As of 9/3/2010, ARISE has certified over 5,760 Group Facilitators who have gone on to teach more than 4,055,708 documented hours of interactive ARISE lessons for at-risk youth and teens across the United States and beyond.
As a child Eddie (his name back then) was a “trouble maker.” That’s what they called at risk youth when he was growing ... read more
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It’s no secret that lessons must be pre-planned to be effective. The ARISE formula is the key to preparing and presenting effective, interactive ARISE lessons... read more
Staff who have attended the ARISE Drop It at the Door training have told us that ARISE has provided important techniques for improving their work with difficult populations. read more
For its new book, filled with stories about the dangers of gang life, ARISE Foundation interviewed several incarcerated young gang members about their experiences.
As part of its mission to write life skills curricula that is authentic and realistic, ARISE founder Edmund Benson went to a juvenile correctional facility August 7 and sat down with several young gang members in an effort to hear their stories and give them a chance to warn at-risk young people about the perils of gang life. Read more…
If your work and lifestyle have got you down and stressed out, relaxation techniques can bring you back into balance! There are stressful situations everywhere we turn. But you don’t want to take that stress to work with you. Drop it at the door! And when you leave work, you don’t want to take work-related stress home to your family, do you? Drop it at the door. In this one hour webinar we will teach you simple and effective meditation, relaxation and breathing exercises to deal with the unpleasant symptoms stress can create.
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