RYSE a 2019 U.S. City Mayor’s Conference Grant Recipient

RYSE among grant awardees from the 2019 U.S. City Mayor’s conference

RYSE receives a grant for $50,000 from the 2019 U.S. City Mayor’s Conference to continue our support for homeless youth on Oahu. The grant provides funding to sustain educational programs for our youth.

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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.

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