Please read a special statement from We Raise Board Chair Andrew Steele and We Raise President and CEO Paul Miles.
Let’s end poverty, violence,
and inequality in our communities.
Let’s end poverty, violence,
and inequality in our communities.
and inequality in our communities.
Stay informed about the many ways we’re investing
in communities across the country
Stay informed about the many ways we’re investing
in communities across the country
Motivated by the belief that freedom is grace in action, We Raise Foundation partners with Christian nonprofit organizations and emerging leaders working at the intersection of poverty, violence, and inequality. We employ a unique approach to our investing by coupling program funding with a variety of robust value-added services that empower our grantees to grow their solutions to tackle social problems on the scale at which they exist. Our three priority granting areas are:
education, workforce development, and criminal justice.
Academic achievement is a foundation
for lifelong success.
for lifelong success.
One of the most valuable resources in overcoming poverty is
receiving an education.
receiving an education.
Academic achievement is a foundation
for lifelong success.
for lifelong success.
One of the most valuable resources in overcoming poverty is
receiving an education.
receiving an education.
Academic achievement is a foundation
for lifelong success.
for lifelong success.
One of the most valuable resources in overcoming poverty is receiving an education.
When we focus on people and workforce development,
we bring stability to our communities.
we bring stability to our communities.
By providing training and investing in our workforce,
we can end income and job inequality.
we can end income and job inequality.
When we focus on people and workforce development, we bring stability to our communities.
By providing training and investing in our workforce,
we can end income and job inequality.
we can end income and job inequality.
When we focus on people and workforce development, we bring stability to our communities.
By providing training and investing in our workforce, we can end income and job inequality.
By promoting equality for those impacted by the
criminal justice system, we initiate a cycle of hopefulness.
criminal justice system, we initiate a cycle of hopefulness.
Half of released American prisoners end up going back to jail within three years.
We’re making sure that changes.
We’re making sure that changes.
By promoting equality for those impacted by the
criminal justice system, we initiate a cycle of hopefulness.
criminal justice system, we initiate a cycle of hopefulness.
Half of released American prisoners end up going back to jail within three years.
We’re making sure that changes.
We’re making sure that changes.
By promoting equality for those impacted by the criminal justice system, we initiate a cycle of hopefulness.
Half of released American prisoners end up going back to jail within three years.
We’re making sure that changes.
We’re making sure that changes.
GRANTEE HIGHLIGHT
Emerging Leader Energizes Students with Healthier Habits
In a neighborhood where convenience stores and gas stations full of processed food are the primary grocery sources, Micah Williams’ job as Middle School Ministry & Healthy Living Program Director is crucial for thriving, growing students.
Williams, who works for Central Detroit Christian Development Corporation (CDC) in Detroit, Mich., received a We Raise Foundation Emerging Leader Grant in 2021 for his passionate work bettering the lives of his students.
Currently, 70 students in the after-school program receive not only healthy food for their body, but nourishment for their soul as well.
During the program, students work on homework, receive tutoring, participate in various sports activities or weight training, attend Bible study, engage in youth group games, and free time in the gym. They also receive a healthy, balanced meal and learn about healthy food and eating habits.
“ … And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.”
Micah 6:8
