Upcoming events.
Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research
Volunteers answer questions RISE participants have regarding the specific industry they are looking at entering or creating businesses in. Questions range from marketing and pricing strategies, startup needs, target market brainstorming, tips, products or other services to offer, licensing questions, etc.
In-Prison TSCI: Coaching Day
On August 20th, RISE will host a Coaching Day at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution as part of its Nebraska In-Prison Program. This milestone event, held at the three-month mark of the curriculum, brings RISE staff and NDCS-approved volunteers into the facility to provide 3–5 hours of coaching and feedback on participants’ Personal Statements, Mock Interviews, and Business Ideation.
Board meeting Aug. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, August 21st from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
Impact Volunteering: tri-faith intiative
RISE Impact Volunteers are headed to Tri-Faith Initiative in Omaha. NE to work with our hands on their campus there!
Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour (Omaha)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research
Volunteers answer questions RISE participants have regarding the specific industry they are looking at entering or creating businesses in. Questions range from marketing and pricing strategies, startup needs, target market brainstorming, tips, products or other services to offer, licensing questions, etc.
Policy & Advocacy Community Conversation: Solitary Confinement
Join us to discuss solitary confinement in Nebraska with the ACLU on September 4th from 6-7:30.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
Emerging Advocates Training
Kick off the 10-week Emerging Advocates course with RISE! In this course, RISE will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour (Omaha)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
Emerging Advocates Training
Emerging Advocates through RISE Academy is a 10-week course equipping people with the knowledge, skills and confidence to start their journey to become an advocate for change.
Board meeting Oct. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, October 16th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
In-Prison OCC: Coaching Day
RISE staff and NDCS-approved community volunteers typically spend 3-5 hours inside the prison facility with program participants providing coaching and feedback related to their Personal Statement, Mock Interview, and Business Ideation.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour (Omaha)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
RISE Business Academy Business Pitch Competition and Graduation
Join us as we celebrate the next graduating cohort of the RISE Business Academy! Lunch and refreshments provided.
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
Emerging Advocates Training
This 10-week course will give you the knowledge, skills and confidence to start your journey to become an advocate for change.
Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour (Omaha)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
Board meeting Dec. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, December 18th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
NCCW Cohort 9 RISE BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION AND GRADUATION
Your loved one has spent the past six+ months in a program that focuses on character development, leadership, job readiness, building positive relationships, and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. During this time, they've created business plans from scratch and pitched them to panels of community-volunteer judges, competing for IOU prizes to help with their reentry when the time comes.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
In-Prison NCCW: Business Pitch Competition
On August 15th, volunteers for the RISE in prison program will sit on panels and serve as judges during a morning of business pitches from program participants. Volunteers will score the pitches and vote on who advances to the final round, where top participants will pitch again before peers, volunteers, and guests cast their votes to select the winners.
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
Reentry Workshop: “Rent Wise” - Lincoln
Open exclusively to all RISE Alumni and their loved ones.
RISE graduates will have the opportunity to learn about rental procedures, lease language, eviction processes and more.
In-Prison NSP: Coaching Day
On July 30th, RISE’s Nebraska In-Prison Program will host a Coaching Day, marking the three-month point in the curriculum. During this event, RISE staff and NDCS-approved volunteers will spend 3–5 hours inside the facility providing participants with personalized coaching and feedback on their Personal Statements, Mock Interviews, and Business Ideation.
Reentry Workshop: Pathway to Homeownership
Open exclusively to all RISE Alumni and their loved ones.
Pathway to homeownership with Shelby-Ross Gill from Team Rosso Real Estate Group and Ally Leisey of CharterWest Bank Mortgage Center.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
In-Prison TSCI: Reentry Simulation
Join the RISE Reentry Program at Tecumseh State Correctional Institution for a hands-on simulation exploring real-world reentry challenges after prison.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
In-Prison NCCW: Deep Dive
On July 18th, participants in RISE’s Nebraska in prison program will take part in Deep Dives—their final opportunity to receive feedback from volunteers and refine their business pitches ahead of graduation.
Employment Services Lunch and Learn: Motivational Interviewing
Explore how motivational interviewing can be a beneficial and inclusive part of your hiring process.
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
Reentry Workshop: Know Your Rights in the Workplace
Open exclusively to all RISE Alumni and their loved ones.
Knowing your rights in the workplace.
RISE Business Academy Business Pitch Competition and Graduation
Join us as we celebrate the next graduating cohort of the RISE Business Academy! Lunch and refreshments provided.
Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour (Omaha)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
In-Prison NSP: Reentry Simulation
The RISE Reentry Program hosts an immersive simulation at Nebraska State Penitentiary, guiding participants through real-life challenges faced after incarceration. Volunteers represent key community resources while attendees navigate a timed, scenario-based experience using a “life card” that reflects the complexities of reentry.
Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.
Board meeting June 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Friday, June 20th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
Legislative Recap: A Community Conversation
Join us at the Fabric Lab on June 12, from 6-7:30 to recap Nebraska’s legislative session, discuss the impact on communities, and plan for 2026!
