Community Outreach

RSE Community Outreach Program is dedicated to ending homelessness in our Community. RISE also provides advocacy and support for individuals involved in the Justice System through the Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court and through the Forensic Intensive Case Management service.

 

Leave a Gift for Our Programs!

This Holidays Season, please help us provide for the needs of those we serve. Our programs have created Amazon Needs Lists of items that assist in delivering services and provide for the comfort and safety of our residents and clients. Please review these Amazon Needs Lists and either drop items off at our Main Office… Read More

Saratoga Springs’ Mayor-elect Prioritizes Homelessness

This article was originally posted by News 6, WRGB Albany.   Mayor-elect of Saratoga Springs John Safford says mitigating homelessness will be one of his priorities when he takes office, and has a particular system he wants to see used more, the community outreach court. RISE says it has made a major impact for individuals in the… Read More

SSPD vs RISE Basketball Game

The guests and staff at the Adelphi Street Shelter Challenged the Saratoga Springs Police Department basketball game! Lots of fun, laughs, and productive conversations were had by all. Everyone wins when we work together… but we cannot help but brag a bit; RISE won! Way to go, Adelphi Street Shelter guests and staff!  

Advocacy and Outreach Intern: Audrey Rudd

My experiences at RISE have allowed me to see what success looks like from various perspectives. RISE Housing and Support Services offers an internship program for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in social work, social science, human services, or psychology. The internship program offers students clinical and administrative rotations for a macro and micro view… Read More

News Clips: Adelphi Street Shelter

Below are News Clips about the opening of Adelphi Street Shelter. The low-barrier, approximately 30 bed, 24-hour shelter opened on Adelphi Street Monday, June 12, 2023, providing individuals experiencing street-homelessness a safe roof over their heads and a welcoming place to “just be”. The program will be low-barrier, which means that anyone is welcome and… Read More

Public Private Partnership – 24/7 Shelter Open

This article was published in the Saratoga Today Newspaper. A new homeless shelter opened on Adelphi Street this week, the first low barrier facility in Saratoga Springs to be open year-round.  The shelter will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and house 30 beds. Monday, June 12 marked the first day of… Read More

RISE’s Low-Barrier 24-Hour Shelter

Earlier this year, Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim announced the formation of a Task Force on Homelessness to help determine the need for a 24/7 low barrier-shelter, and recommendations on where it should be located and what agency should run it. While the Task Force on Homelessness is working toward a permanent solution, RISE developed… Read More

Saratoga Springs City Council to Vote Friday on RISE Running Interim Homeless Shelter

This article was published in the Daily Gazette. RISE Housing and Support Services is proposing to operate an interim homeless shelter at the former Code Blue site in Saratoga Springs starting Monday, the organization and Saratoga Springs City Council announced during the council’s Tuesday meeting. The City Council is expected to approve a contract with… Read More

Saratoga Springs City Council Presents New Proposal for Year-round Homeless Shelter

This article was published on the WAMC Northeast Public Radio Website. After plans for a 24/7 emergency homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs were pulled in February amid opposition from neighbors, a new proposal has been unveiled. Representatives of non-profit organization RISE Housing and Support Services presented their plans Tuesday night. Appearing before the Saratoga Springs… Read More

The RISE Forensic Intensive Case Management (FICM) program

RISE is excited to announce the Forensic Intensive Case Management (FICM) program! FICM assists justice-involved individuals with mental health struggles to secure needed services and interventions to avoid incarceration and hospitalization. The target population for this program are individuals identified by the criminal justice system, either pre-or-post-booking, who have mental health needs and who require… Read More