RISE
Sexual Assault Assistance Ministry
R
ISE is an apostolate of the Archdiocese of
Denver, dedicated to affirming and work-
ing to uphold the inherent human dignity
of survivors of sexual assault. They advocate
for survivors' holistic healing through educa-
tion, counseling partnerships and training of
church leadership for spiritual accompani-
ment. This is accomplished through love and
prayer intercession. With clinical assistance
f rom faith-based counseling services, healing
comes when victims of assault see who they
are as children of God. Survivors need Christ
for holistic healing, and when a survivor has
the awareness of Christ in their lives after
a trauma, they have the path towards true
healing.
The deacons and volunteers established the
resource network, created information cards,
and a resource website. They continue to
host trainings and educating the community
through presentations and now plan on con-
tinuing to educate the community through
presentations and resources for middle school,
high school, and college students.
The RISE program has expanded into assist-
ing victims of human trafficking.
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Deacon Ernie Martinez
info@RISEaod.org
Deacon Scott Ditch
deaconscott@ jlaent.com
