About Us
Celebrating, uplifting, and supporting black lives since 2017.
OUR VISION AND MISSION
The vision of We All Rise is to create and help restore a vibrant African American community. Through uplifting, skill building, and intentionally targeting root causes of systemic oppression, we actively promote the healing of all.
The mission of We All Rise calls for the collective liberation of African Americans navigating at the margins of society.
This holistic approach inspires a village mentality that includes the following supports:
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Victim Health Services
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Mental Health Service
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Skill building and Mentorship
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Housing
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Education Services
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Employment
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Transportation
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Family Support
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Community Connectedness
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Emotional Health
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Legal Assistance
"We do it for the youth."
OUR STORY
Our work started back in 2017 when our current Executive Director, Robin Tinnon, learned that less than 1% of our youth were enrolled in after school programming. She then began working to establish a safe and unapologetic space where our black youth could learn their history, increase their self advocacy, and become more positive participants in healthy relationships.
While running her 28 week curriculum, she quickly learned that in order to fully support the youth, we need to support the family unit as a whole. We All Rise was born into existence shortly after. We secured our nonprofit status in 2018 and opened our brick and mortar resource center in 2019. After a full year of our resource center being open to the public we have served over 800 individuals and families.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
LOUIE ORTIZ
BOARD PRESIDENT
SHANNON JEFFERSON
VICE PRESIDENT
LANISE PITTS
SECRETARY
CAREER AND INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Want to be part of a organization centered on celebrating, uplifting, and supporting black lives?
Join our hard work, ground breaking, tight knit team.
OUR STAFF
ROBIN SCOTT
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
DENA WILLIAMS
LEAD ADVOCATE
KESHELLE ANDERSON
BLACK YOUTH ALLIANCE - WI COMMUNITY COORDINATOR
DEVIN TINNON
CRIME VICTIM ADVOCATE
RACHEL WESTENBERG
STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS AND MARKETING DIRECTOR