What People have to Say about RISE…
“I was one of those kids who often fought other people just because they looked at me the wrong way. Looking back those fights and the trouble I’d get into slowed me down in my school work. Today I know I can make a difference.”
RISE Youth Participant
“I think RISE has been an amazing positive force in the school. I certainly have seen a difference not only in the students who have joined RISE, but in the overall climate of the school.”
Vilma Blenman, Teacher
“Since joining the RISE program, my daughter has made tremendous strides in her movement forward in life. She appears more confident, had developed a new respect and effort in her schoolwork and is healing from the negative effects of being victimized by bullies in school throughout elementary and middle school.”
Parent of RISE Rep
“The program’s focus on delivering violence prevention workshops through peer-led presentations has a strong theoretical foundation and is based on decades of evidence-based prevention and intervention research.”
Isabel Granic, PhD, Research Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children
“The Preliminary data and personal accounts indicate that the program is exceptional in it’s capacity to reach out to youth and promote a process of change toward healthy relationships. I enthusiastically endorse the RISE program.”
Dr. Debra Pepler, Research Scientist, York University