RISE Foundation
"And still, I rise." Maya Angelou
Resisting Institutionalized Systemic Education
Your gateway to RISE!
"Because education provides access to power& equity....pass it on!"
Mission: To promote a culture of diverse and culturally responsive communities.
RISE Foundation strives to provide educational opportunities to student-athletes and to empower parents with the tools to ensure equity and access to higher education for their student-athletes!
"Paying it forward is what I'm doing! I have been blessed to RISE above the challenges of growing up in South Central Los Angeles. My dreams of education were realized through athletics (track & field)." Head Coach - Keisha Marvin, M.A. in Education
Please join her in making the dreams of our youth come true! Let's create opportunities together! Several opportunities to join my mission and pay it forward avail themselves this year!
- Donate a Prom Dress Drive - May, 2009
- Collaboration w/ Planet Hope Charity - more information to come!
- Community Service Projects - required of all student athletes - Summer 2009
