Meet Christine Marchesiello, RISE Board Member! A Wealth of Experience We’re thrilled to introduce RISE Board of Directors’ member, Christine Marchesiello! Christine, who has been on the RISE Board for six years, brings with her a wealth of experience, a deep commitment to community service, and a passion for making a difference. As an… Read More
At RISE, we are incredibly fortunate to have such caring individuals and companies supporting our mission. We want to extend a huge thank you to Death Wish Coffee Company for their ongoing donations of coffee to our Adelphi Street shelter. Their generosity not only boosts the spirits of our shelter guests, but it also provides… Read More
Congratulations Dawn White Daum, Milestone Manor Program Director, for your appointment to the New York State Trauma Informed Network and Resource Center Advisory Council! We are very excited about this wonderful opportunity to further trauma informed care in New York State! The New York State Trauma Informed Network and Resource Center (TINRC) funded by the… Read More
This article is from the Office of the new York State Comptroller Homelessness in New York state has grown sharply, more than doubling between January 2022 and January 2024, according to a report released today by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli. Homelessness grew by 53.1% from January 2023 to January 2024, more than four times… Read More
RISE would like to welcome Woods Oviatt Gilman, LLP and two private donors to our group of Homebase donors. We thank Woods Oviatt Gilman for their donations of $2,500. We also thank the two private donors for their donations of $50,000 and $10,000. The total goal needed to create Homebase is $3,566,000. Currently we have… Read More
We are thrilled to introduce Alan Walther, President of the RISE Board of Directors from January 2020 through January 2025 and Treasurer starting in January 2025. A Wealth of Experience RISE has been honored to have Alan serving on the RISE Board of Directors since 2017. He currently is the Board Treasurer, and was… Read More
Please join us in congratulating the January 2025 Recognition Recipients! Executive Director’s Recognition The Executive Director’s Recognition is given to individuals who’s insight, efforts, and innovation elevate their program. Please join us in congratulating the Sunshine Committee – the RISE event planning committee – as the January 2025 Executive Director’s Recognition recipients. The committee members… Read More
Thanks to Clean Green Hauling and Removal for donating various repurposed items to the Adelphi Street shelter such as two grocery carts. Their generosity helps create a safe and welcoming environment for shelter guests. Clean Green Hauling and Removal recycles and donates as many items as possible to support local nonprofit organizations as part of… Read More
RISE 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 of the philosophies of harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and person-centered planning. Andrew Steenburgh, HAP Manager, started at Hedgerow House,… Read More
Congratulations to Nicole Smarro as the recipient of the January 2025 Staff on the Rise recognition and for her promotion to the program director of the brand-new RISE Above Rehabilitation Program. Nicole joined RISE in November 2016 as a program counselor at Hedgerow House Reintegration Program. In 2018 she was promoted to the House… Read More
