Training: Toxic Stress (Zoom Event)
This online training will cover how toxic stress impacts families and communities. We will discuss how stress can impact our bodies and brains and provide strategies for self-care and stress... Read more
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Peer Support Circle (Zoom Event)
If you have or had a child welfare or preventive case in New York City, we welcome you to join Rise’s online weekly peer support circles. The support circle is a... Read more
Training: History of NYC Child Welfare System (Zoom Event)
This training will focus on the period of time between the New York State Child Welfare Reform Act of 1979 and the federal Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA) of... Read more
Community Support Circle
Rise's parent-led community support circle is now open to parents impacted by family policing systems in any location across the country. Our peer support circle is a space to connect... Read more
Training: Know Your Rights – NY State Central Registry (Zoom Event)
This training will provide information about changes to the New York Statewide Central Registry (SCR) that took effect in 2022 and about sealing and amending your SCR record. At the... Read more
Community Support Circle
Rise’s parent-led community support circle is now open to parents impacted by family policing systems in any location across the country. Our peer support circle is a space to connect... Read more
Community Support Circle
Rise’s parent-led community support circle is now open to parents impacted by family policing systems in any location across the country. Our peer support circle is a space to connect... Read more
Community Support Circle
Rise’s parent-led community support circle is now open to parents impacted by family policing systems in any location across the country. Our peer support circle is a space to connect... Read more
Virtual Open House: Parent Advocate Job Opportunities
In the coming months, NYC foster agencies will hire 100-150 Parent Advocates to work in their agencies and support parents with ACS cases. While we work toward abolition, Rise recognizes... Read more
Introduction to Parent Advocacy
A panel of parent advocates will share how the family policing system impacted them, their families and their journeys in advocacy. They will share their experiences as advocates and leaders... Read more
Community Support Circle
Rise’s parent-led community support circle is now open to parents impacted by family policing systems in any location across the country. Our peer support circle is a space to connect... Read more
Torn Apart by Dorothy Roberts: NYC Book Release Event
Rise and the Revolution Books Educational Fund are co-hosting the NYC debut of Dorothy Roberts’ new book, Torn Apart: How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families—and How Abolition Can Build a Safer... Read more