Baked Goods
With a Purpose
about us
ARISE EXISTS TO EMPOWER SURVIVORS OF SEX TRAFFICKING AND EXPLOITATION, WHILE ENHANCING THE SOCIAL LANDSCAPE AND COMMERCE OF OUR CITY.
Our bakery is a social enterprise that empowers survivors of sex trafficking and exploitation to “arise” as the decision-making agent in their own lives. This is accomplished by providing them tools for living everyday life, pursuing wholeness and healing physically, emotionally and spiritually, allowing them to explore their passions and abilities while filling various positions at the bakery, and providing them a steady, living wage income from which they can create the stability they need.
What We Are All About
Love
Women who are part of the Arise program come to us with unique needs for healing emotionally, spiritually and physically. Our first priority is to provide love, care, and resources that help with their holistic healing journey.
Hope
As their journey of healing progresses, we discern together where life skill coaching is needed. As they grow in their confidence, a focus on job skill training develops, with not only bakery specific training, but transferable concepts for their future.
Purpose
After a year spent focused on their healing and personal development, women in the Arise program will enter an internship with the focus on further developing their specific gifts and interests to move on into a new career path or furthering their education.
Our team
Wendi Boehnen
Executive Director
Melissa Peterson
Executive Baker
Why Choose Arise?
their necessity
Enjoy indulging in your favorite baked goods knowing that your purchase empowers the personal growth and skill acquisition of a woman in our community.
your community
Buying baked goods from Arise means you are purchasing from your neighbors -- we are you!
non-profit
It feels good to give. It feels good to eat delicious treats -- do both!
passion for baking
You should experience a "I've been baking and perfecting 30+ years" cinnamon roll. You won't be disappointed.
excellence
Whether it's your meetings, events, or your breakfast, we want everything to go wonderfully for you, too.
partnerships
Whenever we can, we desire to partner with other local businesses to serve you.