January Cohorts Begin

We are excited to jump into two classes to kick off 2021! Our two newest cohorts start on January 12th and 14th. Welcome students to the Rise Up Project, we hope you learn an array of Professional Skills and can start to work towards your …

Student Testimonial Kristeen Singh

“I highly recommend the course at Rise Up. It gave me the confidence I needed to prepare for reentering the job market. The curriculum is extensive and covers, resumes, cover letters, networking, Linkedin, and more. The care and support of the professional and fantastic volunteers …

DC Transition

Big thanks to one of our partners, www.dctransition.org, for highlighting info about our Job Essentials Bootcamp on their website and newsletter to help us serve as many as possible. Check out how they’re also helping the community below. #togetherwecan #riseupliftup

Happy Holidays!

Happy Holidays from all of the volunteers at Rise Up! It’s amazing what a group of strangers accomplished in 6 months…and still found time to have a little fun! We’re grateful for our students, partners, and one another and can’t wait to take this mission …

October Cohort Completed!

Congratulations to Gail Robinson, Nailah Philogene, Aashish Harneja ⚽️, Lauro Pilar, Crystal Rivera, Kevin Pena, and Cristian Soriano for completing our 8 week job essentials boot camp! Your Coaches Sukh Chugh, Ally Tan, Robert Holzinger, and Michelle Camden are very proud of all the hard work you put into growing your careers! Thanks to Al Torabi, Jill Irish, and Gunita Singh, …

Student Spotlight

Current Rise Up student, Crystal Rivera, has aspirations of working in healthcare and is developing herself to find a position where she can effectively serve others. Know of any opportunities that fit Crystal’s goals? Please check out her LinkedIn page for more info and to …

Coach Spotlight: Michelle Camden

*COACH SPOTLIGHT*Michelle Camden volunteers as a Rise Up Coach teaching essential job skills in hopes of helping others enhance their career skills for greater success. She has worked as a bilingual Training & Talent Development Consultant for 15 years in both the non-profit and private sectors …