Awards & Honors
ARISE Congressional Recognition
ARISE Foundation was recently honored to receive Special Congressional Recognition by Congresswoman Corrine Brown for its efforts to educate troubled youth by offering vital life skills lessons and training programs for anyone working hard to educate and mentor these youth toward success. ARISE co-founders Susan and Edmund Benson also received individual recognition for their unyielding dedication to helping at risk youth learn the important, but often overlooked, basic life skills they so desperately need. Please click on the images below to see a full-sized version of these Congressional Recognition certificates.
ARISE Foundation's Congressional Recognition Certificate
ARISE Co-founder Susan Benson's Congressional Recognition Certificate
ARISE Co-founder Edmund Benson's Congressional Recognition Certificate
ARISE Children’s Champion Award
ARISE is proud to present the ARISE Children’s Champion Award to select individuals whose work empowers at-risk children and teens. For information on the recipients of the 2007 Children’s Champion Award, please go to the Children’s Champion page.
Awards Honoring ARISE
Edmund F. Benson with Miami-Dade County Commissioners Harvey Ruvin and Sherman S. Winn at the 1988 dedication ceremony for Edmund F. Benson Blvd in Miami, Florida.
ARISE Founders Susan and Edmund Benson and the ARISE Foundation have been the recipients of the following awards and honors:
- 1988 – Edmund F. Benson Boulevard is dedicated in Miami, FL – named after ARISE Co-Founder. 1989 – The National Giraffe Award for “Americans Who Stick Their Necks Out”
- 1990 – The Miami Herald “Spirit of Excellence” Award , The Miami Herald
- 1993 – Excellence in Education National Award, Partnerships in Education Journal
- 1994 – Choice Champion National Award, Choice Hotels
- 1995 – Best Citizen Builder Award, Best Citizen Builder Campaign
- 1995-1996 – Dade Partners Hall of Fame Award, Dade County Public Schools
- 1996 – Dade Partners Exemplary Award, Dade Partners
- 1997 – JC Penney “Golden Rule” National Award
- 1997 – The Healthy Aging Award, Educational Television Network, Inc.
- 1998 – The Allstate Safety Leadership Award , Allstate Insurance Company
- 2004 – NOVO Award Finalist, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
- 2005 – NOVO Award Finalist, Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce
Stephen P. Clark Award
“Searching for Success” National Award
Proclamations Honoring ARISE
ARISE has also received the following proclamations from the Board of County Commissioners in Miami-Dade County, Florida, to celebrate our work in the community.
Just one of the many proclamations ARISE has received in over 20 years of work empowering at-risk youth with life skills.
Friendsday
March 27, 1986
May 31, 1986
Poison Prevention Week
March 20, 1995
March 18, 1999
Enviro-Cops Day
May 19, 1992
April 24, 1995
Energy Conservation Week
February 27, 1995
Arise Foundation Day
October 14, 1998
Transit for Kids Week
May 16, 1995
Pollution Prevention Week
January 23, 1995
Waste Reduction Week
November 7, 1994
Lead Awareness Week
October 13, 1992
October 24, 1994
April 19, 1999
Enviro-Cops/Enviro-Mentor’s Day
May 16, 1994
ARISE Foundation Success Week
May 27, 1999
Friendly Foods Week
March 13, 1995
Edmund F. Benson Day
September 1, 1988
