OUR MISSION

The mission of the Rise in Love Foundation is to provide support to individuals, families, and
communities who have or are suffering from past and ongoing trauma manifested as ancestral,
historical, and intergenerational trauma with the goal of becoming victors over their
circumstances.

HOW WE OPERATE

Rise in Love Foundation is a volunteer run organization providing survivor-led services and
programs, guided by a Grandmothers Council that preserves and enhances the organization.

Our Grandmothers Council is comprised of 5 Grandmothers representing Indigenous Tribes across Turtle Island and around the world. We are currently working to get their profiles and photos added to our website. Please excuse our work in progress.

HISTORY

The Rise In Love Foundation was founded initially in 2012 by Vandee Crane, under the name the Isis Group Project. The mission of the Rise in Love Foundation is to support individuals, families, and communities in healing ancestral trauma, providing the support that victims need to become victors over any circumstance.

Fifteen years ago, Vandee Crane began her career as a clinician. As a survivor of child sex trafficking, the most important goal in Vandee’s life was to make a long lasting, impactful change in society . However, it didn’t take long for Vandee to realize that the brokenness of our society, the systems within it, and the people running those systems were broken beyond repair; it was time to reinvent the wheel. It was time to rEVOLutionize and inspire healing.

Vandee Crane, Founder & Director (she/her)

Canté Waŝté Waŝagya Win, a name given to her by Lakota Relatives, “Good Strong Hearted Woman”, was raised by her Maternal Osage Grandmother, Eleanor Grace Crane, a WWII Army Veteran, Nurse, and Artist. In 2008, when Vandee had reached the pinnacle of her trauma and alcohol addiction, she incurred 3 traumatic brain injuries within one year and could no longer function professionally or academically as she previously had. When she felt like there was no where to go or nothing that could be done, she remembered the Traditional Wisdoms that her Grandmother had raised her with and began fulfilling her childhood commitments that she had once made. The depth of healing and wisdom that she found could only be described as immeasurable. These experiences inspired Vandee to walk away from her career as a mental health clinician and pursuit her dreams of supporting others in finding the healing that they are in need of by supporting women in coming together to heal through culture, connection and conversation.

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