Engaging in the pursuit of art can be a therapeutic practice. It offers the opportunity for self-discovery, increased self-esteem, emotional release and stress relief, and it is a great way to express emotions without having to find words.
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this dynamic and powerful poem, Immersed in Thought. Writing and creating poetry is a great way for many people to self-affirm their personal power and creativity. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poems with us. Memories flood back as I sit alone… Read More
Thank you, Aili Lopez, Program Director at Create Community Studios, for the arts and crafts classes you bring to our programs at RISE. Last week, Rain House residents had fun making Christmas decorations to add to their tree!
Elaina, a RISE Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this poem about her mother, who recently passed away. Elaina has always found solace in her writing, but after such a profound loss, she could not find the peace she needed when attempting to write as she usually would when turning to her best… Read More
Thank you Kendra Farstad, Muralist and Artist for the amazing murals at Dominic Hollow! Kendra shares, “My current project, facilitated through RISE Housing and Support Services, is one good example of the types of projects that I try to work on.” We thank you for sharing her skills to brighten our community Room at Dominic… Read More
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this deeply personal poem about the transformation she has gone through since living in Supported Housing. Writing and creating poetry is a great way for many people to self-affirm their personal power and creativity. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poems with us.… Read More
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this deeply personal poem about overcoming trauma and finding the resiliency to continue to get better. Writing and creating poetry is a great way for many people to self-affirm their personal power and creativity. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poems with us.… Read More
Mental Health Awareness Month – Paint and Sip Fundraiser Night! All proceeds were used to benefit the individual’s RISE serves.
Tim, a RISE Supported Housing Resident, enjoys spending his free time refurbishing and restoring old furniture. Tim searches the Facebook Marketplace for old furniture including end tables and wall console tables that he can pick up for free or low cost to bring home to refurbish. Creative activities like this can relieve stress, aid communication,… Read More
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this dynamic and powerful poem, UNTAMED. Writing and creating poetry is a great way for many people to self-affirm their personal power and creativity. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poems with us. UNTAMED You can’t tame a hurricane, Something crazed, out of… Read More
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, has submitted another poem she wrote and would like to share. Like many of the participants in RISE programs, Elaina finds that writing is a great coping skill. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poetry with us. Stormy Eve She stormed into the… Read More
