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Our Mission

The RISE Drug Free MKE coalition raises awareness of substance (mis)use, and, through inclusive education, elevates our entire community, from our youth to our elders, out of the harms caused by substance (mis)use.


Established in 2011, the RISE Drug Free MKE coalition (formerly MCSAP) exists to raise awareness to elevate youth in Milwaukee County through education, and to lift the entire community out of harms caused by substance use. With our coalition partners we will RISE to provide youth with Resources for Inclusive Substance Education. RISE is more than a name: It is a call to action, and a promise of the direction we're moving in as a community, together. 

MFD Chief Aaron Lipski testimony for RISE Drug Free MKE

Our 2023 Impact

  • Youth Participating in LifeSkills Classes

    607

  • People Reached via Social Media

    45,497

  • People Attended RISE Partners' Outreach Events

    5,200

From the Blog

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Since 2017, the RISE Drug Free MKE coalition has organized events to observe International Overdose Awareness Day on August 31 to reduce the isolation, stigma, and grief that people impacted by overdose often feel as they personally cope with the increasingly lethal substances in our drug supply, such as fentanyl and xylazine.

Hobbies are a healthy, relaxing way to spend our free time in ways we enjoy—but with the added perk of mental, physical and social health benefits that television and smartphones simply can’t match.

Thank you to our generous sponsors:

  • SAMHSA
  • DFC
  • BHD
  • AWY
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