Rise News

Rise proudly celebrates our 2025 community partners who helped bring our mission to life over the past year. These awards honor businesses that go above and beyond to create inclusive workplaces, offer hands-on training, and open doors to meaningful careers for people we support. Whether they’ve stood beside us for decades or joined us more recently, each honoree plays a vital role in building opportunity and belonging. This year’s honorees are: Finley’s Built with inclusion…

Each year, our Rise’ing Stars awards celebrate people making a remarkable impact. Nominees are honored for their exceptional attitude, impressive achievements, and meaningful impact at work, home, and in their communities. Six people were honored at our Summer Celebration Picnic held on August 10. The 2025 winners are: Jacob Bohm Jacob Bohm set a goal to find community employment, and he’s made it happen in a big way. Over the past year in his role…

At Rise New Richmond, people we serve volunteer each week through the City of New Richmond’s Adopt-a-Trail program. Every Friday, a small group, along with a team member, visit Paperjack Park to walk the trail and pick up litter. They try to visit the trail weekly during the spring, summer, and fall months, weather permitting. During each visit, they walk the trail, pick up garbage, remove sticks and debris, and enjoy the fresh air. The…

Beth Wilke (center) is presented with her MOHR DSP Award by Rise leadership and Brooklyn Tool representatives.  Beth Wilke, a Direct Support Professional (DSP) at Rise, has been named a 2024 Outstanding Direct Support Professional by the Minnesota Organization for Habilitation and Rehabilitation (MOHR). This prestigious award highlights Beth’s exceptional dedication and impactful work supporting people with disabilities. Beth began her career at our Spring Lake Park production facility, where she excelled at building meaningful…

FRIDLEY, Minn. (November 26, 2024) – The Rise Board of Directors has chosen Tim Dickie to head the Twin Cities-based disability services agency which provides career, job exploration, and life enrichment support programs in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Dickie has championed inclusion and opportunity for people with disabilities throughout his 35-year career. Currently serving as the Chief Program Officer at Rise, he brings invaluable expertise to his leadership role. He begins his new position on December…

Each year we recognize three outstanding community partners as employers of the year. The awards are given to businesses who go above and beyond in the support of our mission. Whether a long-time partner who has worked with us for decades, or a new business relationship, all the honors are recognized for providing valuable job experience, coaching, skills testing and more to the people we support. This year’s honorees are: BIX Produce Our relationship with…