ARISE Celebrates 24 Years of Reaching Out to At-Risk, Incarcerated Youth Through Exciting Group Life-Skills Lessons and Compelling Interactive Activities
For nearly a quarter century, ARISE has motivated troubled youth to open up about their lives and express themselves while learning the crucial life skills in the dynamic ARISE curriculum. - March 31, 2010
The ARISE Program Reaches Historic Milestone in Florida’s Juvenile Justice System Where Delinquent Youth Are Held in Custody Statewide
ARISE-certified Life-Skills Group Facilitators across the state have conducted-in one month-almost 27,000 hours of evidence-based interactions with groups of incarcerated at-risk youth in their care. - March 11, 2010
ARISE Announces the Expansion of Its Groundbreaking Drop It at the Door Workshop
Adding three additional days to the Drop It at the Door training allows participants to fully explore and grasp each life-changing concept, from anger and stress management to handling the office gossip machine. - January 10, 2010
ARISE Introduces New Program to Keep Washington D.C.’s Incarcerated Youth from Returning to Confined Settings
ARISE Choices for Change provides the District’s at-risk youth with practical tools they need to avoid repeating their mistakes and becoming another prison statistic. - December 09, 2009
ARISE Programs Help Struggling Juvenile Justice Facility Achieve "Deemed Status"
Eleven months ago, ARISE began training the staff of Thompson Academy in Pembroke Pines, Florida. The staff’s hard work and dedication have resulted in the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice awarding Thompson with an 86% “commendable” rating, qualifying them for “deemed status,” a title that only four other facilities in Florida earned this year. - November 27, 2009
ARISE Master Trainers Bring One-of-a-Kind Life Skills Lessons to Detention Facilities Across Florida
ARISE Master Trainers contribute knowledge and leadership to detention centers in Florida. - November 20, 2009
ARISE to Conduct Its Renowned Master Training Workshop in Marianna with a Select Group of Florida Juvenile Justice Staff
ARISE Master Life Skills Certification gives juvenile justice staff the understanding and assurance they need to assume leadership roles and teach others how to facilitate ARISE life skills groups. - October 03, 2009
Edmund Benson, Co-Founder of ARISE, Celebrates His 80th Birthday by Contributing Over 100 Life Management Skills Curricula to the International Nonprofit Community
Benson understands firsthand the hardships faced by high school dropouts and at-risk youth, because he took that difficult path himself. He hopes to reach out to the other nonprofits by offering life skills curricula for translation free of charge. - September 04, 2009
Conversations Behind Razor Wire—ARISE Interviews Incarcerated Gang Members
For its upcoming book, filled with stories about the dangers of gang life, ARISE Foundation interviewed several incarcerated young gang members about their experiences. - August 27, 2009
ARISE Gives Pinellas Marine Institute Staff the Skills They Need to Prevent At-Risk Youth from Dropping Out of School
The two-day life skills training workshop will show participants how to lead ARISE group discussions and activities and motivate juvenile offenders to get their high school diploma. - August 22, 2009
ARISE Achieves a Milestone, Reaching Thousands of At-Risk Youth Through Its Interactive Life Skills Lessons
Almost 6,000 certified ARISE Life Skills Facilitators have gone on to teach over 4 million hours of group activities to incarcerated and troubled youth. - August 15, 2009
Drop It at the Door: ARISE Gives New Mexico Teachers the Skills They Need to Reject Negative Emotions
ARISE will journey cross-country to bring anger and stress management to the staff of Academy of Trades and Technologies. - August 07, 2009
ARISE Foundation’s Appeal for Stories About Gang Life Results in Hundreds of Submissions from Around the World
Fifty of the best stories will be featured in a remarkable upcoming book about gang prevention. - June 24, 2009
ARISE Helps Florida’s Juvenile Justice Staff Master the Art of Staff Training
ARISE Master Life Skills Certification gives participants the knowledge and confidence they need to become leaders and teach others how to conduct two-day life skills facilitator training. - June 03, 2009
ARISE Will Present Its Life-Changing Training Programs at the Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice Headquarters in Tallahassee, FL
Dozens of representatives from juvenile justice and nonprofit organizations will engage in a presentation outlining the remarkable ARISE Life Skills and CHOICES training programs. - May 23, 2009
ARISE Master Trainer to Conduct Dynamic Life Skills Training at Osceola Regional Juvenile Detention Center
Certified ARISE Life Skills Master Trainer Mario Perez is gearing up to conduct an intensive two-day training session. The training will assist the staff of ORJDC and others in teaching crucial life skills to the youth in their care. - May 10, 2009
D.C. Department of Youth Rehabilitative Services and Other Organizations to Attend ARISE Life Skills Group Facilitator Training and Help At-Risk Youth Reshape Their Lives
ARISE Foundation will conduct the latest in a series of intensive staff training sessions that began in Washington in 2004. The training will assist the dedicated DYRS staff and others in teaching valuable life skills to the youth in their care. - April 22, 2009
ARISE to Hold Essential Life-Skills Facilitator Training in West Palm Beach, FL
ARISE Life-Skills Facilitators learn how to conduct interactive group discussions and exciting activities with at-risk juvenile offenders, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the young people in their care. - April 17, 2009
ARISE Master Trainer to Conduct ARISE Life Skills Facilitator Training in Crestview, FL
ARISE Life Skills Facilitators learn how to conduct lively group discussions and activities with incarcerated, at-risk youth, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the young people in their care. - April 04, 2009
Juvenile Justice Staff in Marianna, FL Learn How to Drop Stress and Negativity "at the Door."
