This article was published in The Daily Gazette SARATOGA SPRINGS — Several members of the newly formed Task Force on Homelessness were named during a special City Council meeting Thursday evening. The new panel will be responsible for determining the city’s needs in terms of homelessness, finding a place for a homeless shelter and choosing an… Read More
Mayor Kim gives Jeramy a shout-out at the State of the City Address. Jeramy, who has been experiencing homelessness and living in the wood for about ten years, recently moved into his own apartment with the assistance of the RISE Community Outreach Court Coordinators.
RISE Housing and Support Services has been working within the Saratoga Springs community for 45 years. We have always worked to prevent homelessness for the people we serve and have expanded to serving those experiencing homelessness in the past decade. Noël McLaren Anchor/ Reporter from WTEN Channel 10 News took a different approach to her… Read More
Lindsey Connors, RISE Associate Executive Director, addresses solutions to homelessness in this WRGB Channel 6 News and in this Spectrum NEWS 1 article below. Plans for permanent homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs unravel just four months after announcement Plans to open a new homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs appear to be off the table,… Read More
Sybil Newell, RISE Executive Director, discussed how RISE helps individuals with mental health, substance use, or other life challenges in our community obtain safe and healthy housing and the services RISE provides to help them remain safe in the community. Sybil also shares about the partnership with Hudson River Community Credit Union to build the… Read More
Victoria Furfaro, Outreach Supervisor, attended the January Healthy Capital District’s Munch and Mingle. The audience was filled with people who worked in all facets of community health, as well as community members. The fantastic panelists kicked off the event by each sharing how they had turned their passions into community action, how they overcome… Read More
This story was originally posted at Spectrum News 1 RISE Executive Director, Sybil Newell, discusses how the OMH announcement will help to combat homelessness in Upstate New York. A $38.2 million initiative funded by the New York State Office of Mental Health will create eight safe option support teams for individuals who are experiencing… Read More
This article was published in the Daily Gazette RISE will use a $2.3 million grant obtained through U.S. Rep. Paul Tonko to help construct a 5,200-square-foot addition to RISE’s main office building to house a new psychosocial program. The funding was part of $12.8 million in total grants throughout the Capital Region secured in 2022… Read More
This article was published in the Saratoga Today Newspaper By Thomas Dimopoulos SARATOGA SPRINGS — In 2020, the city found itself faced with a problem. An increasing pattern of people experiencing street-homelessness were frequently failing to appear in court, while others were re-offending shortly after being convicted. The result was a backlog of warrants and… Read More
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
