Be Your Most True and Authentic Self
At RISE it is a priority to create a welcoming environment for everyone to be comfortable to be their most true and authentic self.
Empowering thru Advocacy
RISE Provides Safe Housing for all People
Brittney, a Progressive Steps Apartment Program resident shares how, as a transgender woman, she feels safe in a RISE Program. She also shares how finding rise when she was at the lowest point in her life, saved her life.
5 Questions on Mental Health and Street-Homelessness with the RISE Outreach Team
The Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness contributed this article that was posted in the Saratoga Today, 5 Questions on Mental Health and Street-Homelessness with the RISE Outreach Team. In recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month, the Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness sat down with the street outreach team members at RISE –… Read More
Advocating for Mental Health in Our Community
RISE Admin share what mental health means to RISE and about how our donors and supporters can help us support mental health in our community.
Supportive Housing – the needs for more funding
John Shoemaker, RISE Supportive Housing Director shares about the need for more funding to expand our supportive housing programs.
Advocating for Mental Health
At RISE Advocating for Mental Health is a priority. We continue to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month by sharing what Advocating for Mental Health means to our staff and residents.
Good Mental Health
Please join us in celebrating mental health awareness as our residents share what having good mental health means to them.
Help Someone In Need
The RISE Community Outreach Court Coordinators Need Your Help! This is our agency’s least favorite time of the year. Code Blue season is over, and many folks have returned to uncertainty of where they are going to lay their heads each night. As a member of the Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness, RISE is… Read More
Mental Health Awareness Month
Each year millions of Americans face the reality of living with a mental health diagnosis. During May, RISE joins the national movement to raise awareness about mental health. Mental health is always important, but this year – with the lingering effects of the pandemic and a shift in “returning to normal” – it is at… Read More
Community Outreach Court – Helping People Turn Their Lives Around
The City of Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court was jointly launched by RISE and the Saratoga Springs City Court in October 2020. One its first success stories is a Saratoga Springs gentleman, who graduated after complying with the conditions of the court as outlined in his Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (ACOD). When the RISE… Read More