The ARISE CHOICES: Drop It at the Door workshop teaches those that work in high-stress environments how to manage their emotions and lead happier, more fulfilling lives, both at work and at home. - March 22, 2009
ARISE to Hold Critical Life Skills Instructor Certification Training in Sanford, FL
ARISE Life Skills Instructors learn how to conduct interactive group discussions and exciting activities with at-risk juvenile offenders, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the young people in their care. ARISE Foundation will conduct its powerful ARISE two-day... - March 13, 2009
ARISE Foundation to Hold Vital Life Skills Certification Training in Raiford, FL and Washington, D.C.
Life Skills Instructors learn how to conduct lively group discussions and activities with at-risk youth, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the young people in their care. - March 08, 2009
Court-Ordered Community Service Can be Pleasant with the ARISE Good Graces Program
Innovative program helps individuals in the public eye teach at-risk inner-city youth vital life skills, such as anger management and self-esteem, while fulfilling their legal obligations. - March 07, 2009
ARISE Foundation Announces the Creation of an Exciting Series of New, Eye-Opening Motivational Posters, Each Featuring an Important for At-Risk Youth.
Posters offer straightforward messages on essential subjects such as drug abuse, dropout and domestic violence prevention. - February 20, 2009
ARISE Foundation Provides Critical Life Skills Certification Training to Staff Members of the Adolescent Substance Abuse Program (ASAP) in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
Life Skills Instructors learn how to conduct lively group discussions and activities with at-risk youth, creating a mentoring relationship between juvenile justice staff and the youth in their care. - February 07, 2009
ARISE Brings Critical Anger and Stress Management Training to Staff at the Thompson Academy Residential Program for At-Risk Youth
ARISE Foundation will conduct two anger and stress management workshops February 2nd-3rd and 5th-6th for staff at the Thompson Academy, a residential program for at-risk and troubled youth. The training will take place at 8331 Pembroke Road in Pembroke Pines, FL from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. - January 31, 2009
ARISE Brings Vital Anger and Stress Management Training to the Tampa Bay Area Youth Services Staff
ARISE Foundation will conduct its CHOICES workshop Jan. 27-30 in Tampa at 5118 N. 56th St., Suite 206. BAYS operates 7 youth programs under the umbrella of the Florida Dept. of Juvenile Justice. The training will take place daily from 9AM to 4PM. - January 25, 2009
ARISE Brings Critical Anger and Stress Management Training to Staff at the Thompson Academy for At-Risk Youth
ARISE Foundation will work with staff of the Thompson Academy to help them learn to manage anger and other harmful emotions while working in a stressful environment. - January 08, 2009
ARISE Foundation Will Provide Essential Life Skills Training to the Metropolitan D.C. Police School Resource Officers
Continuing its strong four-year partnership with the D.C. police department, ARISE will conduct its two-day Life Skills Instructor Certification Training for School Resource Officers on December 22nd and 23rd in Washington D.C. - December 21, 2008
ARISE Brings Critical Anger and Stress Management Training to Staff at the Thompson Academy Residential Program for At-Risk Youth
ARISE Foundation will conduct an anger and stress management seminar on December 15th—16th and 18th—19th, 2008 for staff at the Thompson Academy, a residential program for troubled youth. The training will take place at 8331 Pembroke Road in Pembroke Pines, FL from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. - December 14, 2008
ARISE Foundation Conducts Essential Life Management Skills Training for Staff of the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
The ARISE Foundation, with a grant from the U.S. Office of Juvenile Justice & Delinquency Prevention, will provide valuable life skills training to Florida's juvenile justice employees, giving them a chance to become mentors to the at-risk youth under their care. - December 05, 2008
ARISE Foundation Will Conduct a Five-Day Master Life Skills Training Experience in Washington, D.C. For Those That Work with At-Risk Populations and Incarcerated Youth
The nonprofit ARISE Foundation is gearing up for a weeklong life skills training workshop in the nation’s capitol November 10-14. Juvenile Justice staff and those working with at-risk populations in a variety of settings will take part in the Master Life Skills training in order to become... - November 09, 2008
ARISE Foundation Receives Grant for Video Equipment from Key Biscayne Rotary Club
ARISE will use the grant from the Rotary Club to purchase a new video camera in order to better train their staff of Life Skills Instructors, and as a way to provide streaming video and webinars to its website. - September 14, 2008
Edmund Benson, Co-Founder of the Arise Foundation, Celebrates His 79th Birthday by Contributing Over 100 Life Management Books to the International Nonprofit Community
Once labeled a troublemaker and at-risk kid himself, Edmund Benson started the ARISE Foundation in 1986 to teach life skills to youth in the juvenile justice system. Benson is now celebrating his 79th birthday by giving over 100 important books to the international nonprofit community by allowing them to be translated and used under a creative commons license free of charge. - August 24, 2008