Empowering Native Youth to Create Remarkable Lives

At Rise Above, we empower Native youth to lead healthy lives despite the challenges. We deliver education, prevention skills and mentorship through programs tailored to their needs.

Rise Above starts with sports and grows from there

Working closely with partners, schools, and tribes, we build specialized education programs with basketball clinics at the center. The clinics — free and open to all youth — are the draw and the platform, an invitation for Native youth to hone their skills on and off the court. And research shows us that kids learn better when they engage their bodies along with their brains.

Our Impact

We Give Youth Skills to Beat the Odds

At Rise Above, we invest in our youth today by empowering them with the skills they need to create healthy tomorrows. Using meaningful data, we ensure that the real-life education and mentorship programs we provide are tailored to the needs of the youth we serve.

Years in Service

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Partnerships are Key to Supporting our Mission

We engage community leaders, spiritual/traditional healers, and mentors to solve local problems at the core while using sports to provide pro-social, multigenerational, culturally oriented preventative programs.

Rise Above thrives off our relationships with individuals and organizations who align with our mission. We couldn’t operate without the support of our partners and we pride ourselves on providing our partners with authentic, long-term opportunities to impact Native youth.

"Rise Above represents an opportunity for all individuals to rise above their current circumstances. Helping youth discover the tools to live their best lives every day, through sports and personal development, is key to building tomorrow's leaders."

Our Community

We are always looking for partners — tribes, prevention advocates, community organizations — who share our vision and our passion for changing the lives of Native youth.

Partners like YOU.

Unlock Your Childs Potential

Give your child the opportunity to thrive in our empowering programs. Our tailored education and mentorship initiatives help Native youth lead remarkable lives.