Posts by Together Rising

Meet warrior Heather – a single mama to three beautiful children. Four and a half years ago, Heather did the hard and painful work to get sober from heroin and meth addiction and has been clean since. When Heather shared her rock bottom story with us, she said, “Five years ago, I was homeless and…

Here’s a story of how you – through your giving to Together Rising – helped reunite an asylum-seeking father with his 8-year-old son – who was on the verge of being adopted away from him. The father and son had been separated for 18 months, and you helped reunite them just in time for Christmas.…

After being deployed in Kosovo with the US Army, Derrick returned home to his family, and he and his wife Teagan were finally able to buy their first home and start to put down roots. They were loving settling in and being together again. But then their home’s property value was reassessed, causing their mortgage…

Last week, Puerto Rico was hit with the biggest earthquake the island has endured in a century.  The 6.4 magnitude quake collapsed hundreds of homes and multiple schools on the southern coast – and left thousands of families displaced or sleeping outdoors. Still reeling from last week’s destruction, they have withstood more than 80 aftershocks, and…

Because of your outpouring of heartbreak and love for Australia, Together Rising is able to send $335,772.47 to heroes easing suffering of the beautiful Australian people and wildlife. Thank you. PLEASE READ BELOW TO SEE WHERE YOUR DONATIONS ARE GOING. Our team has immersed ourselves in this crisis. We have very carefully followed the incredible…

Today, Together Rising pledged $100,000 in relief to Australia. ALSO, we are devoting 100% of what we receive from your donations through Monday 01/06 to ease suffering for the people of that beautiful continent. You can give at TogetherRising.org/give Our team is currently knee-deep in research and vetting to deploy these funds to the best…

We are so happy to give you an update on what your love is doing for this Baltimore community!    When Ms. Amelia and her husband started connecting with Baltimore neighbors two decades ago, the people said they desperately needed transitional housing for women who were newly sober. Ms. Amelia, who lost her own sister…

More than one thousand of you came together – in less than 2 hours! — to fill the needs and lift the hearts of more than 550 families and individuals, proving once again that We Belong To Each Other. Here are just two of the stories you made possible through your generous participation in this year’s Holiday Hands!…

Tonight, on the winter solstice, the longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere, we stand with all those who are in pain and hurting — including Jada’s family, as they grieve her loss.    Beloved mother, sister, wife, and daughter, Jada died this year after a battle with acute myeloid leukemia. She was…