News & Events
A Place to Belong, A Future to Build
A place to land can change everything. For youth experiencing housing insecurity in Waianae or transitioning out of the foster system, that place is taking shape through RYSE (Residential Youth Services & Empowerment).
On The Run And Undercounted, Homeless Youth Try Hard To Stay Out of Sight
By official counts, just a handful of homeless teens live on the streets of Hawaiʻi. Those who try to help them suggest that’s all wrong, that there are many more — perhaps 150 doing their best not to be counted.
They hide in tents at beach parks. On a friend or stranger’s couch. Far back in the valleys that stretch out of towns.
RYSE Seeking Licensed Clinician – Request for Proposals Now Open
Incoming State Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto Donates Seven-Unit Building to Residential Youth Services & Empowerment, Taking a Bold Stand Against Youth Homelessness on Oahu
Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (RYSE) founded in 2018, received its single largest personal gift in the form
of a seven-unit apartment building in the Ala Moana area. Incoming Hawaii Representative Kim Coco Iwamoto has owned and managed this building in her district since 2004.
Residential Youth Services & Empowerment (RYSE) and Alternative Structures International (ASI) Collaborate to Provide Innovative Housing Solutions for Homeless Youth on the Leeward Coast
Not All Backpacks Carry the Same Weight
RYSE Youth and Moanalua High School Collaborate on New Art Exhibit at the Hawaii State Art Museum
More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth
Act 130, recently signed into law, establishes the Safe Spaces for Youth Pilot Program under the Department of Human Services. "At 2 p.m. on a Friday afternoon, teenagers at the Residential Youth Services and Empowerment program have just finished their music therapy...
Mahalo To Dana Anderson
Please join us as we mahalo long-time board member Dana Anderson as she steps down from her role at the end of this year. We will greatly miss Dana, who was essential to the creation of RYSE back in 2014 and helped to set up our organization for success. She also...
Mental Health Matters
The holidays can be joyful, and they can be stressful. It’s important to take care of your personal well-being and mental health during this time. Did you know that 50% of mental illness begins by age 14, and 75% begin by age 24? Addressing, diagnosing and treating...
Holiday Cheer At RYSE!
We love celebrating holidays at RYSE! Check out some photo highlights of our holiday season: We were able to gift each resident with a backpack filled with daily essentials and a gift card (126 backpacks total!) plus each youth had a gift to unwrap on Christmas...