Twin Cities RISE! (TCR!)

Twin Cities RISE! (TCR!) Personal Empowerment - Transforming & Changing Lives -Meaningful Employment - Free Career Training

Every building starts with a foundation. The same is true for growth. If you've been thinking about investing in yoursel...
08/20/2026

Every building starts with a foundation. The same is true for growth.

If you've been thinking about investing in yourself, strengthening your leadership skills, improving communication, or simply taking the next step in your personal development journey, this is your opportunity.

Registration for Build Forward is closing soon.

The next step is yours.

๐Ÿ“… Saturday, August 29
๐Ÿ“ Minneapolis

Reserve your seat today.

Build Forward is led by the Empowerment Institute's Master Facilitators, bringing a combined 53 years of Emotional Intelligence facilitation and decades of real-world leadership, coaching, and transformational expertise. Their role extends beyond teaching concepts; they challenge perspectives, foster meaningful conversations, and create an environment where lasting personal and professional growth can take root.

Please join us in welcoming Mary Grant, Twin Cities R!SEโ€™s new ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜! ๐Ÿฅณ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜Š๐˜™?โ€œThe...
08/19/2026

Please join us in welcoming Mary Grant, Twin Cities R!SEโ€™s new ๐—˜๐˜…๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜‚๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—”๐˜€๐˜€๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ป๐˜! ๐Ÿฅณ

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜Š๐˜™?
โ€œThe Twin Cities R!SE mission to lift families out of poverty aligns with my/my family's passion for making an impact on the disparity in our city and across our nation.โ€

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ด๐˜ต ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ณ ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฆ๐˜ธ ๐˜ณ๐˜ฐ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ?
โ€œThe ability to help Emma, our executive director, maximize her capacity to grow this amazing organization.โ€

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜›๐˜Š๐˜™?
โ€œI have spent over 30 years honing my abilities as a digital Product Manager on the corporate side. I am excited to bring focus, organization, efficiencies and excellence to this new role.โ€

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฐ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ง๐˜ถ๐˜ฏ ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถโ€™๐˜ฅ ๐˜ญ๐˜ช๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฑ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฌ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฐ๐˜ธ ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜บ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ?
โ€œOutside of work my passions include family (hubby and 3 kids ages 23, 22 and 18) as well as bike riding, walking/hiking, pickleball, yoga, baking, reading and anything else fun that comes my way!โ€

๐—ช๐—ฒโ€™๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐˜€๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐—ฝ๐—ฝ๐˜† ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ต๐—ฎ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐˜†๐—ผ๐˜‚ ๐—ฎ๐˜ ๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐— ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐˜†! ๐Ÿงก Your experience, organization and passion for supporting TCRโ€™s mission will be such a valuable addition to our team. Weโ€™re excited for the support youโ€™ll bring to Emma and the organization as a whole!

Please join us in welcoming Betsy Kirkpatrick, Twin Cities R!SEโ€™s new ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—”๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅณ๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ...
08/18/2026

Please join us in welcoming Betsy Kirkpatrick, Twin Cities R!SEโ€™s new ๐—ฅ๐—ฒ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป, ๐—”๐—น๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ป๐—ถ, ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฑ ๐—ฃ๐—น๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—บ๐—ฒ๐—ป๐˜ ๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜! ๐Ÿฅณ

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ฎ๐˜ข๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ ๐˜ธ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ซ๐˜ฐ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ ๐˜›๐˜Š๐˜™:
โ€œI sought out TCR because career and job support are so important. Empowering and supporting individuals as they work toward their goals is something I really value.โ€

๐˜ž๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ข๐˜ฃ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜›๐˜Š๐˜™โ€™๐˜ด ๐˜ฎ๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ฐ๐˜ฐ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ต ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ:
โ€œOne thing that stood out to me is TCRโ€™s passion for truly transforming the lives of people who may otherwise not have the resources to do so. I am excited to work with passionate people in a shared mission!โ€

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ ๐˜ข๐˜ด๐˜ฌ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ธ๐˜ฉ๐˜ข๐˜ต ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜จ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ด ๐˜ข๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ฑ๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ค๐˜ฆ๐˜ด ๐˜ด๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ด ๐˜ฆ๐˜น๐˜ค๐˜ช๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ฃ๐˜ณ๐˜ช๐˜ฏ๐˜จ ๐˜ต๐˜ฐ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ต๐˜ฆ๐˜ข๐˜ฎ:
โ€œI previously worked at my collegeโ€™s career center and loved helping my peers with resumes, cover letters, and job searching. I am excited to bring that experience to Twin Cities R!SE and apply it through a new lens while supporting R!SERs in their career journeys.โ€

๐—ช๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ผ ๐—ง๐—–๐—ฅ, ๐—•๐—ฒ๐˜๐˜€๐˜†! We are excited to have you on the team and look forward to the impact you will make supporting R!SERs as they continue building their careers beyond training. ๐Ÿงก

The best investments don't always show immediate results. Sometimes they show up months later. In a difficult conversati...
08/18/2026

The best investments don't always show immediate results. Sometimes they show up months later.

In a difficult conversation handled differently. In greater confidence. In stronger relationships. In opportunities you were ready to pursue. One day can change the way you think, communicate, and lead for years to come.

One Experience. Lasting Impact.

Build Forward is led by the Empowerment Institute's Master Facilitators, bringing a combined 53 years of Emotional Intelligence facilitation and decades of real-world leadership, coaching, and transformational expertise. Their role extends beyond teaching concepts; they challenge perspectives, foster meaningful conversations, and create an environment where lasting personal and professional growth can take root.

