RISE Partnership

What RISE Partnership does

RISE Partnership is a Portland, Oregon-based nonprofit founded in 2019 that delivers training, education, and benefits navigation to care providers and public sector workers across Oregon. The organization runs five program areas: Carewell SEIU 503 (in-home care providers), Long-Term CareWorks (skilled nursing facility workers), Uplift Oregon (state employees), Essential Worker Healthcare Trust (low-cost healthcare for long-term care workers), and Care Pathways (a worker-centered career hub). Programs are delivered free to eligible workers through in-person and virtual classroom instruction, with union-negotiated wages of $21–$25/hr for homecare workers and $25–$29/hr for nursing assistants.

RISE does not operate a proprietary technology platform; service delivery is human-mediated through union and employer channels. The organization has grown from 3 founding employees to over 130, serving 80,000+ workers across at least seven Oregon counties. Revenue is generated through labor-management trust administration funded by collective bargaining agreements and government grants, with notable funding including a $2 million Workforce Ready Grant from Future Ready Oregon (HECC) awarded in 2024. Strategic partners include SEIU 503, AFSCME Council 75, EMT Associates, Avamere, Kaiser Permanente, PEBB, DAS, PERS, H-CAP, and the Center for American Progress. Go-to-market is community-led through union networks, government agency partnerships, and direct outreach to responsible employers, with no transactional pricing model exposed to workers.

Name

RISE Partnership

Legal name

RISE Partnership

Website

https://risepartnership.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RISE Partnership is a Portland, Oregon nonprofit founded in 2019 that delivers training, education, and benefits navigation to 80,000+ care providers and public sector workers through five programs, funded by labor-management trusts and government grants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Workforce Development Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations (8139)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Community College / Training Provider Workforce Pathways Programs (EDAAAOAO)

akta.pro secondary industries

Employer-Led Workforce Partnerships & Sector Strategies (EDAAAOAB), Workforce Development & Training Grants (Public Health) (HLAJALAM)

Keywords

• Workforce development services
• Adult education programs
• Care worker training
• Benefits navigation services
• Labor-management trust administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Labor-Management Trust Administration: RISE Partnership administers multiple labor-management trusts that deliver training, education, and benefits to care providers and public sector workers. Funding comes from collective bargaining agreements between unions (SEIU 503, AFSCME Council 75), employers, and government partnerships.
2. Government Grants: RISE receives government funding through initiatives like the $2 million Workforce Ready Grant as part of Future Ready Oregon, a $200 million initiative passed by the Oregon Legislature in 2022. Grants support workforce development programs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

RISE Partnership delivers free training, education, benefits navigation, and career pathway services to Oregon's care providers (in-home care, personal support workers, certified nursing assistants, skilled nursing facility staff) and state of Oregon public sector employees. Programs are administered through labor-management trust partnerships with SEIU 503, AFSCME Council 75, responsible long-term care employers, and Oregon state agencies, and are funded through collective bargaining contributions and government workforce development grants.

Product overview

RISE Partnership operates as a multi-program nonprofit adult education organization rather than a single unified product. The core platform consists of several distinct programs that work together to deliver workforce solutions: Care Pathways serves as the primary consumer-facing career hub for recruiting and guiding care workers; Carewell SEIU 503 handles in-home care provider training and benefits; Long-Term CareWorks addresses skilled nursing facility workers; Uplift Oregon serves state government employees; and Essential Worker Healthcare Trust provides healthcare coverage. These programs collectively support education, benefits navigation, recruitment, and career development through collaboration with unions, responsible employers, and government.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Carewell SEIU 503: The family of training, education, and benefits hard-won by in-home care providers to enhance their lives and drive their futures.
• Long-Term CareWorks
• Uplift Oregon
• Essential Worker Healthcare Trust (EWHT)
• Care Pathways

Products and services

• Care Pathways by RISE A worker-centered career hub that supports, trains, and guides Oregon care workers—from those just starting to those seeking advancement or stability. It removes barriers, opens up new career possibilities, and connects workers to meaningful, sustainable opportunities in the care industry through training pathways, career exploration tools, resources, and application support.
• Carewell SEIU 503 A family of training, education, and benefits hard-won by in-home care providers to enhance their lives and drive their futures. Provides the Healthcare Cost Assistance Benefit and New Worker Training for Oregon homecare and personal support workers.
• Long-Term CareWorks Provides workers in Oregon skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings with training, apprenticeship, and mentorship to help them thrive in their careers. Directed by Patsy Richards and featured in a $200 million legislative package for workforce equity.
• Uplift Oregon A labor-management partnership providing training and education in benefits, wellness, and equity to State of Oregon employees, helping employees enrich their lives, make the most of their public service, and fostering a supportive work culture. Delivered in partnership with PEBB, DAS, and PERS.
• Essential Worker Healthcare Trust A first-of-its-kind partnership between SEIU 503 and responsible long-term care employers providing quality, low-cost healthcare coverage to Oregon's essential long-term care workforce, including certified nursing assistants, medication aides, dietary workers, and custodial staff.

