rise: healhy for life
Johnson City
VISION
RISE transforms culture around bodies and beings from fear-based to fact-based,
oppression to affirmation.
MISSION
We champion responsible, inclusive, trauma-responsive wellness education.
AFFIRMATION
RISE affirms people of all ages, colors, creeds, cultures, disabilities,
genders, relationship statuses, national origins, and orientations.
WHY SEX ED FOR ALL?
Cindi Huss, RISE managing director, talks about how responsible, inclusive
sexuality education can change culture for the better.
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RISE offers responsible, inclusive sexuality education in Northeast Tennessee.
We work to change culture by educating and empowering youth as young as
kindergarten through older adults.
Truly comprehensive sex ed (CSE) leads to healthier, more respectful
relationships, self-confidence, and more responsible decision-making.
We emphasize that:
SEXUALITY IS A NORMAL PART OF HUMAN LIFE AND LOVING.
OUR BODIES ARE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL, PRIVATE AND OUR OWN.
NORMAL CHANGES HAPPEN AS WE GROW, DEVELOP, MATURE, AND AGE.