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With Every Story We Rise: 10th Anniversary Event Journal

November 05, 2015 by

Rise’s 10th Anniversary Event Journal includes stories that trace our growing portrait of parents in the child welfare system.

Including quotes from noted journalists Andrew Solomon, Tracy Kidder, Rachel Aviv, Adrian Nicole LeBlanc and event host and Marie Claire editor-in-chief Anne Fulenwider, the journal celebrates Rise’s contribution to coverage of parents affected by the child welfare system.

In June 2005, after four years of running writing workshops with parents affected by the child welfare system, we published our … Read More

September 29, 2015 by

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“Many people assume that women who lose their children to foster care are not only challenged in meeting the demands of motherhood, but are also bad people: incompetent, selfish, and morally defective. Reading Rise is a tutorial in empathy, because what rises from these pages is love, often love that has endured despite appalling struggle.

“In ‘Bonded for Life,’ Robbyne Wiley’s description of how she learned her son’s point of view through reverse role-playing, seems especially wise. Often, … Read More

With Every Story We Rise: Join Us Oct. 28 in Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary

September 22, 2015 by

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Rise will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Oct. 28, 6:30p.m. 

Guest speakers: Anne Williams-Isom, CEO, Harlem Children’s Zone and Gladys Carrión, Commissioner, NYC Administration for Children’s Services.

Purchase your ticket now! 

Learn more about Rise’s 10th Anniversary.

Enjoy cocktails, a spectacular view and inspiring stories at Poets House, 10 River Terrace in Battery Park City.

Event Hosts: Casey Family Programs, Lauren and Steve Pilgrim, Forestdale Inc., Anonymous, and Jeff Gramm and Susie Heimbach.

Rise 10th Anniversary Oct. 28: Tickets on Sale Now!

September 08, 2015 by

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Celebrating 10 Years of Writing by Parents that Changes Minds and Lives:

Rise will celebrate its 10th Anniversary on Oct. 28, 6:30p.m.

Join us for cocktails, a spectacular view and inspiring stories at Poets House, 10 River Terrace in NYC.

Purchase your ticket now! 

Learn more about Rise’s 10th Anniversary! 

 

NY Times Motherlode Features Story by Rise Writer

September 07, 2015 by

The New York Times’ Motherlode blog published When Finding Housing Is a Job in Itself by Rise’s Piazadora Footman:

Six years ago I went into the New York City shelter system. For 11 months I searched for apartments like crazy. I had few options. I had just come out of a psychiatric hospital. I had a 4-year-old son and was pregnant with my daughter. >>>READ MORE

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