With the support from the California Arts Council, RYSE INC will plan and pilot a Digital Storytelling curriculum to support the personal growth, expression, and healing of 10 young men at the Orion Allen Youth Rehabilitation Facility in Contra Costa County. The focus of these workshops will be Healthy Masculinity. This workshop will include instruction and facilitation by RYSE staff who specialize in media arts production, healing facilitation, poetry and spoken word.
Youth participate in programming that includes direct services, intensive case management and wrap-around services; education and career advancement supports; leadership, organizing and advocacy; media, arts and culture; and health and wellness education. Young people access RYSE through multiple points of entry and engagement (drop-in, structured, individual, group, center-wide, referrals from schools, probation, etc.), which allows for an inviting and welcoming environment that meets them where they’re at.