This program's efforts to provide children from 8-18 of low-income communities with the opportunity to participate in educational and cultural enrichment programming through dance, performance and academics that will empower youth to make better decisions that will lead to more productive futures. Project RISE runs a 6 week summer program that they are expanding to accommodate 300 students in addition to the full year program in which 50 students meet every Saturday.

Project Rise Performing Arts Center was awarded $20,000 to support a performance program for 200 at risk kids.