Congressman Tonko visited RISE on June 3, 2022 in support of our Homebase Project and our efforts to provide a psychosocial day program in our community. Tonko says, “This significant expansion will help accommodate RISE’s growing staff and clientele by creating a psychological day program in downtown Saratoga Springs where people can socialize, participate in… Read More
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
John Shoemaker, RISE Supportive Housing Director shares about the need for more funding to expand our supportive housing programs.
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
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
Hobbies, personal interests, a job, and being engaged in the community are essential to stable mental health and personal well-being. The RISE supportive housing program, Supported Housing, provides the individuals in our program the peace of mind they need to pursue their interests and hobbies, volunteer, work part-time, or otherwise become actively involved in the… Read More
Having made it through the first two years of the COVID-19 pandemic nearly COVID-free, RISE Community Residence (CR ) Staff was prepared to enter 2022 with a sense of victory over the virus that has derailed life as we know it across the USA – and the world. Unfortunately, when the new and highly transmissible… Read More
RISE Community Outreach Court Team Since its inception in October 2020, 46 individuals have participated in the The Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court Program. As a result, there have been demonstrable impacts on both participant wellbeing and public safety. For a complete picture of the impact the Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court has on our… Read More
The immense success of the RISE Supported Housing, is due in large part to the support services provided by staff to our program participants. Staff have worked alongside each other for several years, and combine their efforts cohesively in order to provide excellent support services to the individuals and families in our supportive housing program.… Read More
RISE Housing and Support Services is committed to providing safe, affordable permanent housing. Our supportive housing programs enable people with mental health diagnoses, chronic health conditions, and other life challenges live safely and independently in their own homes. We believe that our continued expansion of these supportive housing programs in Saratoga and surrounding counties is… Read More
