We’re looking for someone to join our program team! This 30-hour per week position will manage our youth activity request process by screening and reviewing applications received and ensuring awards are made in a timely fashion, help with special youth-centered events, and support our community outreach efforts. Candidates with lived experience in foster care are encouraged to apply. Click here for …

363 Care Packages (the most yet!) were packed up and shipped out in early November to young adults who grew up in foster care and who are enrolled in a post-secondary educational program. Each care package was filled to the brim with study snacks, hygiene and school supplies, and gift cards.  To date Rise Above has sent out over 3,500 …

Who am I? Where do I belong? What is my purpose? Rise Above’s partnership with Compass has resulted in a successful year-long, three-part leadership and service experience for a cohort of 14 young adults who have experienced foster care. Our first stop was a week in the NH White Mountains last summer filled with challenging hikes, team building activities, a …

On Monday, July 24, supporters gathered at Oak Hill Country Club in Fitchburg, MA for a golf scramble to benefit the young adults in foster care Rise Above serves. The event netted more than $25,000 to support our Start Above initiative, which provides apartment renovation, furnishings, and necessities for young adults aging out of foster care. Photos by Pete Hawthorne …

<– Click to watch clips from our latest Start Above for Emily!  Each year more than 25,000 youth age out of the foster care system in the United States. 40% will experience homelessness. 25% will be incarcerated. 54% will drop out of high school and less than 5% will earn a bachelor’s  degree. Without the consistent family support to guide …

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On November 5th, hundreds of guests came out for a good laugh at our annual Fostering Laughs Comedy Show in Shrewsbury, MA. The event, hosted by Orlando Baxter, headlined by Paul D’Angelo and featuring Rafi Gonzalez, raised thousands of dollars for kids in foster care.      

In early November we shipped out College Care Packages to 268 young adults who grew up in foster care  and are continuing their education beyond high school. Each care package was filled to the brim with study snacks, candy, hygiene and school supplies, and gift cards. “Thank you so much for the care package. The lipstick I received is my …

Giovanni (seen here on his first day of camp last week) is one of more than 100 youth we’re helping attend specialty camps this summer! From horseback riding camps to overnight camps, and leadership camps to theater camps, youth will be building skills, making friends, having fun and creating wonderful memories this summer!