RISE provides hands-on culinary training and a paid internship for refugees. The program includes 3-months of curriculum programming and 6-months of paid internship at our partner restaurants. The trainees are paired with case managers from the Utah Refugee Center to address basic urgent needs, establish a baseline of stability in their lives and set personal goals. The participants work their way through all areas of a restaurant, learning legal employment, social skills and life skills. Case management works to round out the ecosystem of support including; ESL education, nutrition education, educational assistance and career exploration.