News & Events
Foodland’s RYSE Give Aloha Code #78929
Give Aloha, Foodland’s Annual Community Matching Gifts Program, was created in 1999 to honor Foodland’s founder, Maurice J. “Sully” Sullivan and continue his legacy of giving back to the community. Each year during the month of September, customers are encouraged to...
RYSE talks with HNN to discuss our great work with Hawaii’s homeless youth during the Pandemic – View it below.
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/video/2020/08/26/non-profit-group-ryse-helping-hawaii-youth-during-pandemic/
Support the 31 May Windward Interfaith ‘Ohana Faith Organization Collaborative Clothing and Toiletries Drive for RYSE
On the final Sunday of the Month each member of the Windward Interfaith ‘Ohana Faith Organization is conducting a Clothing and Toiletries drive in support of RYSE. Ask your institution if they are participating to get the details. Community members can support RYSE by...
Mahalo to our Practicum Students
Mahalo to our practicum students for their hard work and commitment to RYSE! The future is bright for social work and public health!
The O’ahu Coordinated Community Plan to End Youth Homelessness was approved by HUD!!!
Use the link below to review the Coordinated Community Plan – Reminder – this is a LIVING document and there will be changes and adaptations made in the coming months....
A GLOBAL DAY OF UNITY #GivingTuesdayNow: May 5, 2020
You can show your generosity during #GivingTuesdayNow!!! #GivingTuesdayNow is a global day of giving and unity that will take place on May 5, 2020 as an emergency response to the unprecedented need caused by COVID-19. Your generosity is greatly appreciated in...
Seattle and King County Release a Lessons Learned : Response for People Experiencing Homelessness
Use the link for the report. https://www.usich.gov/resources/uploads/asset_library/COVID-19-Response-Early-Learnings-from-Seattle-King-County.pdf
City opens its Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) facility
HONOLULU – Mayor Kirk Caldwell today announced the City’s new Provisional Outdoor Screening and Triage (POST) facility. The POST is an extension of the HONU (Homeless Outreach and Navigation for Unsheltered Persons) program that temporarily repurposes resources from...
CDC Guidance for Cloth Face Covering
Why, when and How to appropriately cover our faces. Click HERE.
Hawai’i Food Resources During COVID-19
Use this interactive map to locate all Farms, Keiki Feeding Sites and Kupuna Resources.
A Message From The Executive Director
Dear Friends, As we come to the end of 2021, I would like to let you know how much we appreciate your support for RYSE- whether you donated items, made a contribution, read our newsletter or just liked a Facebook post. It takes a community to help our street youth and...
Mr. Miyashiro
RYSE Street Outreach Lead Lee Miyashiro is famous. Well, outreach-famous. Besides having lived homeless experience on Oahu, Lee has been out at the beach parks, camps, and other areas of the island engaging and supporting our opportunity youth since before RYSE began....
RYSE Partners With Fund A Future
We are excited to announce a new partnership with non-profit organization Fund A Future, dedicated to assisting underprivileged children in order to improve their living conditions, health, and education. Fund A Future serves youth across the globe from the...
Carla Houser Honored With Pacific Business News’ Women Who Mean Business 2021 Award
Our fantastic Executive Director, Carla Houser, recently received Pacific Business News’ Women Who Mean Business 2021 Award. The WWMB awards are an event that celebrates the voices, accomplishments and impact of some of the most successful businesswomen in Hawaii from...
Meet Isaiah- We met him as a houseless youth. Now he’s a young man with a career and home
Meet Isaiah, a former RYSE resident who has moved from living on the beach, to staying at RYSE, to enjoying stable housing and full-time employment in Honolulu. Isaiah has found his place in the world, and you can see how much he has grown. Click here to watch the...
Once Houseless, Now She’s The Shelter Site Coordinator
Meet Charisse, who has gone from living at the beach park to living in her own apartment and working full-time at RYSE. She started working with us as a Youth Care Counselor and has risen to become the Shelter Site Coordinator for the Kawailoa RYSE Campus. Mahalo to...
RYSE and MCO project Featured on Hawaii News Now
RYSE partnered with Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center, Hale Kipa, Waikiki Health/ Youth Outreach!, and ALEA Bridge/ Achieve Zero to launch the Mobile Crisis Outreach (MCO) project, which stemmed from the Partners In Care Oahu Coordinated Community Plan To End...
Should A Pilot Program To Expand Homeless Services In Hawaii Be Extended?
RYSE was recently featured in a Honolulu CivilBeat article by Cassie Ordonio, Should A Pilot Program To Expand Homeless Services In Hawaii Be Extended?“Our biggest stresses were coming from our successes,” Executive Director Carla Houser said. “More young people knew...
From Living In Her Car To Moving In To Her First Apartment
Adri was at a low point, and living out of her car. Her friend told her about RYSE's shelter and programs. She flipped a coin- Heads and she would call Lee, RYSE's lead outreach worker. Tails, she would not. The coin landed on Heads and the rest is history. See Adri's...
September #GiveAloha Drive at Foodland! Use code 78929 at checkout
All September long, use your Foodland Maikaʻi Card to make a donation to RYSE using code 78929. Foodland will match a portion of all contributions! Mahalo!