Two Rise Together members—Dr. Rebecca Hernandez (left) and Consuelo Alba (right)—deepened their connection as part of the Rise Together...

TEDxSantaCruz, which took place April 13 at Cabrillo’s Crocker Theater, was an incredible feat for our community. People from all walks...

In the fall of 2023, Rise Together leaders celebrated $320,000 in grants awarded to advance work towards racial equity locally....

In fall of 2022, Rise Together leaders issued $400,000 in Circle of Support Grants to advance the five goals of our coalition. We’re...

By Jaden Huerta Equity is justice. Equity is lifting one another up. Equity is including diverse needs and understanding the necessity to...

Read about our goals and recent grant recipients in Rise Together's opinion pieces featured by two local press outlets!

On October 14th, 2022, Rise Together and the Santa Cruz community came together for a night of music, dance, food, and celebration!...

This year, Rise Together member projects were granted over $400,000 to fund inspiring BIPOC-led initiatives in Santa Cruz County. Read...

This summer, The Humanities Institute at UCSC funded spots for two Public Fellows at The Community Foundation! Working with the Community...

In 2022, Rise Together added 11 new members to our cohort! These local leaders will be a part of our 2022 grant-making decisions to help...

Undoubtedly, the money helps. The $423,000 in Rise Together grants made in June 2021 are funding new pilot projects, equity work that...

By Kelsey Hernandez In 2020, Rise Together was founded by 17 leaders of color and a team from Community Foundation Santa Cruz County who...

Spotlight on Mahala House & Watsonville Film Festival Mahala House A Rise Together grant for $15,000 has launched the...

The UC Santa Cruz News Center featured a story on five Rise Together leaders who are alumni of the local campus. Read the scoop!

Spotlight on Estrellas de Esperanza &Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative Estrellas de Esperanza Thanks to a grant from Rise...

Rise Together Leaders Consuelo Alba, Ruby Vásquez, and Dr. Nereida Robles Vásquez were featured in the October 7th edition of the Santa...

Aniko Millan leads the Mental Health Monday hike for Santa Cruz County Black Health Matters Initiative. Credit: TWDCC team. In June of...

"Looking back, we didn’t know that Mr. Floyd’s death would rally the entire world in calls for racial justice. We didn’t know how those...

Rodolfo Cardenas and the BizNest team at the Digital NEST helped design the Rise Together logo. Rudy put together a wonderful video...