Program RISE

12/02/2025

Yesterday we showed up as a community to commemorate World AIDS Day. World AIDS Day was established in 1988 to remember those who were lost and advocate for continued prevention and treatment interventions. Our program and SMOC Framingham have held this event for the last 20 years, including generations of staff and clients that believe in the power of days like this. Days where we can share grief, encouragement, and passion with one another. Creating spaces where our clients feel seen, supported, and validated. Despite the injustice we are seeing in our country, yesterday we were able to share a space like this. Filled with music, smiles, and delicious food.

Although this WAD marked the first in 37 years to not be recognized by the federal government, we encourage you to keep these days and spaces alive. We will not be erased. We will keep on pushing for what is right and advocating for those whose voices are trying to be silenced. We will Rethink. Rebuild. Rise.

11/26/2025

The staff from Program RISE wishes you all a happy thanksgiving!🦃🍁

We are all grateful for the support and trust given to us by the community to provide essential services to the people living in Framingham and the greater MetroWest. Without you, Program RISE would not be able to be who we are today. Our community shapes our mission, our values, and the motivation to keep doing the work we do. So thank you, from the bottom of our hearts.

With gratitude,

Staff of Program RISE

11/26/2025

Living with HIV👐❤️‍🩹

Processing your HIV diagnosis can be an overwhelming and difficult task to handle on your own, but we thankfully have many resources and medical treatment available. With the new medical interventions available, someone living with HIV can now live long healthy lives. Wherever you are in your journey with HIV, there are resources out there for you to use when you’re ready.

Need to check your HIV status? Visit us or give us a call (508)935-2960.

11/25/2025

HIV 101‼️📢

With World AIDS Day just a week away, we want to take the time to remember the basics of HIV but also how to manage living with HIV. Knowledge is the strongest tool to dismantle misinformation and stigmatizing ideologies. We hope to refresh what you already know and prompt important conversations about HIV in your daily lives.

In the next week we’ll be discussing HIV basics, living with HIV, recommended health practices, fighting stigma, and finding care in community. We’ll close the week off with our World AIDS Day celebration and remembering all those that have gotten us here.

11/12/2025

Thank you all for coming out today to our Winter Workshop! 🌨️☃️

We had the pleasure of sharing an afternoon with 25 clients to discuss how to maintain health during the winter time and share a delicious meal from Bertucci’s😋.

20 of our clients received a $100 gift card for a winter coat 🧣and the remaining clients received market basket gift card just in time for the holidays🩵🦃.

We hope to see you at our next event!

11/04/2025

🌨️❄️We invite you to our Winter Workshop event next week❄️☃️

We’ll have the opportunity to educate ourselves on how to stay healthy during the winter, share a meal in community, and first 20 clients will receive $100 gift card to Burlington Coat Factory.

Only current medical case management and peer support service clients are eligible💙🩵

10/10/2025

10/02/2025

Program Rise will be closed tomorrow, Friday October 3rd. For services or questions please visit us on Monday October 6th or give us a call!

08/29/2025

We will be closed Monday for Labor Day!

Regular hours resume Tuesday 💟

08/29/2025

PROGRAM RISE HAS MOVED!

We are no longer at our 1 Grant St. location.

For STI/HIV/Hepatitis C testing and treatment visit us at 110 Mt Wayte Ave, Framingham, MA 01702.

For Harm Reduction Services visit us at 110 Mt Wayte Ave, Framingham, MA 01702.

For Medical Case Management and Peer Support Groups visit us at 1671 Worcester rd, Framingham, MA 01701.

For any questions or concerns about care please feel free to call us at 508-935-2960.

Hope to see you all at our new locations!

08/27/2025

Overdose aftercare is still part of the overdose response! 🫂💟

Our folks deserve to receive compassionate care after experiencing an overdose. Not only is it a traumatic experience but they can also be susceptible to overdosing again. Just as importantly, remember to take care of yourself if you respond or experience someone having an overdose! 💜💜💜

Remember!

❗️The effects of naloxone only last 30-90minutes.

❗️Individuals may experience immediate withdrawal.

❗️ If they choose not to get medical care, stay with them.

08/26/2025

Knowing how to reverse an overdose can save someone’s life! Even if you don’t feel 100% comfortable performing all the steps, doing something is better than doing nothing. 💟

Essential steps to remember:

➡️ Check for breathing.

➡️ Administer naloxone every 2-3 mins.

➡️ Give rescue breathing.

➡️ Call for help.