East Los Angeles Women’s Center
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, Together Rising is proud to share about the incredible work accomplished through one of our partners, East Los Angeles Women’s Center (ELAWC), and our $50,000 investment in their vital work. For far too long, if you were to call a sexual assault hotline, the person answering the phone would…
The Best Message We Receive
Because of YOU… We get messages like this: Hi, Together Rising Team! Two years ago, I reached out to Together Rising in need of help. I had estranged myself from my abusive parents several months prior, and I was going to school full time, working as much as I could, and pouring as much extra…
PRoTechos
As we celebrate #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are delighted to highlight an organization that provides on-going and much-needed relief to many throughout Puerto Rico. PRoTechos was founded in 2017 by two well-known architects who saw the devastation caused throughout Puerto Rico by Hurricane Maria and knew they needed to do something. Maria killed thousands on the island…
Libya
We are heartbroken over the devastation facing the people of Libya. Early last week, horrific flooding overtook the northeastern city of Derna, sending waves of water gushing down the mountains. The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs reports that at least 3,958 people have died; while Libyan authorities estimate over 11,000. Currently,…
Aileen’s Story – “She could use a little dose of hope.”
The world would be a much better place if we all had friends like Keturah. Keturah wrote to us about her dear friend, Aileen, who was struggling after a recent divorce. Aileen was already working hard to make ends meet when she drove over a piece of metal on the freeway – an unexpected expense…
$100,000 for Morocco Relief
On Friday, Morocco experienced the strongest earthquake in more than a century. More than 2,800 people have been killed and at least 2,500 are injured. Today, through Together Rising, you are sending $100,000 to International Blue Crescent (IBC), our trusted partner, to provide immediate aid. IBC is responding with core relief items, including food…
Action Against Hunger
“What does the war in Ukraine have to do with people living in Sudan,” you might ask? Well, the answer is, “Quite a lot.” When Russia invaded Ukraine in early 2022, it put the entire global food supply at risk. Together, Russia and Ukraine provide about 30% of the world’s wheat and barley, and a…
Friends of Guest House
Yesterday, many of us enjoyed a day of leisure as we celebrated Labor Day – a holiday built on the belief that work and workers matter. Yet, for many people, the opportunity to secure gainful employment can be elusive, especially if they’ve been involved in the criminal justice system. For those people, the odds are…
PeerForward
This June, we watched the Supreme Court overturn Affirmative Action in education as we know it, ruling that the nation’s colleges and universities may no longer consider race as a factor in admissions. This decision is a direct challenge to what Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor emphasized in her dissent – that Affirmative Action “has…
Hate Will Not Have The Final Word
Angela Michelle Carr Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre, Jr. Jerrald De’Shaun Gallion We say the names of the three Black people who were killed in Jacksonville, FL on Saturday in a display of white domestic terrorism. Anolt Joseph “AJ” Laguerre, Jr. – an employee of the Dollar General store where the shooting occurred – was just…