HELP BREAK THE GENERATIONAL CYCLES OF INCARCERATION
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Save the date:
04.23.26
Be part of our 24-hour rally of support!
April is Second Chance Month which is why we're celebrating RISE's 4th Annual Giving Day on Thursday, April 23rd, 2026.
Our community will come together for a day dedicated to making “Coming Home” possible for the hundreds of Nebraskans returning to their communities each year. Coming home is more than a moment at the prison gate. It’s the beginning of rebuilding relationships, securing employment, finding stable housing, and rediscovering purpose.
Through in-prison programming, reentry services, family support, and advocacy, RISE works every day to ensure that when someone returns home, they are prepared and that the community is ready to receive them.
Your Impact
Your support on RISE Annual Giving Day helps turn hope into real opportunities. Every gift fuels the programs, advocacy, and partnerships that help people navigate life after incarceration and build a future filled with stability and belonging. On April 23rd, we invite you to stand with us and invest in second chances. We can ensure that “Coming Home” isn’t just about where someone has been, but about where they are going next.
This Second Chance Month, help us RISE together. Your support creates second chances and lasting change:
Donors like you make RISE programming accessible, holistic, and life-changing for our incarcerated neighbors like Tony and their loved ones.
Donors like you increase the support available for RISE participants as they prepare to return home.
Donors like you heal families, empower parents, and make breaking the cycle of incarceration possible.
Donors like you help people learn to advocate for themselves and others.
Donors like you create career pathways and locally owned small businesses.
Donors like you help break generational incarceration—right here in Nebraska.
HELP US REACH OUR GOAL!
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$15
can supply a RISE Curriculum book or essential classroom materials for an In-Prison Program Participant.
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$25
can help stock a "Welcome Home" bag for graduates coming home with hygiene essentials like shampoo, toothpaste, socks, and more.
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$50
can provide a month of prepaid phone service, helping a graduate stay connected while searching for jobs and accessing resources.
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$100
can provide professional essentials like work boots or non-slip shoes to help a graduate enter the workforce with confidence and less of a financial strain.
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$250
can provide things like general operational support to help breaking generational cycles of incarceration.
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$500
has the potential to provide reentry services for one RISE graduate.
Our Programs
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In-Prison Program
The RISE In-Prison Program is an intensive six-month character development and job readiness program facilitated inside the Nebraska Department of Corrections.
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Reentry Services
RISE Reentry Services are available to RISE In-Prison Program graduates. Using a Strengths-Based Case Management model, they empower graduates to work towards personalized goals of self-sufficiency.
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RISE Business Academy
The RISE Business Academy is a 12-week program for developing a prosperous business in the community for those with lived experience within the criminal justice system.
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Youth + Family Program
The RISE Family Program offers support, workshops, and coaching to In-Prison Program Graduates, families, and community members impacted by incarceration.
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Employment Services
The RISE Employment Program provides employment assistance to RISE In-Prison Program Graduates within a community corrections facility or living in the community.
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Emerging Advocates
Individuals or family members impacted by the criminal, juvenile, or foster care system(s) can learn to advocate for change through the RISE Emerging Advocates Program.
Our Programs
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In-Prison Program
The RISE In-Prison Program is an intensive six-month character development and job readiness program facilitated inside the Nebraska Department of Corrections.
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Reentry Services
RISE Reentry Services are available to RISE In-Prison Program graduates. Using a Strengths-Based Case Management model, they empower graduates to work towards personalized goals of self-sufficiency.
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RISE Business Academy
The RISE Business Academy is a 12-week program for developing a prosperous business in the community for those with lived experience within the criminal justice system.
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Youth + Family Program
The RISE Family Program offers support, workshops, and coaching to In-Prison Program Graduates, families, and community members impacted by incarceration.
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Employment Services
The RISE Employment Program provides employment assistance to RISE In-Prison Program Graduates within a community corrections facility or living in the community.
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Emerging Advocates
Individuals or family members impacted by the criminal, juvenile, or foster care system(s) can learn to advocate for change through the RISE Emerging Advocates Program.
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