Empowering thru Advocacy

Jerry, Starting the New Year with a New Career

Jerry, a RISE resident, is starting the New Year by seeking a new Career as a Security Guard. He recently completed the training necessary to be a security guard from Stratford Career Institute and is looking forward to obtaining a job in this field. He attributes RISE for assisting him with his success by helping… Read More

Celebrating Mental Wellness in the New Year!

Mental Wellness is the ability to cope with life’s stressors while maintaining a good quality of life. It’s about utilizing the right tools and resources to find resilience when life feels depleting. With your generous support, RISE continues to provide the housing and supportive services needed to achieve and maintain mental wellness.   Our impact… Read More

Persons with Disabilities Awarness

Please join us in spreading awareness about people with disabilities by shining a light on psychiatric disabilities – an “invisible disability.” Persons with mental and psychosocial disabilities represent a significant proportion of the world’s population with special needs. All too often persons affected by mental disorders are excluded from social, economic, and educational activities. At… Read More

Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration Training

Dr. Prezioso, Commissioner of Mental Health and Addiction Services in Saratoga County, in collaboration with RISE Housing and Support Services, presented a community-based Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration training with instructors Dr. Steven Lamberti and Dr. Robert Weisman, experts in forensic psychiatry.   The training focused primarily on criminology of individuals with mental health… Read More

The Most Important Medicine

Milestone Manor Program Director, Dawn Daum, shares how PTSD from childhood trauma affects parenting. We appreciate Dr. Amy’s invitation for her to share her unique parenting experiences as a survivor of abuse with the medical community. You can listen HERE or anywhere you prefer to listen to your podcasts.

Happy Veteran’s Day

RISE would like to thank all Veterans for their service and wish you a Happy Veteran’s Day! As a mental health provider, we want to remind you of the benefits available to you at the US Department of Veterans Affairs  

We All Deserve to Sparkle!

Join us in celebrating National Recovery Month by helping us assist people like Elly get their sparkle back! Together We Rise!

Edgewood House – A Home for People with Psychiatric Disabilities

Edgewood House – a Home for Individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities – needs your help! To help us enrich the lives of those who live at Edgewood House, we’ve created an Amazon Needs list. Help us help others by supplying a need! View the Edgewood House Needs List.