Rising leaders

AWARD-WINNING PROGRAM LAUNCHED
IN 2017

Rising Leaders is a dynamic three-year leadership incubator program that is part internship, part rite-of-passage program. Participants advance through Rising Leaders in leadership cohorts, consisting of young Black men from across the city of Portland, beginning the summer after their Freshman year of high school.

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HEAR THEIR VOICE

Keeshawn, 2017

Ibrahim, 2017

Sema’J, 2017

ABOUT THE PROGRAM

A free, three-year paid leadership program for students in Multnomah, Clackamas, Washington, and Clark County starting the summer after their Freshman year of high school.

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Word is Bond empowers young Black men as they transition from boys into adulthood navigating a world that provides very few answers to unlocking their highest selves. Support our mission with a donation to keep the work going.

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What if young Black men were empowered to their fullest potential? Corporate sponsorship allows us to create dynamic programming to provide an answer to our mission statement.

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