RISE for Youth is a nonpartisan campaign committed to dismantling the youth prison model by promoting the creation of community-based alternatives to youth incarceration. Our work centers the voices of impacted youth and communities and challenges racial injustice in Virginia.
Artwork created by teens across Richmond and artist Mark Strandquist as part of a Performing Statistics workshop on re-imagining school safety.
RISE for Youth’s Executive Director, Valerie Slater, was presented with the Oliver White Hill, Sr. Community Service Award by Howard University’s Richmond Alumni Club on March 3, 2019. Slater received the award for her commitment to the youth of Richmond!
The Young Turks Cenk Uygur spoke with Imoni Ane Anderson, activist with RISE For Youth.
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — A new group is joining the fight against a proposed juvenile detention center in Isle of Wight County, saying they are concerned the project isn’t “closer” to their backyard. At a meeting hosted by the
RISE for Youth’s very own James Braxton sharing his story! “Today he’s committed to showing the next generation there is a light at the end of the tunnel.”
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