Skip to content

You covered the cost of Jennifer’s first month of rent, enabling her and her girls to move into their first-ever apartment together after surviving abuse

Who helped Jennifer and her girls move into a new place after surviving abuse? You did. After the girls’ dad left when they were just one and three-years-old, Jennifer became a single mom to Amelia and Audrey. Not long after, Jennifer met someone new. They began dating and eventually moved in together. Jennifer was promised…

CONTINUE READING

You helped ease an immense weight on Lydia’s shoulders

“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.…

CONTINUE READING

We stand with the Oglala Lakota today and every day

“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…

CONTINUE READING

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

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…

CONTINUE READING

$120,517.50 invested for urgent relief for Hurricane Ian

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…

CONTINUE READING

We are delivering $50,000 in urgent relief to families devastated by Hurricane Ian

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…

CONTINUE READING

You are delivering four hurricane prep packs to Puerto Rico

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…

CONTINUE READING

You’ve invested $100,000 in to deliver three new water systems in elementary schools and to give children a rare and precious opportunity to play

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…

CONTINUE READING