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.
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 AmeriCorps 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 providing supports that lead to economic self-sufficiency
Provide culturally and linguistically appropriate support.
Enable immigrants and refugees to become contributing and engaged members of society
Provide basic education to help immigrants and refugees learn how to navigate modern life
Provide leadership opportunities to immigrants and refugees through opportunities for service and volunteering
