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Upcoming events.
![Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715106453839-MOBQSOVBX3EBGYJRIAJQ/ONLINE+VOLUNTEERS+NEEDED.jpg)
Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research
RISE’s In-Prison Program participant’s are at the stage in their programming where they are beginning to put together business plans. Research is very difficult for our participants due to lack of internet inside facilities and modern resources, but crucial to their end business pitch for their upcoming business pitch competition!
![**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715957587422-L45C9MTBWT7TTDW9E30O/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-CANCELLED.jpg)
**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Due to the holiday weekend, RISE and Shine is cancelled this week! We’ll see you next Friday!
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1706194798180-B0W2WUXK5YR2SS4HT80U/RISE-LINCOLN-NEBRASKA-REENTRY-NONPROFIT-2.jpg)
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![RISE Plays Volleyball](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1718987977534-QJV4FVI3ZJH150DHC08X/images.jpeg)
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RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![RTC BPC + GRADUATION](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1718984096950-L8VQNUZPO2GYNN04T2MB/RISE-NEBRASKA-RTC-C7-BPC-231.jpg)
RTC BPC + GRADUATION
RTC Business Pitch Competition + Graduation
Agenda, Roles, and Important Information
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Board meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1707778303405-7G2I3VX70OZ58TPO19AF/RISE-BUSINESS-ACADEMY-GRADUATION-85.jpg)
Board meeting
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, August 15th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
![Board meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1707778998446-VQ2ZF8J155XL9NLGAHRY/RISE-BUSINESS-ACADEMY-GRADUATION-20.jpg)
Board meeting
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, October 17th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
![Board meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1707778485055-Z2DERLZ8LZS2O2MOUJRK/RTC-BPC-C7-99.jpg)
Board meeting
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, December 19th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
![RISE Business Academy Business Pitch Competition and Graduation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1717422009246-QKQYLOLXZZJWB5J4RSFB/RISE-ACADEMY-RBA-C9-61.jpg)
RISE Business Academy Business Pitch Competition and Graduation
Join us as we celebrate the next graduating cohort of the RISE Business Academy! Lunch and refreshments provided.
![Family Wellness Collective Showcase](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1717696446019-V7FS34MV6VDN5ZJCI98P/JUNE+2024+RISE+FAMILY+WELLNESS+COLLECTIVE+EVENT+HEADER.jpg)
Family Wellness Collective Showcase
Join the RISE Family Wellness Collective as they showcase their art and creative projects centered around the themes of Trauma, Grief and Resiliency; Self-Actualization; Positive Parenting; and Building Resources and Community. This event is open to the supportive and loving community.
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![RTC Deep Dive](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1718635474825-FHTNY3HZH4YXCBXVFHHK/RISE-ACADEMY-RTC-C8-CD-75.jpg)
![Board meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1707778922822-OIEOTVIQFKZZCLUCNLJQ/RBAGraduation_230805_0128.jpg)
Board meeting
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, April 18th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
![NSP Coaching Day](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1718632556379-O2FX92RE3O83JUNY8KXJ/NSP-IU-C1-JUNE2022-0077.jpg)
NSP Coaching Day
NSP Coaching Day + Reentry Simulation
Agenda, Roles, and Important Information
![All Staff Meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1717526866586-NXBYWBV0TQWCZZ81YESU/ALL+STAFF+MEETING.jpg)
All Staff Meeting
Join the team for our quarterly All Staff Meeting. Get up-to-speed, learn, team-build, and more.
![**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715957587422-L45C9MTBWT7TTDW9E30O/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-CANCELLED.jpg)
**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Due to a RISE All Staff training day, RISE and Shine is cancelled this week! We’ll see you next Friday!
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![OCC Cohort 9 RISE Graduation and Business Pitch Competition](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1717009941168-5PBPDFO5683RTHU0CNDK/RISE-ACADEMY-NEBRASKA-OCC-C6-BPC-0208.jpg)
OCC Cohort 9 RISE Graduation and Business Pitch Competition
YOU’RE INVITED!
Please join RISE and your loved one on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024 from 11:15 am to 3:30 pm for their RISE Graduation and Business Pitch Competition!
Your loved one has spent the past six months in a program that focuses on character development, leadership, job readiness, building positive relationships, and developing an entrepreneurial mindset. During this time, they've created business plans from scratch and pitched them to panels of community-volunteer judges, competing for IOU prizes to help with their reentry when the time comes.
