Posts by Together Rising

“I am completely tapped out in every way, physically, emotionally, spiritually, mentally and financially.” Lydia—a single mom to two teenage children—was carrying an immense weight all on her own. Together Rising exists to be a place to turn. When she wrote to us, Lydia was trying desperately to make ends meet after being laid off.…

“Providing enough good food is the first and most important thing anyone can do to improve life for the Oglala Lakota.” Good and nutritious food—that’s exactly what you are providing through our most recent $37,500 investment in our trusted partner, One Spirit. Here is an update from Jeri, the Executive Director at One Spirit: “One…

We continue to stand in heartbroken, defiant solidarity with Mahsa Amini and courageous Iranians protesting her gruesome murder and a regime controlling their bodies, freedom, and autonomy. At least 154 people have been killed and thousands have been arrested and detained, many of whom were journalists. Students are risking their lives to protest at more…

After our last update, we promised that every penny we received would go to urgent relief for families and children devastated by Hurricane Ian’s historic, catastrophic wreckage, which has been confirmed to have killed at least 109 people. Since then, more than 842 of you have raised $70,517.50, bringing our total invested to $120,517.50. THANK…

We are delivering urgent relief to families devastated by Hurricane Ian’s historic, catastrophic wreckage. JOIN US at TogetherRising.org/Give. An initial $50,000 deployment is on its way right now to our partner activated on the ground, the Black-and-trans-led, deeply embedded Smile Trust. Co-founded and led by the indomitable Valencia Gunder and Brayland Brown, the Smile Trust…

We stand in heartbroken, defiant solidarity with Mahsa Amini and courageous Iranians protesting her gruesome murder and a regime of laws controlling their bodies, freedom, and autonomy. We stand with them knowing that our liberation is bound to their liberation, and theirs to ours. In honor of their struggle for freedom and against the tyranny…

Here at Together Rising, we have continued to stand with families and children in Puerto Rico since 2017—investing a total of $472,770—and will continue to stand with them now. Hurricane Fiona’s 85 MPH winds and 27 inches of rainfall has caused catastrophic damage, from mudslides to flooding to an island-wide power outage devastating more than…

Cruelty is the point—it was when babies were ripped from their parents’ arms back in 2018 and it continues to be today as migrant families are bussed and flown across the country as political pawns. Together Rising stands for the humanity and dignity of migrant families and children today and every day. That’s why your…

MEET GHADA, an engineer—and a new mom to a five-month-old baby girl—living in Gaza who advocates fiercely for the rights and well-being of children there. Ghada works for Middle East Children’s Alliance, whose life-saving work you’ve invested $100,000 in to deliver three new water systems in elementary schools and to give children a rare and…

Kids didn’t have drinking water in 91 degree heat. School couldn’t start. Toilets couldn’t flush. Dishes couldn’t be washed. Those are just a few of the countless ways the water system’s collapse has devastated families. Many had no water at all. Some had water, but it wasn’t pressurized and remained brown—filled with grit—and unsafe for…