Build Forward โ€ข August 29

Reserve your seat today: twincitiesrise.org/build-forward

Where do you want to be one year from now? What conversations do you need to have? What habits do you need to change? Wh...
08/13/2026

Where do you want to be one year from now?

What conversations do you need to have? What habits do you need to change? What strengths have yet to be fully developed?

The future you're working toward won't happen by accident. It gets built one decision, one skill, and one step at a time.

Build what comes next.

Join us for Build Forward on August 29. Reserve your seat today: twincitiesrise.org/build-forward

*Build Forward is led by the Empowerment Institute's Master Facilitators, bringing a combined 53 years of Emotional Intelligence facilitation and decades of real-world leadership, coaching, and transformational expertise. Their role extends beyond teaching concepts; they challenge perspectives, foster meaningful conversations, and create an environment where lasting personal and professional growth can take root.

We had a great time at our 3rd annual Community Carnival last week! More than 350 neighbors joined us, and 150+ backpack...
08/11/2026

We had a great time at our 3rd annual Community Carnival last week! More than 350 neighbors joined us, and 150+ backpacks from Greater Twin Cities United Way were distributed to families in our community!

To all of our community partners, volunteers, and staff that helped make this event a success, THANK YOU! ๐Ÿงก

The strongest professionals aren't always the most experienced. Often, they're the most self-aware. They know how to lis...
08/11/2026

The strongest professionals aren't always the most experienced.

Often, they're the most self-aware. They know how to listen. They know how to communicate. They know how to navigate challenges and build trust.

Professional growth starts long before a promotion, a new role, or a career change. It starts with personal empowerment.

Build Forward is designed to help you strengthen both.

*Build Forward is led by the Empowerment Institute's Master Facilitators, bringing a combined 53 years of Emotional Intelligence facilitation and decades of real-world leadership, coaching, and transformational expertise. Their role extends beyond teaching concepts; they challenge perspectives, foster meaningful conversations, and create an environment where lasting personal and professional growth can take root.

๐Ÿ“… August 29, 2026

Reserve your seat today. twincitiesrise.org/build-forward

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐กโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘!๐’๐„! ๐ŸŽ‰Alena recently stepped into a ...
08/05/2026

๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ž๐›๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š ๐๐ก๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐š๐ฏ๐š๐ญ๐กโ€™๐ฌ ๐จ๐ง๐ž-๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐“๐ฐ๐ข๐ง ๐‚๐ข๐ญ๐ข๐ž๐ฌ ๐‘!๐’๐„! ๐ŸŽ‰

Alena recently stepped into a new role as Development Associate after beginning her TCR journey as our Executive Assistant. We asked her to reflect on what inspires her about TCR and the work she gets to do.

๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘‡๐ถ๐‘…'๐‘  ๐‘š๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘›?

"From the interview process alone, I felt inspired by TCR's mission and leadership. I remember leaving my interview thinking, "even if I don't get the job, I hope to work at a place like this one day." People deserve the chance to turn a new leaf, and even more so they need to believe it's something they are innately worthy of. It's difficult to walk down a new path, especially when your self-worth has been beaten down to nonexistence. TCR helps the community recognize that forging a better path for themselves begins with believing they are worthy and capable of doing so. "I am loveable, I am important, I am valuable and I am empowered" is something that the employees live and breathe to make sure R!SERs do the same. I feel so inspired by this mission as it's something I truly believe in, and from just the interview process alone, I knew the staff working at TCR live and breathe that mission too."

๐‘Šโ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐‘‘๐‘œ ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข ๐‘’๐‘›๐‘—๐‘œ๐‘ฆ ๐‘š๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘ก ๐‘ฆ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘’?

"I've just started my role as Development Associate after working as the Executive Assistant for less than a year. While I haven't had the chance to fully embrace the new role, I'm extremely excited and thankful for the growth opportunity as I learn more about nonprofits and the work done. TCR has been a great place to begin my nonprofit journey, as it has taught me not only about what a great place to work looks like, but also exposed me to life-changing work that is done every day!"

๐“๐ก๐š๐ง๐ค ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ, ๐€๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐š, ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐š ๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐๐ฎ๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ฌ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก. ๐˜๐จ๐ฎ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐œ๐ก ๐š๐ง ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐จ๐ซ๐ ๐š๐ง๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ง๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐š๐ข๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฌ๐ž๐ž ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ง๐ž๐ฑ๐ญ ๐ฒ๐ž๐š๐ซ ๐›๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฌ! ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿงก

At Twin Cities R!SE, we are grateful to be part of a team that works hard, laughs together, and lifts one another up. ๐ŸงกW...
08/04/2026

At Twin Cities R!SE, we are grateful to be part of a team that works hard, laughs together, and lifts one another up. ๐Ÿงก

We genuinely care about the people we work alongside. We celebrate the good days, carry each other through the harder ones, and step in to help whenever it is needed.

Continuing TCR's mission forward takes all of us. We do not take for granted how special it is to do meaningful work alongside people who make the work lighter, stronger, and a whole lot more fun. ๐Ÿ˜†๐ŸŒŸ๐Ÿฅณ

REGISTRATION IS LIVE! We all have potential. But potential alone doesn't move us forward. Growth happens when we become ...
08/04/2026

REGISTRATION IS LIVE!

We all have potential.
But potential alone doesn't move us forward.

Growth happens when we become more aware of how we show up. How we communicate. How we respond to challenges. How we lead ourselves and others.

Build Forward is an opportunity to strengthen the skills that influence every part of life, from work and leadership to relationships and personal growth.

Be among the first to experience Build Forward. Register now as capacity is limited.

๐Ÿ“… August 29, 2026
๐Ÿ“ Minneapolis

Register today: https://twincitiesrise.org/build-forward

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