
Upcoming events.


RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

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.

OCC Business Pitch Competition & Graduation
RISE staff and community volunteers spend a full day inside the prison facility. Volunteers sit on panels and serve as judges throughout the morning hearing program participants' business pitches. Volunteers score the pitches and vote for the participants who will move on to the next round of pitching.

OCC COHORT 10 RISE BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION AND GRADUATION
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.

Board meeting Apr. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, April 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

RISE & Shine Community Coffee with Charita Dailey
Join us for a special and extended RISE & Shine at Astute Coffee on Friday, April 18th hosted by RISE’s Director of Development, Charita Dailey!

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Creighton University Reentry Simulation
Housing, employment, and financial barriers at every turn, RISE aims to use this simulation as a tool for community members to better understand the invisible handcuffs and road blocks of returning citizens.

Fundraising with Freddy’s for RISE
Location: Freddy’s | 7419 Dodge St, Omaha, NE 68114
Support RISE by dining at Freddy’s! On April 23rd, from 11 AM to 2 PM, Freddy’s will generously donate 20% of event sales to RISE Academy when you show the flyer or mention the fundraiser at checkout.

RISE 3rd Annual Giving Day
Save the date for RISE’s 3rd Annual Day of Giving on Thursday, April 24th, 2025!

Private Event: RISE Board of Directors Reception
RSVP Needed.
Please join us for drinks and hors d'oeuvre during RISE’s 3rd Annual Giving Day Reception hosted by the RISE Board of Directors.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Family Wellness Collective Showcase
Join the Family Program in celebration of the Family Wellness Collective Showcase

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.


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.

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

Board meeting June 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Friday, June 20th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

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.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Board meeting Aug. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, August 21st from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.


Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

Board meeting Oct. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, October 16th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.


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.

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.

Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.


RISE Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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.

Board meeting Dec. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, December 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



RTC COHORT 9 RISE BUSINESS PITCH COMPETITION AND GRADUATION
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.

Cancelled this week: RISE and Shine
CANCELLED THIS WEEK: FRIDAY, MARCH 28, 2025
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!

See Us RISE Lobby Day
Join us at the 2025 See Us RISE Lobby Day to advocate for criminal justice reform! We will meet with senators to discuss important legislative bills, with a focus on LB319 to remove the permanent SNAP benefits ban.

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

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!


Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

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 & 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 Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

RISE Appreciation Breakfast: Omaha
Join us for the 2025 Omaha Annual Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, February 28th!

Cancelled this week: RISE and Shine
CANCELLED THIS WEEK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2025
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!

Policy & Advocacy Community Conversation
Policy & Advocacy discussion on SNAP Reentry and optional testimony workshop

Impact Volunteering: Connection Point, Lincoln, ne
RISE Impact Volunteers are headed to ConnectioN Point in Lincoln, NE!

Women’s Wellness Coffee Hour
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

RISE Appreciation Breakfast: Lincoln
Join us for the 2025 Lincoln Annual Appreciation Breakfast on Friday, February 21st!

Cancelled this week: RISE and Shine
CANCELLED THIS WEEK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2025
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 Feb. 2025
The RISE Board of Directors will meet Thursday, February 20th from 12-1:30 pm online via Zoom or in-person at RISE’s Omaha Office:
3555 Farnam Street Ste #501
Omaha, NE 68131

*CANCELLED* Women's Wellness Coffee Hour (Lincoln)
**CANCELLED**
The Women's Wellness Coffee Hour is a support-based coffee hour for women impacted by incarceration. This coffee hour is open to all women (RISE Graduates AND community members) with their own personal lived experience or have a spouse or loved one incarcerated.

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
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.

CANCELLED THIS WEEK: RISE & Shine Community Coffee
CANCELLED THIS WEEK: FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 2025
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 Men's Wellness Hour
A supportive place for men impacted by incarceration to find resources and community.

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!

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!

Second Chance Career and Resource Fair
“Companies and community coming together to connect justice impacted individuals with businesses willing to give them a second-chance”
Connect with quality candidates
Space for on the spot interviews
Become an Employer partner with RISE
Fill your employment Gaps!

Second Chance Career and Resource Fair
“Companies and community coming together to connect justice impacted individuals with businesses willing to give them a second-chance”
Open to ALL second chance hires.
Connect with employers
On-the-spot interviews

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!