The initial site proposed location for the Rising Youth Center will be in Malden. The site is constituted of 2 apartments in the Malden Garden building with 2 bedrooms each.
Read MoreThe Rising Youth Center will be a single-site programs with supervision and supportive services located in Malden. It will be operated by a team of 5 professionals.
Read MoreThe Rising Youth Center believes that social and environmental responsibility should be an integral part of not only running an organization.
Read MoreOur main objective is to provide a safe environment and case management services to assist those young adults as they transition to independent living by empowering them to make healthy lifestyle choices. We strongly believe that helping and providing opportunities in a safe environment can encourages youth success and contributes to a healthier community.
The Rising Youth Center brings together multiple approaches to help individuals thrive, create change and develop new strategies for moving forward. The program is a hybrid of case management, residential treatment center and wilderness therapy program.
The Rising Youth Center mission is to:
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Help young adults, ages 18 to 22, waiting for asylum status, recovering from Jail time, homeless or runaway, to develop a sense of purpose in a safe environment.
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To use center staff positive influence to help youth build self-esteem and skills for success.
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To empower youth to make healthy lifestyle choices.
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To Help youth realize their dream
Homeless and runaway youth consistently identify family conflict as the primary reason for homelessness and they experience more conflict at home than their peers.
Read MoreThe Rising Youth Center will partner with volunteer specialist to help deal with issues that homeless youth experience at a high rate such as physical and sexual abuse.
Read MoreOur convenient location; The site will be conveniently located next to the Malden YMCA and the Malden Youth enrichment center.
Read MoreWith the current state of the economy, many parents are working longer hours to make ends meet, leaving youth unsupervised for longer amounts of time and create family conflict.
Read MoreIncreasing family conflict due to: Parents childhood experiences, It is possible an abuser may have witnessed domestic violence during childhood and understood violence to be a way to maintain control within a family.
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