Mission, Vision, & Values

Mission & Vision

RIZE Massachusetts (RIZE) is solely dedicated to funding and collaborating on solutions to end the overdose crisis.

Guided by those with lived and living experience and unafraid of new ideas, RIZE is building networks, creating programming, and investing in community partners who are using novel approaches to preventing overdose and increasing access to treatment and recovery supports. RIZE makes healthy equity a programmatic priority by addressing root causes such as racism, systemic barriers to care, and power imbalances.

We envision a Massachusetts with zero stigma and zero deaths.

Values

RIZE believes in:

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Insight that comes from lived experience

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Equity, inclusion, and compassion

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Collaboration

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Innovation

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Measurement and learning

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Transparency