Too often it is individuals with no first-hand experience who are crafting policies or enacting programs directly affecting people who actually know what works and what does not work — but who are not asked.

This initiative addresses that problem. Through the Rising Up project, we amplify the voices of those who have lived in poverty or who still fight each day to rise out of it. It is from them that we can learn how to finally win the 60-year-old war on poverty.

We recently completed our spring schedule of interviews and will begin posting them by the end of April 2025. Our next set of interviews will commence in the fall of 2025. If you are interested in participating, please email contact@sharedhumanityproject.org.