How are business plans and pitches relevant to reentry planning? This exercise is all about making the most of opportunities, overcoming challenges, succeeding in different situations, asking for help, and thinking critically about problems. In the end, it all connects!
We are SO excited for you to celebrate this huge accomplishment with your loved one!
Below is important information for you to know:
Your arrival time inside the Omaha Correctional Center lobby on June 11th is at exactly 11:15 AM.
We completely understand and get that naturally, you’re going to be excited and want to arrive early (we would too). However, the Nebraska Department of Corrections gives very strict instructions to NOT ARRIVE EARLY. So pretty please, do not arrive inside the facility lobby until exactly 11:15 AM. If you are early, we ask that you please wait in your car until 11:15 AM.All you need to bring is your photo ID. DO NOT FORGET YOUR ID! If you do not have your ID, you will not be allowed into the facility and we'll be so sad.
When you arrive to the facility (at exactly 11:15 AM 😆 ) you will be greeted by RISE Volunteer Relations Manager, Chantal Wentz. She will help get you checked in, through the security process, and into the event space. Keep an eye out for her.
You will need to abide by the Nebraska Department of Corrections’ dress code. We’ve simplified it for you at the bottom of this page.
All attendees must complete the Attendee Release and Waiver of Liability Agreement before attending.
Photos will be taken at this event. It will take about 1 month for the photos to be ready. A link will be sent to you via a text message where you will be able to access and download the photos at your leisure.
This event ends promptly at 3:30 PM.
We will send a reminder text message to you 2 days prior to the event.
Nebraska Department of Corrections Dress Code Rules:
Pants:
• NO Leggings or spandex/stretch pants.
• Please be cautious to wear skinny jeans or pants - skew more towards loose-legged pants.
• Pants must have back pockets.
• NO shorts.
• NO skirts unless you have specific religious approval through NDCS.
• NO hats unless you have specific religious approval through NDCS.
• NO watches.
Shirts:
• NO GREY RISE TSHIRTS. Only our black-issued RISE shirts are allowed inside facilities.
• NO hoodies or hoods on jackets/sweaters.
• NO tank tops.
• NO V-Neck tops.
• NO....halter tops, tube tops, sleeveless dresses or shirts, spaghetti/string tied tops, backless tops, muscle shirts, tank tops, half shirts, crop tops, or other clothing revealing bare shoulders, a bare midriff or any part of the breast, chest or back.
• NO see-through clothing.
• NO underwire bras.
• You must wear undergarments.
• You CANNOT combine both khaki-colored pants and a shirt at the same time. A visitor may wear khaki pants or khaki shirt, but never at the same time.
• NO offensive logos or phrasing on any piece of clothing.
Shoes:
• Go for comfort! You will be on your feet and moving around all day.
• NO high heels.
• NO sandals or open-toed shoes.
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RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![**POSTPONED** RISE Employment Services Lunch & Learn: Let's Build](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1716905496511-47VRH0TVQZZZJKHQZBM5/POSTPONED-EMPLOYMENT+LUNCH+AND+LEARN-3.jpg)
**POSTPONED** RISE Employment Services Lunch & Learn: Let's Build
This event has been postponed to Q3 2024. Please check back for updates.
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715957587422-L45C9MTBWT7TTDW9E30O/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-CANCELLED.jpg)
**CANCELLED THIS WEEK** RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Due to the long upcoming Memorial Weekend, RISE and Shine is cancelled this Friday! We’ll see you next week!
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![HR.com Webcast: DEI & the Opportunity for Untapped Talent - Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715967861576-6FAQTF4AU1QRU8BK26FQ/JEREMY+BOUMAN+HR_DOTCOM+WEBCAST+%28Twitter+Post%29.png)
HR.com Webcast: DEI & the Opportunity for Untapped Talent - Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People
RISE CEO, Jeremy Bouman, is hosting an HR.com Webcast on Wednesday, May 21st: DEI & the Opportunity for Untapped Talent - Hiring Formerly Incarcerated People.
Learn about Federal incentives for your business, practical benefits, positive impacts, and this holistic approach to workforce development.
![Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1715106453839-MOBQSOVBX3EBGYJRIAJQ/ONLINE+VOLUNTEERS+NEEDED.jpg)
Volunteer Opportunity: Online Business Research
RISE’s In-Prison Program participant’s are at the stage in their programming where they are beginning to put together business plans. Research is very difficult for our participants due to lack of internet inside facilities and modern resources, but crucial to their end business pitch for their upcoming business pitch competition!
