ALLIANCE FOR REFUGEE YOUTH SUPPORT AND EDUCATION
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Mission Statement
ARYSE supports immigrant and refugee youth in becoming engaged, confident, and celebrated members of our communities. Through out-of-school-time programming, mentoring, and advocacy, ARYSE helps refugee and immigrant youth to take their place as leaders within their community and our world.
About This Cause
Immigrants and refugees are invaluable assets to our communities. ARYSE students - immigrant and refugee youth living in Allegheny County - are talented, caring, and with adequate support, will take their place as leaders and change our world. Most of our students have experienced a long and stressful process of migration to the States, and our goal is to ensure that when they get here, they are greeted with the warmth, community, and support they deserve. We know that real-life factors like poverty, discrimination, cultural misunderstandings, and systemic inequities stand in the way of young people achieving their full potential. We want the Pittsburgh region to be different, which is why we do what we do. ARYSE began in 2013 as a grassroots effort led by local refugee youth and college students who realized that English learners were being left behind. We organized the only summer program in the region specifically tailored to the needs of immigrant and refugee youth, which centers literacy development and storytelling through creative expression workshops. Thanks to a community of supporters, in 2017, we were able to expand to 3 programs and in that year, served over 140 youth. Our vision is for ARYSE to be an international model for supporting young people as they transition into their new lives. Especially at a moment when it feels more important than every to stand with immigrant and refugee communities.