GA RYSE

Georgia Resilient, Youth-Centered, Stable, and Empowered (GA RYSE) Program is Georgia’s Division of Family and Children Services Independent Living Program  (ILP).

Called to Care is proud to be a regional partner of GA RYSE. We host 12 training events a year for GA RYSE youth across South Georgia. We also host special events throughout the year around the holidays. Each event includes a free venue, guest speaker, theme, decorations, food, training materials, activities, games, giveaways, devotion, raffles, mentors, and more!

To ensure youth are stable, healthy, connected, employed, and educated.

To provide eligible youth with opportunities to successfully prepare for adulthood through appropriate referral resources and connections provided by community partners. For years, adolescents who left foster care have experienced significant challenges in successfully transitioning to adulthood. Georgia recognized that without appropriate services, planning and support, these youth demonstrated higher rates of homelessness, unemployment, poverty, delinquent or criminal behaviors, and dependence on various types of public assistance. In response to these identified transition challenges, Georgia implemented standards in support of Chafee Foster Care Independence Program (CFCIP) and Education Training Vouchers (ETV).