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1706194798180-B0W2WUXK5YR2SS4HT80U/RISE-LINCOLN-NEBRASKA-REENTRY-NONPROFIT-2.jpg)
Lincoln RISE and Shine Community Coffee
This casual, open-house style gathering hosted at our new Lincoln office is a time for the community to meet RISE staff and learn about our mission.
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Community Class Business Pitch Competition and Graduation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1711402193070-UGSQBOPQN30DGXCOP6QG/RISE+Nebraska+Community+Graduation.jpg)
Community Class Business Pitch Competition and Graduation
We have a great group who have finished their RISE programming after transitioning into the Community Correctional Center! This is an important milestone and we are excited to celebrate with them! Participants will pitch their mock businesses and graduate from the RISE In-Prison Program they began while inside a facility, but completed on the outside.
![UNO's Tell All the Truth Project: Reentry Past and Present: A Community Celebration](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1712686879984-PCTDRIC5TMXU8SP494C4/Reentry+Past+and+Present+Flier.jpg)
UNO's Tell All the Truth Project: Reentry Past and Present: A Community Celebration
Join the Tell All the Truth Project, UNO's English and History, and RISE to celebrate Reentry during the past and present!
![RISE Strategic Planning Session](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1708038080849-Z2Q3IKKM35BS1BBVAUX8/RBAGraduation_230805_0663.jpg)
RISE Strategic Planning Session
Join us, Monday, April 25th for a full day RISE Strategic Planning Session.
Host: Jeremy Bouman, RISE CEO
Facilitator: Sarena Dacus
Attendees: RISE Board of Directors & Key Leadership Staff
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Private Event: RISE Board of Directors Reception](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1709915000428-CRM2Q0N9SVQZ7LLX1EBP/INVITATION+-+RISE+BOARD+OF+DIRECTORS+RECEPTION.jpg)
Private Event: RISE Board of Directors Reception
RSVP Needed.
Please join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvre during
RISE’s 2nd Annual Giving Day Reception hosted by the RISE Board of Directors.
![Coffee and Conversation: RISE 2nd Annual Giving Day](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1709655956817-HHXKV755LYNEPE06WH8F/RISE+ANNUAL+GIVING+DAY+COFFE+AND+CONVERSATION.jpg)
Coffee and Conversation: RISE 2nd Annual Giving Day
Join us at Urban Abbey Coffee House in the Old Market Omaha from 12:00pm-1:30pm for a free coffee hour with RISE! Come hang out with us in support of our 2nd Annual Giving Day and help us spread our mission to break the generational cycles of incarceration.
![RISE 2nd Annual Day of Giving](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1708018534018-HEEJEX3EXJMZ8MV39BE9/RISE+DAY+OF+GIVING+SAVE+THE+DATE.jpg)
RISE 2nd Annual Day of Giving
Save the date for RISE’s 2nd Annual Day of Giving on Thursday, April 25th, 2024!
![Lincoln - Nebraska Justice Forums: Empowering communities through education](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1712067721292-M194GGYTVY0FACDDX315/RISE-NEBRASKA-Save+the+Date+Justice+Forums.png)
Lincoln - Nebraska Justice Forums: Empowering communities through education
The purpose of this meeting is to provide community members an update on the criminal justice landscape in Nebraska. This will include the status of introduced and passed legislation, upcoming initiatives with workforce and higher education, and other relevant updates.
![Omaha - Nebraska Justice Forums: Empowering communities through education](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1712067664207-KAF1ZBX3KU7JLEAGZV58/RISE-NEBRASKA-Save+the+Date+Justice+Forums.png)
Omaha - Nebraska Justice Forums: Empowering communities through education
The purpose of this meeting is to provide community members an update on the criminal justice landscape in Nebraska. This will include the status of introduced and passed legislation, upcoming initiatives with workforce and higher education, and other relevant updates.
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!
![Board meeting](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1707777659819-1PGHHXJOP359XJM0V0K8/RTC-BPC-C7-5.jpg)
Board meeting
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, April 18th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131
![RISE & Shine Community Coffee](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64664214579b174f512846f7/1688580246769-AKEJQ09LH45P7NKVK4VF/RISE-AND-SHINE-ASTUTE-COFFEE-2.jpg)
RISE & Shine Community Coffee
Join us for RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee (Previously known as The Bike Union) every Friday!
This casual, open-table gathering is where our staff loves to meet new people, catch up with volunteers, answer questions, and tell you all about our programs and events!