About Us
We started Rise On to lift up our communities through innovative access to care.
Rise On provides free and comprehensive care- whenever you need it, wherever you are in your journey.
Our Mission
Revolutionizing access to care through the development of a mobile Web app coupled with a mobile health van that will provide direct access, care, and supplies to members experiencing multiple forms of marginalization and stigmatization in MetroWest who may be unable to find responsive services due to historic systemic barriers including cost, stigma, lack of health insurance, travel, concerns around immigration status, discrimination in healthcare , language barriers, and other social and cultural factors.
- Remove Barriers
- Multilingual
- Access to Care
- Reduce Stigma
Our Core Values
In building Rise On, we are guided by the following principles:
Building a community of support & health.
We are not just building an application. We are building a welcoming community of support and health where all are welcome, and your privacy is important.
Meeting you where you are in your journey.
We understand change and recovery are not a straight line. We need to offer multiple entry points to meet people where they are, rather than people molding themselves to available services.
Promote healthier options, not judgment.
We follow a harm reduction approach—offering practical support based on your needs. This means reducing risks related to drug use while respecting the rights and dignity of people who use drugs.
Change is hard; reaching out shouldn’t be.
Whether you are in recovery, seeking harm reduction services, or seeking support amidst a life challenge, we seek to offer support that is easy to access, available, and nonjudgmental.
About JRI & Program RISE
JRI is a leader in social justice, with over 100 programs meeting the needs of underserved individuals, families and communities. JRI is committed to excellence, delivering targeted services that support the dignity of each person.
One of the many programs offered through JRI is Program Rise in Framingham, Massachusetts. Program RISE (RISE) is a multi-service site serving the MetroWest area. Servicing people who have co-occurring mental health and substance use concerns, a history of incarceration, communities of color, LGBTQ+ people, and people who use opioids—particularly those who have experienced a non-fatal overdose—and those experiencing or at risk of being unhoused. As community members, providers, and people directly impacted, we intimately understand the historical and ongoing marginalization of Black and Latinx people through the lack of culturally-responsive services and treatment access for substance use concerns.
