RISE: Healthy for Life is lucky to have not one, not two, but FIVE students working with us this semester! We are so grateful for the opportunity to work with these passionate, creative, inquisitive students to do meaningful work that will benefit so many folx in our area!
Read MoreAs a result of Sex Ed on the Hill, six additional members of Congress have already announced their co-sponsorship of REAHYA (Real Education and Access to Healthy Youth Act of 2021): Rep. Jamie Raskin, Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragan, Rep. David Price, Rep. Cynthia Axne, and Rep. Lori Trahan. RISE’s own Cindi Huss led the meeting with Rep. Price’s staffer.
Read More“Assertiveness can help people express themselves effectively and stand up for their point of view—while also respecting the rights and beliefs of others. Being assertive can also help boost one 's self-esteem and earn others' respect.”
Join Bonnie Sepora, U.S. State Department Community Solutions Program Fellow from Gaborone, Botswana, for a free workshop for professionals in all fields who seek positive cultural change and want to be assertive changemakers.
Read MoreRISE is thrilled to host Bonnie Sepora, a Community Solutions Program Fellow, for an 8-week virtual practicum. Bonnie is a lecturer at the Institute of Development Management and a community organizer focusing on LGBTQ+ advocacy in Gaborone, Botswana.
Read MoreWe make the most of your money. To be part of this life-saving work, please make a generous (that’s relative term—no pressure) donation to RISE’s “A Community Thrives” crowdfunding campaign before noon on Friday, Aug. 13.
If you miss the cut-off, no worries. You can make a donation any time through the donate button on our facebook page or on our website.
Read MorePlease support RISE as it continues to privide and promote responsible, inclusive sexuality education as well as create a more compassionate, trauma-informed culture. Donations of any size are wonderful, and please be as generous as you can. And thank you! Open to see all the plates we’re spinning currently!
Read MoreYes, we are shamelessly using an athletic dog to get your attention. RISE: Healthy for Life is striving to raise $5,000 or more during “A Community Thrives,” a fundraising event sponsored by the Gannett Foundation. The event runs from Noon July 19 to Noon August 13, 2021.
Read MoreDue to soggy ground, the Social Innovation Grant presentations for United Way of East Tennessee Highlands have been postponed to Tuesday June 8, still at the Goulding Amphitheater, still 6-8 p.m.
Read MoreRISE applied for a new Social Innovation Fund grant from United Wat of East TN Highlands to support, Collective Impact for Emotional and Sexual Health—and made it to the finals!!! Join us at the live finale at Winged Deer Park and vote for our program!
Read MoreWe are so pleased to share that RISE: Healthy for Life is one of two new member organizations of the Sex Education Collaborative (SEC). The SEC brings together 24 leading organizations to provide training and support for those implementing sex education around the country.
Please consider donating to support our local, regional, and national collaborations!
Read MoreRISE’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!
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