We Will All Rise

ALL RISE CREATES TARGETED INITIATIVES THAT INVEST IN THE SOCIO-EMOTIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND ECONOMIC NEEDS OF YOUNG MEN OF COLOR. OUR VISION IS TO AMPLIFY OUR VOICES AND MARSHAL OUR COLLECTIVE RESOURCES TO EDUCATE, ELEVATE, AND EMPOWER MEN OF COLOR.

THE FREE M.I.N.D. COLLECTIVE DEEPENED ITS IMPACT WITH YOUNG MEN OF COLOR ON COLLEGE CAMPUSES DURING FISCAL YEAR 2023. A TOTAL OF 41 FREE MINDS, RANGING FROM FRESHMEN TO SENTIORS, RECEIVED OVER 225,000 IN ALL RISE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO ENROLL IN OVER 32 COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY. BOARD MEMBERS, STRATEGIC ADVISORS, MENTORS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS, ALL FOCUSED ON ENSURING STUDENTS RECEIVED THE SUPPORT THEY NEEDED BOTH IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM, INCLUDING ATTENDING WORKSHOPS AND COMMUNITY MENTORING HUDDLES DESIGNED TO EMPOWER EACH YOUNG MAN TO THRIVE WHILE IN SCHOOL. TOPICS COVERED INCLUDED SURVIVING COLLEGE, WORK-LIFE BALANCE, MASTERING FINANCIAL AID PROCESS, FINDING AND SECURING AN INTERNSHIP, UNDERSTANDING CREDIT, AND RESUME BUILDING. ALL RISE WAS PLEASED TO CELEBRATE 2 FREE MIND COLLEGE GRADUATES IN 2023, AND ONE FREE MIND THAT COMPLETED THEIR ASSOCIATE'S DEGREE WHO IS NOW PURSUING THEIR BACHELOR'S DEGREE WHILE WORKING IN AN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CLASSROOM.

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IN FISCAL YEAR 2023, MKE RISING OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED IN MILWAUKEE WISCONSIN. THE PROGRAM SERVED APPROXIMATELY 40 STUDENTS ACROSS TWO DIFFERENT PLACEMENT SITES (SCHOOLS) IN TWO UNDER-RESOURCED COMMUNITIES. FELLOWS WERE TRAINED AND DEVELOPED USING THE SEEDS OF EARLY LEARNING CURRICULUM, WHICH FOCUSES ON BUILDING NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS AND POSITIVE INTERACTIONS WITH STUDENTS. BETWEEN JULY 2022 AND JUNE 2023, WE SECURED ADDITIONAL FUNDING FROM THE GREATER MILWAUKEE FOUNDATION (GMF) AND HERB KOHL PHILANTHROPY TO DEEPEN OUR WORK IN THE CITY. ADDITIONALLY, WE SPENT SEVERAL MONTHS PLANNING FOR THE 2023-24 SCHOOL YEAR, SPECIFICALLY OUR RECRUITMENT AND OUTREACH STRATEGY, A NEW TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN, UPDATING OUR PROGRAM MODEL, AND PLANNING OUR 2023-24 MILWAUKEE FELLOW COMMENCEMENT ORIENTATION SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 2023.

THE BELIEF FELLOWSHIP ADVANCED SIGNIFICANTLY IN FISCAL YEAR 2023. BELIEF REFLECTS ALL RISE'S CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO INVESTING IN YOUNG MEN OF COLOR AND CREATING PATHWAYS TO CAREERS IN EDUCATION AND TEACHER CERTIFICATION. WITH THE PLANNED LAUNCHES OF TWO COHORTS IN BALTIMORE (10) AND ATLANTA (10) IN 2023, WE ARE ON TRACK TO REALIZE OUR GOALS. LEVERAGING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS, ALL RISE EXPOSED AND RECRUITED BLACK AND BROWN COLLEGE- ENROLLED MEN TO CAREERS IN EDUCATION. NOTABLY, IN BALTIMORE, TWO FREE MIND PARTICIPANTS SECURED PAID PART-TIME INTERHIPS AND EXPOSURE TO TEACHER CERTIFICATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH TEACH FOR AMERICA. COLLABORATION WITH CREATE IN ATLANTA AIMED TO RECRUIT BLACK AND BROWN YOUNG MEN IN THEIR SENIOR YEAR OF HIGH SCHOOL AND COLLEGE INTO THE BELIEF FELLOWSHIP. INFORMATION SESSIONS WITH THE NEW TEACHER PROJECT / BALTIMORE CITY TEACHER RESIDENCY PROGRAM AND THE LITERACY LAB LEADING MEN FELLOWSHIP EXPOSED 14 YOUNG MEN OF COLOR TO EDUCATION CAREERS, FOSTERING A POTENTIAL PATHWAY INTO TEACHING. PARTNERSHIPS WITH BALTIMORE CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TOWSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION STRENGTHENED EFFORTS TO EXPOSE STUDENTS TO EDUCATION CAREERS AND SUPPORT BLACK AND BROWN MALE FRESHMEN AND SOPHOMORES. IN JANUARY 2023, FOCUS SHIFTED TO DEVELOPING AND COMPLETING THE BELIEF APPLICATION, FINALIZED ON JANUARY 10, 2023. THE SUBSEQUENT EMPHASIS WAS ON CREATING THE BELIEF LANDING PAGE, LAUNCHED ON FEBRUARY 13, 2023, WITH THE APPLICATION OPEN UNTIL MAY 31, 2023. INVERVIEW HOLDS FOR THE BELIEF FELLOWSHIP WERE SCHEDULED THROUGHOUT APRIL 2023. A KEY MEETING WAS HELD ON JANUARY 31, 2023, WITH COPPIN STATE UNIVERSITY'S LEADERSHIP FOR RECRUITMENT PURPOSES. IN MARCH 2023, ALL RISE CONTRACTED WITH TOWNSON UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, PROVIDING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZING AN EXPOSURE SESSION DURING THE TEACHER ACADEMY OF MARYLAND AND ED RISING CONFERENCES. IN APRIL 2023, YEAR TWO OF THE BLACK AND BROWN MEN TEACH CAMPAIGN AND REAL MEN READ INITIATIVE LAUNCHED, IMPACTING 10 COLLEGE AND 4 HIGH SCHOOL MALE STUDENTS AND OVER 180 PRE-K THROUGH 1ST GRADE STUDENTS. JUNE 2023, SAW DISCUSSIONS WITH THE SHERMAN FOUNDATION TO SECURE FUNDING FOR EARLY EXPOSURE, MENTORING, AND A PROGRAM MANAGER POSITION IN BALTIMORE. THE 100 M.O.R.E. MALE MENTORING PROGRAM WAS INTRODUCED, COLLABORATING WITH OTHER INITIATIVES TO ENHANCE EXPOSURE TO EDUCATION CAREERS AND LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES.