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Our Literacy Impact

112,135
Students Affected 42,500
New Books Donated 1,080
Classrooms Helped

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  • First Book and The Rise Up Foundation to Bring $130,000 in New Books to Schools Affected by Natural Disasters

    Updates

    WASHINGTON and ORANGE, Calif. (January 29, 2019)—First Book, the nonprofit social enterprise committed to equal access to quality education, and the Rise Up Foundation, author Alane Adams’ nonprofit that promotes literacy in low-income communities, today announced they are partnering to bring $130,000 in brand-new books to disaster-affected communities in Houston, and Northern California. The partnership […]

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  • Rise Up Foundation Donates $25,000 to Reading is Fundamental of Southern California

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    Rise Up Foundation to Donate $25,000 to RIF of Southern California Partnering to bring literacy resources to the children of Southern California Los Angeles, CA— September 2018— Rise Up Foundation is celebrating 10 years of supporting and providing resources towards literacy in September 2018. In honor of this important milestone, Rise Up is partnering with […]

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  • Celebrating 10 Years!

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    Hey everyone! This is Alane Adams, founder and general creative spirit behind the Rise Up Foundation! In 2008, I started my little foundation with the hope that it would inspire me to find a way to make a positive impact on the world around me. I had no idea the journey I would undertake! After […]

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  • A Question of Literacy

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    Download Report (PDF) Kids who are strong readers do better in school, and are better prepared to live successful lives. The statistics are unequivocal. Our prisons are filled with young people who are functionally illiterate. The question at the forefront of the work that I do is centered on how to compete with the multiple […]

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  • Rise Up Foundation donates $100,000 to SAG Foundation BookPALS program

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    LOS ANGELES (January 14, 2015) – The Rise Up Foundation has donated $100,000 to the Screen Actors Guild Foundation to support its signature children’s literacy program BookPALS (Performing Artists for Literacy in Schools) and launch a year-long literacy campaign.  The campaign is aimed at raising awareness and advancing the cause of children’s literacy in hundreds of […]

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Teachers and Classrooms

We seek out highly motivated teachers seeking to improve literacy in the classroom and help provide the resources they need.

Shelters

We partner with local organizations working to provide safe environments for at risk children and offer supportive programs to help better the lives of children in these programs.

Outside US

We selectively work to improve the lives of children in developing countries through support of microfinance and other initiatives.

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Lauri Heaton
Executive Director
Wendy “Alane” Adams
Founder

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Rise Up Foundation

158 N Glassell St, Suite 202 Orange, CA 92866 USA

Phone: (714) 538-1070
E-mail: lauri@riseupfoundation.org
Website: riseupfoundation.org

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Our Mission

Founded by Wendy Alane Adams, the Rise Up Foundation strives to improve the lives of children and families living in poverty and difficult circumstances. Rise Up supports literacy projects as a path toward improving the future prospects of children in underserved communities by making book donations, providing classroom support, and grant-making. In addition to literacy efforts, Rise Up works with organizations committed to defining and solving the problems that chronic poverty brings to children and their communities.

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