Attention TEENS! **PLEASE NOTE** Since the teens are the ones who will be volunteering with this program, I need to hear from them directly, not from the parents/guardians. The teens are the ones who need to reach out to me to request an application.
Applications for the RISE program are almost ready ; please have teens who are interested in volunteering this Summer, reach out to me directly to request an application. The teens need to do this themselves, not parents or guardians.
RISE (Reflections InterACTive Summer Experience) is the spinoff of the Reflections school year program, which addresses a variety of issues through the use of improvisational theatre.
This is a FREE program, funded by the County of Bergen.
Teens can earn volunteer hours and acquire leadership skills and have fun, all at the same time.
This Summer, RISE 2026 will be on Tuesday nights, starting on July 7th and will run until August 25th.
TIME: 5:45pm-7:45pm
WHERE: 1 Bergen County Plaza – Hackensack, NJ
THIS IS A DROP IN PROGRAM – THIS MEANS THAT RISE CAST MEMBERS ATTEND WHEN THEY ARE AVAILABLE. WE UNDERSTAND THAT THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO ATTEND EACH WEEK.
We will also have other opportunities for RISE participants to earn volunteer hours by attending workshops that we will be leading. This will be explained to them once they are part of the RISE program. Again, this is on a “drop in“ basis, in that cast members attend the events that meet their availability.
To be part of RISE 2026, one needs to have just finished 8th grade, all the way to just graduating high school.
They also must be Bergen County residents.
