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People We Serve

This program serves individuals who…

• Are 18 years of age or older.
• Possess a felony level conviction.
• Are releasing into Benton, Sherburn, Stearns, or Wright County.
• Need additional re-entry community coordination and supports, and/or who benefit from a higher level of assistance.

Program Activities

Service Coordination and planning with other transitional team members including case managers and supervising agents; including but not limited to…

• Application assistance to various programs (housing, employment, ARMHS)
• Aid and benefit application assistance (medical assistance, SSI/SSDI and cash assistance)
• Accessing identification materials (driver’s license, state identification cards, birth certificate, social security card)
• Community resource-based referrals (medical/mental health services, support groups)

Referral Information

Referrals must be sent to Rise via mail, email, or fax. Referrals must include…

• Completed Rise application
• Signed release forms for all parties that require communication
• General introduction to the individual being served
• Location of incarceration and current visitor policy

If available, we also ask that you send…

• Charge information
• Release conditions and information (Date, time, county)
• Individual community support plan
• Most recent psychological evaluation (Diagnostic assessment)
• Most recent treatment records
• Services received within the facility
• Information considered pertinent to placement services
• Pre-established release plans