Alumni Stories

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 population and 2,341 nights of shelter for our female population. We’re very proud of the fact that 73% of our residents are working or in school. In fact, we also celebrated 4 high school graduations in June!

It’s working! That’s 75 young people off the streets and working hard to become self-sufficient adults. We were able to increase our capacity by 50% this year. But we still have a waitlist. We have had contacts this year through street outreach with 219 unduplicated youth. The need is great.

We know that our young people can achieve great things when provided with the skills and caring support that they need. We’re grateful for the amazing outpouring of support we have received from the community.

It’s been a great year, and we’re just getting started. Plenty of kids are waiting on the unique help that only RYSE can provide.

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RYSE Youth and Moanalua High School Collaborate on New Art Exhibit at the Hawaii State Art Museum

Two Hawaii organizations are finalists in national challenge

"Two Hawaii organizations have the chance to win $100,000 in funding as part of a national challenge. Startup accelerator FoundHer and nonprofit Residential Youth Services and Empowerment, or RYSE, are both finalists in the 2022 Gold Futures Challenge. The annual...

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...
More Help Is Coming For Hawaii’s Homeless Youth

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...

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