RISE
EIN 38-4313561 · Human Services N.E.C. (P99)
What they do
RISE is DEDICATED to MINISTERING to INCARCERATED INDIVIDUALS and THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH HOLISTIC APPROACH ROOTED IN SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE, MENTORSHIP, and EDUCATION. THEIR MISSION is to "SET THE CAPTIVES FREE" BY SHARING THE GOSPEL of JESUS CHRIST WITH JUVENILES and ADULTS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, and BY SUPPORTING THEIR REINTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY. PROGRAMMATIC ACTIVITIES INCLUDE INSTITUTIONAL VISITATIONS AT COOK COUNTY DEPARTMENT of CORRECTIONS, INMATE PEN-PAL CORRESPONDENCE, LEGAL SERVICE REFERRALS, and ONE-ON-ONE SPIRITUAL COUNSELING. THE MINISTRY ALSO EXTENDS SUPPORT to FAMILIES AFFECTED BY INCARCERATION, ADDRESSES SUBSTANCE ABUSE THROUGH SEMINARS and LITERATURE, and PARTNERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES to PROVIDE CARE. ADDITIONALLY, THEY FACILITATE EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS IN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, and BUSINESSES to PROMOTE HEALING and TRANSFORMATION.
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About this charity
- Recognized since
- January 2025
- Location
- 7600 ROOSEVELT ROAD, FOREST PARK, IL 60130-2273
- County
- Cook
- In care of
- % BELINDA A WHITFIELD