Our Mission

RISE (Rebuild, Integrate, Serve and Empower) AmeriCorps leverages the power of community by training emerging leaders from refugee and immigrant communities to become work-readiness trainers. RISE leaders connect and support  fellow refugees with education, jobs and services to increase economic opportunities for refugees and economic growth to Iowa.
What we do:
  • Remove barriers to accessing basic services for employment.
  • ​Break the poverty cycle by focusing on providing supports that lead to economic self-sufficiency.
  • Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support.
  • ​Enable refugees to become contributing and engaged members of society.
  • Provide basic education to help refugees learn how to navigate modern life.
  • ​Provide leadership opportunities to refugees and other individuals by providing opportunities for service and volunteering.
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