On April 23, 2026, our community comes together for RISE Annual Giving Day, a day dedicated to making “Coming Home” possible for the hundreds of Nebraskans returning to their communities each year.

Coming home is more than a moment at the prison gate. It’s the beginning of rebuilding relationships, securing employment, finding stable housing, and rediscovering purpose. Through in-prison programming, reentry services, family support, employment readiness, and advocacy, RISE works every day to ensure that when someone returns home, they are prepared and that the community is ready to receive them.

Your support on Annual Giving Day helps turn hope into real opportunities. Every gift fuels the programs, advocacy, and partnerships that help people navigate life after incarceration and build a future filled with stability and belonging. On April 23, we invite you to stand with us and invest in second chances. Together, we can ensure that “Coming Home” isn’t just about where someone has been, but about where they are going next.

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Freedom from cycles of incarceration means there are legislative changes to outdated sentencing laws and people aren’t punished because of race or economic status.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.

2026 RISE Annual Giving Day

Breaking Cycles, Building Futures, Coming Home.

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