Get Ready to Laugh Your Bootay Off at &Rise's Comedy for a Cause Fundraiser!

Join &Rise for a night of hilarious, empowering, and side-splitting comedy, all for a fantastic cause! We're thrilled to present Comedy for a Cause, a fundraising event dedicated to supporting our vital programming for women and girl survivors of trauma and abuse. Get ready for a knockout lineup of all-female comedians who are guaranteed to have you rolling in the aisles.

This isn't just your average comedy show – it's a chance to make a real difference while enjoying a fantastic and fun evening. Beyond the laughs, you'll have the opportunity to bid on incredible items in our silent auction and try your luck at winning amazing prizes from our generous raffle sponsors. Every dollar raised will directly support &Rise's mission to empowering women and girls to be the ultimate version of themselves no matter their adversities. &Rise provides comprehensive support and resources to survivors, empowering them to heal and rebuild their lives.

Come ready for a night of laughter, connection, and giving back. Let's raise our voices and raise some funds to support survivors in our community!

Important Note: Zanies has a two-item minimum purchase policy for all guests. Please be prepared to purchase at least two items (food or beverage) per person during the show.

A friendly reminder that when you purchase tickets to any of our events, 100% of the profits always go back to our services that are 100% free to the women and girls that we serve. Not only do you have access to this impactful event but you're giving back to a great cause simply by purchasing a ticket.

&Rise is a 501c3 Latina-led nonprofit organization based out of Chicago whose mission is to empower women to be the ultimate versions of themselves no matter what adversities they’ve faced. We proudly serve women and girls nationwide and are breaking barriers in underserved areas and making mental healthcare more accessible. To sign up for our services to or learn more please visit our website at www.womenrisechicago.org

PLEASE DO NOT BUY TICKETS FROM ANY OTHER TICKETING PLATFORM, THOSE ARE SPAM ACCOUNTS AND WE DID NOT GIVE THEM PERMISSION TO SELL OUR TICKETS.

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About &Rise

Hi, my name is Jennifer and my organization is &Rise.

I was a victim of childhood sexual abuse and domestic abuse. I was always told to keep my abuse a secret. Not processing my trauma led to depression, anxiety, and low self-worth. As a result, I entered into many unhealthy and toxic romantic relationships, friendships, and work environments. In my late twenties, I began couples counseling with my abusive partner. Eventually, I broke up with him, vowed it was the last abusive relationship I would ever be in, and kept going to my counseling sessions. It changed my life.

I worked through many difficult, past traumas and found myself healing into a different person. However, it was hard to find a community without cattiness, jealousy, and gossip between women, so in 2019, I began doing “women’s empowerment” events out of my living room, for fun. The events were such a success that I started selling tickets on Eventbrite and reached my first 150 max ticket sellout. This was the lightbulb moment - I knew I was on to something and that women needed a safe community like this.

I formed &Rise in 2020 as a 501(C)(3) non-profit organization to position the organization to help as many abused women as possible. Estimates published by the World Health Organization, indicate that globally about 1 in 3 (30%) of women worldwide have been subjected to either physical and/or sexual intimate partner violence or non-partner sexual violence in their lifetime.

&Rise offers:

Free counseling for women in Illinois
Free support groups
Coaching
Women's Book Club
Career development - help with resumes and mock interviewing
Financial education workshops and coaching - teaching women to become financially independent
Consent and Healthy Relationship workshops (prevention education) to high school girls and boys
Workshops that teach women about healthy relationships and healthy coping skills.

I created a place that provided the services I needed when I was going through all my abuse.

The mission of &Rise is to empower women to be the ultimate versions of themselves no matter what adversities they’ve faced.

We serve women, primarily ages 32-55, who have experienced trauma or abuse and are seeking help to break the cycle as well as a community of like-minded women. 50% of the women we serve are low-income or beneath the poverty line, and because many of our services are free and virtual, we are able to reach women all around the globe. Additionally, we are proud to be inclusive of all women, including trans and nonbinary.

The “&” in our brand means your story isn’t over, and that there is more to tell and the “rise” refers to rising above the adversities faced.

Our counseling services are trauma focused focus on a holistic approach with a big emphasis on self-care, self-love and community building. We are a trauma-informed organization that leads with empathy, understanding, and meeting our risers where they currently are on their journey.

Many of the women we work with tell us they finally feel validated and that our groups have helped them heal because they weren’t judged and felt cared for. Many of the women say that &Rise is like their second family and how grateful they are to create authentic relationships with other survivors who understand what they are going through. One of our support group participants Ashley stated “because of &Rise I now have so much hope.” Ashley came in with depression, anxiety, fear, and was at a really low point in her life, after coming to our support groups for a few months she said her depression and anxiety decreased, fear decreased, and she feels motivated and hopeful about life and her future.

Since our start in 2019, &Rise was started with my own money and focused on women locally in Illinois. In 2019-2020 we expanded our reach to women nationally by offering free support groups virtually.

We believe in diversity and inclusion and have curated our board of directors and volunteers to reflect a diverse set of cultures and backgrounds.

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