Arise Collective

SAVE THE DATE A Cause for Celebration 2024 Arise Collective's Annual Fundraising Dinner and 5th Annual Hope Awards Ceremony Saturday, October 5th, 2024 6PM - 8PM (doors open at 5:30) Marbles Kids Museum 201 E Hargett Street Raleigh, NC We look forward to celebrating with you!

SAVE THE DATE A Cause for Celebration 2024 Arise Collective's Annual Fundraising Dinner and 5th Annual Hope Awards Ceremony Saturday, October 5th, 2024 6PM - 8PM (doors open at 5:30) Marbles Kids Museum 201 E Hargett Street Raleigh, NC We look forward to celebrating with you!

SAVE THE DATE A Cause for Celebration 2024 Arise Collective's Annual Fundraising Dinner and 5th Annual Hope Awards Ceremony Saturday, October 5th, 2024 6PM - 8PM (doors open at 5:30) Marbles Kids Museum 201 E Hargett Street Raleigh, NC We look forward to celebrating with you!

We are proud to highlight Kimberly Stone, WRP Director. Kim is celebrating her three-year anniversary with Arise Collective, where she has proven to be a vital steward of her leadership position. In her role as WRP Director, Kim promotes the success of formerly incarcerated women through trauma-informed, evidence-based and community-focused supportive services and programs, and collaborative administrative and advocacy efforts. She leads a team of care coordinators and works closely with other members of the leadership team to develop policies and procedures that support Arise Collective's strategic plan. When asked why she chose to work at Arise Collective, Kim responded, “I am honored to work with women who are returning from incarceration. As a returning citizen and a person who is in recovery, I keep my serenity and my peace of mind by helping someone else. Although I am an employee of Arise Collective, I work for the women who are coming out of prison. " Beyond her day-to-day responsibilities, Kim is a wonderful friend who listens intently and responds thoughtfully. Her joy comes from helping others, and she admits, "It took me a long time to understand that real freedom is an inside job, and I had to do the work of untangling myself from all the things that kept me in bondage - it's a lifelong process."

Join us (via Zoom) on Wednesday, May 29th at 7:00 PM for Stories of Hope and hear powerful and inspiring words from this month's speaker Lindsay Jackson. To register for this event, email info@arise-collective.org. **THIS IS A FREE EVENT**

We aim for holistic transformation through a woman-focused, human-centered, and trauma-informed approach that provides support in a caring, positive, and individualized manner. #guidingprinciple https://lnkd.in/gqD7cWYs

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. And thanks to our friends at @namicommunicate, we learn how to eradicate the stigma, extend support, foster public education, and advocate for policies that prioritize the well-being of individuals and families affected by mental illness. #MentalHealthisHealth #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth

On April 18th beginning at 6:30 PM, you are invited to attend a joint meeting of The Democratic Women of Johnston County and the African-American Caucus of the Johnston County Democratic Party. The topic of this joint meeting will be Justice Involvement and Voting Access, and the guest speakers will be Dennis Gady, CSI, and Dr. Doris Bullock, Arise Collective. This meeting will be held at 1302 W Market Street, Smithfield (27577).

@kairosprisonministry This past month, Arise Collective’s Chaplain Rosoff joined the state-funded chaplaincy team to help facilitate the "Kairos Inside Prison Ministry” at the North Carolina Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW). This meaningful, annual “retreat” involves four days of fellowship, prayer, messages, incredible meals, and their signature bag of four chocolate chip cookies for every person on the compound - staff and residents alike. After the four days, volunteer visits with the retreat cohort occur over twelve months, once per month, in conjunction with weekly meetings with prison residents called "Prayer and Share," overseen by a staff chaplain. A participant of Kairos said, “It feels amazing to ‘get away’ from prison life and enter a space where I am treated with gentleness and compassion. Kairos is a testament of God’s agape, and this weekend has reminded me that I am loved and I am worthy.” Through its programming, Kairos NC aims to address the spiritual needs of currently incarcerated individuals. Their mission is to “enter prisons in teams of 30 to 40 to pray, share the love and forgiveness of Jesus Christ, share meals, and fellowship with the incarcerated on a one-to-one basis." To learn more, visit kairosprisonministry.org and kairosnc.org.

"The Power of Process" by guest blogger Jennifer C. Jackson, CEO of Arise Collective. -------------------------------- The nonprofit I serve, Arise Collective, equips women with the tools and support they need both in prison and in the communities to which they return. We operate on a calendar year fiscal year, which makes January a very busy month, culminating in the annual meeting of our board. As I sat in a too-small room filled with board, staff, and guests this past January 31st – not to mention those joining us via Zoom – I marveled at the laughter and goodwill present and felt immense gratitude and relief at how far we’ve come. https://lnkd.in/et8ZsSbn