowded prison system in the United States. The United States incarcerates more people than the rest of the world.

Freedom from cycles of incarceration means:

People are building wealth for their families, parenting their children and making positive contributions to their community.
It means more tax dollars for education, infrastructure and services.
Freedom from cycles of incarceration means there are legislative changes to outdated sentencing laws and people aren’t punished because of race or economic status.
It means that generational incarceration in families is stopped dead in its tracks.
Freedom from cycles of incarceration means improved public safety, available housing, more mental health and substance abuse support, and higher levels of education attainment.

It means justice in its truest sense.

Make a difference on 2/22/22!

By RISE Academy

Make a difference on 2/22/22!

We are rallying with the community to make a major impact. With just a $22 donation, you could help sponsor a participant through our in-prison program.

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