College student, Danny Mendoza started Together We Rise after uncovering the horrendous truth of his 9 year old cousin Roger. Roger, was living in a car when Danny learned of his situation. Danny worked while in college to get Roger into a real home. After this close to home experience, Danny created Together We Rise. The mission of Together We Rise was to help give foster children the opportunity to make their own choices. These choices included music lessons, mentoring, sports, athletics, and resume writing. This was designed for kids to become prepared for the age of 18 when foster care comes to an end so that they could move on and be successful outside of the system.
Together We Rise has turned into a campaign site, for other outside organizations fighting for the well-being of youth children and high school students who are limited in resources and opportunity to be successful.
It is amazing to see what people can do when they are given the opportunity. It is success stories like Danny’s that are enough to restore the faith in humanity. In our world today, it is very easy to get caught up in all of the negativity. Luckily, there are stories like Danny’s that can remind us that there is still plenty of good in our world.
I think that it is a fantastic idea. It serves a real need in the community. It is great that this organization is helping foster kids to be independent and strong so they can really change their lives. I hope it continues to grow and it will be cool to see what impact it has.
Thank you for sharing! Together We Rise is such an incredible ministry for kids in the foster care system. Danny Mendoza is someone who is not afraid to deal with the serious social issues facing our society, and I believe that is a lesson we should learn from as we think about unique social entrepreneurship ideas.
This is such a great inspiration, both for children in the foster system and for the parents who are willing to adopt these children. Usually, these kids wouldn’t have access to the same opportunities that they would without this company.Together We Rise is an amazing company, not only because they’re providing all these opportunities to these kids, but because they’re giving them hope as well.
This is a wonderful cause! It’s great to see entrepreneurs making differences in other people’s lives. An opportunity like this could change a child’s future for the better – it may be exactly what they needed. Creating a business with the goal to make money is the standard path entrepreneurs take, but to create a business with the goal of bettering society and children’s lives is wonderful. It’s a big step in the right direction!
It’s good for those kids to have something consistent in their lives. It has to be so hard going to new homes all the time and having to start all over again.That’s awesome that this gives kids the opportunity to find something they’re good at and enjoy, and could potentially lead to college scholarships for music or athletics which would totally change their lives.
First thought that came to mind was redemptive entrepreneurship. Many businesses started by young entrepreneurs have a social purpose or a cause behind their products or service. Also millennial’s want to purchase products with a redemptive quality, companies with a cause are sought out by millennial’s and millennial’s are willing to pay more money for a product or service that contributes to a cause.