RISE’s 2020 Annual Report is ready for your perusal. We are so grateful for the relationships and support we have with our volunteers, constituents, and partners. 2020 was a strange year, but it created opportunities to create greater good.
Read MoreThe biggest misconception about pleasure talks, is that it's all about sex and therefore not "appropriate" to begin discussing at early ages. Pleasure is all around and within us in everyday, through nonsexualized experiences like art, nature, music, movement, food, connections, play, and more.
Read MoreFrom now through #GivingTuesday (Dec. 1) RISE will be sharing some of the projects we are most excited about on our Instagram (@riseHFL) and Facebook (@RISE.HealthyforLife) pages. Please consider giving generously at this time to help support the work RISE: Healthy for Life does in Northeast Tennessee and the changes we hope to help make at a state level.
Read MoreRegister for the 9-12 grade Peer Sexuality Educator interest meeting (Aug. 17 7-8:30 p.m.) ASAP!
Read MoreThis month’s Inclusion Lunch and Learn is brought to you by Sharon Travis @ the Sexual Assault Center, and all are welcome. Monthly Lunch and Learns about inclusion offered by members of the Statewide Inclusion Task Force sponsored by the Tennessee Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence.
Read MoreRISE has been working hard all summer to develop online classes for the fall. Find out what we have on offer…
Read MoreShop through Amazon Smile and 0.5% of your purchases can support RISE: Healthy for Life!
Read MoreNew Gender Diversity Workshop available to the public.
Read MoreKids who receive accurate, complete information about sex and sexuality generally postpone sex longer and make more responsible decisions when they do become sexually active. And, kids who learn that compassion, respect, and communication are the basis of healthy friendships will apply that knowledge to all kinds of relationships as they grow older.
Read MoreJoin us Thursday, May 28 (2020) for some serious fun—wherever you are! Are you a sexpert? We’ll find out!
Read MoreProgram starting this fall! If you or a youth you know is a rising 9th-12th grader and would be interested in peer education, let us know!
Read MoreCounseling Unconditionally is an online mapping tool from the Tennessee Equality Project that helps folx of all gender identities and sexual orientations find affirming mental healthcare practitioners.
Read MoreTrauma-informed care involves creating safe, empowering learning spaces for trauma survivors—even when we don’t know who they are.
Read MoreWe don’t just need education—we need culture change!
Read MoreIn Spring 2020 a local church will offer the Our Whole Lives lifespan sexuality education K-1st curriculum.
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