Impact

All young people, workplace hosts and business mentors state that they would not of been able to access these impacts without Rise Futures

  • Reduced risk and a reduction in barriers for this overlooked section of society

  • Increased student confidence and self value enabling positive self boundaries

  • Increased personal well being leading to improved mental health

  • Development of soft workplace skills leading to a reduction in barriers to employment

  • Development of the belief, experience and motivation to gain employment leading to a reduced number of NEET care experienced young people

  • Professionals develop compassionate workplace skills leading to improved wellbeing in the workplace

    Professionals develop a sense of understanding and compassion for vulnerable sections of society leading to a empathetic society

100% of young people complete the Opportunity placement with positive outcomes for their futures

Rise In Action

We aim to bring about lasting positive change through the Rise Futures Opportunity Placement

The impact of our work aligns with the following UN global goals

GOAL 5 - END DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS

GOAL 8 - DECENT WORK AND ECONOMIC GROWTH

GOAL 10 - REDUCED INEQUALITIES

We are partnering with other businesses which include Yondr , CBRE , Sygna , ISG , Introba and the Local authority of Lambeth


We are Rising up to take hold of a future without any barriers and any limitations in the way of our Young people

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“‘I never thought I would be be where I am today’ ”

Rise student

“She began to see value in herself and what she can achieve. She developed a sense of pride and resilience”

Social worker

“ I have grown as a professional, they have helped to broaden my understanding and perspective on many different issues and provided some fantastic insight into our projects”

Workplace host

“I used to get pushed around because I never spoke up for myself, I speak a lot up for myself now”

Rise student

Lewis’s Story

An Opportunity placement in a social value department, Rise Futures supported a care experience young person Lewis* Childhood had been short for Lewis. He grew up in a happy single parent home, but soon after his tenth birthday it all changed.

Lewis's mum began a relationship with a violent man who introduced her to heroin which now takes a hold of her life. The abuse was aimed at the mum, but soon after he targeted Tony too.

‘he’s in prison now, he tried to kill my mum’

Lewis was taken into Care, and during these turbulent years school became a challenge. He was expelled from 2 schools by the age of 14 and ended up in an alternate provision where he studied his GCSE’s. Lewis was at college studying Health & Social Care, but virtual learning and the constant fear of coronavirus meant he dropped out before he finished his exams.

His Opportunity placement was to lead part of a social value project for the business. Lewis was involved in the research and then creation of the project which involved schools from the town coming together for the day and competing artistically for the prize of their work being painted onto the hoarding going around the site by professional artists. This research project led to the development of skills and qualities for Lewis, who defines this experience as a turning point in his life.

"I inspire my friends"
Lewis - Rise student