Rise Up Reno Prevention Network
RENO COUNTY, Kan. — Rise Up Reno Prevention Network is celebrating its 20th birthday this year.
For 20 years, Rise Up Reno has been doing hard work in the Reno County community. They specialize in substance misuse prevention, suicide prevention, school-based mentoring, strengthening families, and empowering youth leaders in the community to 'rise up' and be the change.
A lot has changed in 20 years. Rise Up Reno was originally called 'Communities that Care,' and they located in an office building in downtown Hutchinson. They have since re-branded as 'Rise Up Reno Prevention Network,' and moved into the USD 308 administration building.
Since 2003, they have expanded their list of services, now serving on the Reno Recovery Collaborative, the Kansas Suicide Prevention Coalition, and operating the Service Learning class at Hutchinson High School.
While a lot has changed, the most important thing has stayed the same. Prevention is the message they have shared since day one. Their mission is to help people look 'upstream' and stop the problem before it ever starts.
Rise Up Reno strives to empower youth to make good choices, empower families to talk to their kids, and empower the community to advocate for their mental health.
Rise Up Reno Prevention Network is thankful for the community support it has received over the last two decades and they are looking forward to 20 more years of being Reno County's local prevention specialists.
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