We are excited to invite NYC parents impacted by the family policing system (child welfare system) to join Rise in building a Parents’ Platform!
Join Rise in Developing a Parents’ Platform!
January 28, 2021 by
News And Events
Rise Celebrates First Parent Advocate Core Training Graduation
January 27, 2021 by
Congratulations to the first graduates of the Rise Core Training for Parent Advocates!
The program ran from October 2020 through January 2021 and provided training for parent advocates with lived child welfare experience working in NYC preventive agencies.
Black Families Matter: Parents Rally on MLK Day to Abolish ACS
January 21, 2021 by
Advocate Joyce McMillan of JMACforFamilies organized a rally on January 18th (Martin Luther King Day) in Harlem calling to abolish ACS. Read reflections about the rally from Halimah Washington and Jeanette Vega of Rise.
Community Conversation for Parent Advocates
January 06, 2021 by
Community Conversation for NYC Parent Advocates
Who: NYC Parent Advocates who are parents impacted by ACS
What: Parents at Rise are conducting a participatory action research project. We’d like to hear from you about your experience with the child welfare system.
When: Tuesday, January 19th, 4-6 pm
Where: This Community Conversation will take place by Zoom.
RSVP to Halimah Washington, Rise Community Coordinator at halimah@risemagazine.org
Rise Staff Learn to Deepen Our Restorative Justice Practice
November 19, 2020 by
Rise staff recently participated in a Restorative Justice and Circle Keeper training led by Ashley Ellis, Co-founder and Lead Trainer of the B.R.E.A.T.H.E Collective. The 3-day Introduction to Restorative Justice and Circle Keeping prepared Rise’s Participatory Action Research (PAR) team to facilitate peacemaking circles with other impacted parents in their community. Parents learned the fundamental elements of circles including ritual, storytelling, creating safe space, establishing shared values, building relationships and trust and consensus decision-making. The training focused on the … Read More