Rhode Islanders Sponsoring Education

Approximately 101 students are involved in the organization's program that provides educational opportunitiesand mentoring to children of incarcerated parents. The organization provides tuition assistance on a competitive basis for qualifying children to attend independent high schools with a rigorous academic curriculum, high expectations and a commitment to caring, compassion, and character building, RISE also provides a mentoring program for children 7 through high school to increase access to healthy and dependable adults, and experiences that further learning and inspire high school completion and post secondary planning. RISE also provides a range of learning supports as needed, and supports families of the youth as well.