Blogs

SIX NEW ARISE LIFE SKILLS INSTRUCTORS CERTIFIED AT HOFYR IN CITRA, FLORIDA

Blog by Lindford Hayes, HOFYR– The recent Heart of Florida Youth Ranch (HOFYR) Facilitator’s Class# 3-2016.  Lindford Hayes, Program Director and A...

Conversations Behind Razor Wire— Interviews with Incarcerated Gang Members

For its  book “GANGS”, filled with stories about the dangers of gang life, ARISE Foundation interviewed several incarcerated young gang members abo...

Gainesville Police Department Hosts ARISE 2-day Life Skills Instructor Training!

Blog by Su Sigrist The ARISE 2-Day Life Skills Training, hosted at the progressive Gainesville Police Department on August 2nd and 3rd, featured an...

How to Include ARISE in the grants you write

We want to help you take advantage of the curriculum we have developed. Although we do not make grants, we offer evidence-based, award-winning lif...

Taneka’s Tales: Urban Fables

Everyone loves a good story. Stories are memorable. They inspire empathy, encourage imagination and have the capacity to be great teaching tools. M...

At-risk youth can be turned around for pennies per child

You might be surprised to learn that less than $1.00 can buy a new direction and new hope for at-risk kids. An ARISE Group session consisting of u...

Family Tools Training Helps Build Healthier, Happier Homes

After creating more than 100 books on the Life-Skills youth need to become productive members of society, the ARISE Foundation has developed a uniq...

Advice from Mom: 10 Pearls of Wisdom

Being a mother is hard work. You dispense hard-learned advice just to have it ignored most of the time. Only once your children have grown, made th...

Teaching & Motivating Youth with ADHD/ADD and Learning Disabilities

Building a rapport with a learning-disabled, frustrated child or teen starts with tailoring your teaching style to their special needs. ADHD/ADD is...

You Bet I’m Listening: ARISE’s Program to Help Youth

How often do you feel as if you are truly being listened to? With the invention of cell phones and the Internet, sitting in front of another person...

Finding Your Strength This Holiday Season

Oh, the holidays can be a stressful time. Airline delays, gridlock, spending money you don’t have, coping with difficult relatives, standing in end...

ARISE Programs Help Struggling Juvenile Justice Facility

A few years ago, ARISE trained the staff of Thompson Academy in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The staff’s hard work and dedication have resulted in the ...