News & Events
Donate a Vehicle to RYSE
RYSE has an immediate need for an outreach vehicle. Our staff is hard at work, connecting with youth, providing transportation and supplies, conducting home visits and various appointments to help our young people get ahead in life. A mini-van is preferable, but any...
Annual Point In Time Count – Help Needed
The Annual Point in Time count will be held the week of January 22, 2018. This effort organized by Partners in Care identifies the number of homeless individuals and families living on Oahu. An accurate understanding of needs helps direct resources from the federal...
RYSE Open House
RYSE is having a Service provider and community open house. Thursday, Jan 25 from 9–12 noon or Friday, Jan 26 from 1–4pm, come check out Oahu’s new housing resource for homeless youth ages 18–24. Tour the center and learn about our model for empowering youth!...
Introducing our Executive Director
On behalf of the RYSE Board of Directors, I am very pleased to announce that Carla Houser has been named the new Executive Director of RYSE. Carla most recently served as program manager for the Youth Outreach Drop In Center (YO! House) and Teen clinic, operated...
Lt. Governor Josh Green Visits RYSE
Lt. Governor Josh Green recently visited RYSE to learn firsthand the unique challenges faced by those in the 18 – 24 age group that are working to overcome homelessness. In his role as Lt. Governor, Green is tasked with addressing the chronic homeless crisis in...
RYSE Turns 1!
RYSE celebrated its first birthday in June with residents and staff enjoying a day out at the beach. And there was lots to celebrate. Since opening in June of last year, we’ve housed 75 youth, 37 males / 38 female. We’ve provided 3,840 nights of shelter for our male...
RYSE Up in Go Kailua
We love the support of our community! The following article recently appeared in Go Kailua magazine. Click here to read the article. [pdf-embedder url="https://rysehawaii.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Go-Kailua-RYSE.pdf"]
RYSE recognized by Honolulu City Council
RYSE is grateful to Honolulu City Council member Ikaika Anderson and the other members of the Honolulu City Council for its recognition of RYSE. The proclamation issued on January 30, 2019 cited the groundbreaking “first-of-its-kind” shelter and services being...
Governor David Ige Announces Ohana Zone Funding for RYSE
Gov. David Ige has announced plans for Ohana Zone funding to provide services that will help to expand shelter capacity and access to services for our community’s most vulnerable members, including the 18-24 year old transition aged youth that are being helped to...
So Much to be Thankful For
RYSE celebrated our first Thanksgiving! We are so grateful for the many volunteers and supporters who have made the dream a reality. RYSE provides a safe haven for Hawaii’s street youth. It’s not just a warm bed and a hot meal. It’s a home. [gallery columns="1"...
Name in the News
Carla Houser, RYSE Executive Director, was the featured “Name in the News” in the Friday, October 19, 2018 edition of the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Vicki Viotti profiled the work Carla is doing at RYSE, followed by a question and answer format that further delves into...
From Capri Suns to Resumes
From Capri Suns to Resumes, Natanya Friedheim, a reporter from Civil Beat recently spent a morning at RYSE and learned how our organization is meeting the needs of homeless young people. Read the article here...
RYSE Airs on Hawaii News Now
This past week, RYSE was featured on Hawaii News Now for the work our organization has been able to do in the past 90 days since opening the shelter. Click the following link to view the video and article (https://bit.ly/2MeW8aE). Thank you everyone for your continued...
RYSE Blessing
On Saturday, June 2, RYSE received the blessing of Kahu Kaleo Patterson. RYSE is ready to fulfill our mission of providing a safe haven for Hawaii’s street youth, where they will be empowered to make...