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered support, minor and core.

• EMT AssociatessupportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for free Nursing Assistant (NA) training program with placement in Oregon skilled nursing facilities. Care Pathways collaborates with EMT Associates to offer certification preparation.
• AvameresupportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Partner for free Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) training program. Current Avamere CNAs and CMAs in Jackson or Josephine counties may apply. Requires 12 months employment and commitment to post-program employment.
• Kaiser PermanentesupportStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Wellness training partnership offering mental health awareness, workplace exercise habits, and other wellness topics to state employees through Uplift Oregon.
• Healthcare Career Advancement Program (H-CAP)minorOthers · 1 January 2025H-CAP featured RISE Partnership's Essential Worker Healthcare Trust for its efforts in offering high-quality, low-cost medical benefits to Oregon long-term care employees.
• Essential Worker Healthcare TrustcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022First-of-its-kind partnership between SEIU 503 and responsible long-term care employers providing quality, low-cost healthcare to Oregon's essential long-term care workforce. Features 85% reduction in employee premiums and 90% cost coverage.
• Center for American Progress (CAP)minorOthers · 1 January 2022CAP featured Uplift Oregon in national report 'Employer- and Worker-Led Efforts To Lower Health Insurance Costs' examining coalitions working to reduce health coverage costs.
• Uplift OregoncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021First-of-its-kind labor-management partnership between the State of Oregon, SEIU 503, and AFSCME Council 75. Provides training and education in benefits, wellness, and equity to State of Oregon employees. Developed Uplift Your Benefits, a two-hour workshop for new employees now part of state agency onboarding.
• Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Partnership with PEBB, Department of Administrative Services (DAS), and Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) to deliver Uplift Your Benefits workshops and wellness trainings to state employees.
• Carewell SEIU 503coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Labor-management trust providing training, education, and benefits hard-won by in-home care providers. Includes Healthcare Cost Assistance Benefit covering full insurance premiums and up to $6,600 for out-of-pocket medical expenses.
• Long-Term CareWorkscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Labor-management trust providing workers in Oregon skilled nursing facilities and other long-term care settings with training, apprenticeship, and mentorship. Directed by Patsy Richards, featured in $200 million legislative package for workforce equity.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PHI (Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute): National organization focused on direct-care workforce development, training, and policy advocacy for home care and nursing assistants. RISE's Nursing Career Pathway Program and in-home care training address the same direct-care worker pipeline.
• 1199SEIU Training and Upgrading Fund: Labor-management trust that provides training, education, and career advancement for SEIU 1199 healthcare workers. RISE's Carewell SEIU 503 and Long-Term CareWorks operate the same labor-management trust model for Oregon care workers.
• H-CAP (Healthcare Career Advancement Program): National labor-management partnership network providing training and career advancement for healthcare workers. RISE has been formally featured by H-CAP for the Essential Worker Healthcare Trust, signaling overlapping scope and approach.

Emerging players

• Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW): Workforce development nonprofit focused on women's economic security and access to training and benefits for care and service workers. Comparable workforce and benefits-navigation work for similar worker demographics.
• Caring Across Generations: National advocacy and policy campaign focused on care workers and care recipients. Comparable mission territory to RISE's Essential Worker Healthcare Trust in seeking to expand access to quality, affordable care jobs.
• National Domestic Workers Alliance: Advocacy and training organization for home care and domestic workers across the U.S. Shares RISE's focus on building career pathways, benefits, and standards for in-home care providers like those served by Carewell SEIU 503.

Broad incumbents

• SEIU 503: The union that is RISE's primary labor partner for Carewell, Uplift Oregon, and EWHT. The relationship is collaborative rather than purely competitive, but SEIU 503's broader worker-representation mission overlaps with the care-worker constituency RISE serves.
• AFL-CIO Working for America Institute: AFL-CIO affiliate that runs labor-management workforce development programs nationally. Provides the broader institutional pattern that RISE's Carewell and Long-Term CareWorks trust structures are examples of at state level.

Regional players

• Oregon Bureau of Labor and Industries (BOLI) Apprenticeship Programs: State agency operating registered apprenticeship and workforce development pathways in Oregon. RISE's Long-Term CareWorks apprenticeship tracks and nursing pathways overlap directly with BOLI's apprenticeship infrastructure in the same state.
• Workforce Development Board of Clackamas County: Local Workforce Development Board operating in one of the seven counties RISE's Nursing Career Pathway Program is expanding into. Comparable role in administering publicly funded workforce training, just at the county level.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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