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Mental Health and Criminal Justice Collaboration Training

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

Thank You for the Flowers Trader Joe’s!

We appreciate the generous donation of flowers from Trader Joe’s we receive each week. They go a long way in brightening our office and Community Residences. The donation of flowers is part of Trader Joe’s Neighborhood Shares Project. Being a neighborhood grocery store is about more than just selling groceries. It’s also about being a… Read More

The Most Important Medicine

Milestone Manor Program Director, Dawn Daum, shares how PTSD from childhood trauma affects parenting. We appreciate Dr. Amy’s invitation for her to share her unique parenting experiences as a survivor of abuse with the medical community. You can listen HERE or anywhere you prefer to listen to your podcasts.

Happy Veteran’s Day

RISE would like to thank all Veterans for their service and wish you a Happy Veteran’s Day! As a mental health provider, we want to remind you of the benefits available to you at the US Department of Veterans Affairs  

Love Our Locals $20.22

It’s Easy to Support RISE through Love Our Locals $2022 The Love Our Locals Campaign began in 2020 with a focus on supporting Saratoga County businesses and nonprofits, and the goal was to encourage economic growth and investment in the community during the COVID-19 pandemic. Thanks to an outpouring of support for this campaign, it… Read More

The RHPS Fundraiser: A Spooktactular Success!

RISE did the time warp…for the first time at Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) on Friday, October 28, 2022 presenting our inaugural premier fundraising event with a showing of The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We surpassed our goal raising nearly $60,000, with a crowd of about 150 patrons who all reveled in good, spirited fun.  … Read More

October 2022 Staff Recognitions

Please join us in congratulating the October 2022 Recognition Recipients! Executive Director’s Recognition The Executive Director’s Recognition is given to individuals who’s insight, efforts, and innovation elevate their program. Congratulations to Katie Taylor, Housing First Coordinator, as the October Executive Director’s Recognition Recipient. Katie has continued to excel at her job over the past year… Read More

Congratulations to Jasmine Allen-Meyer: The October 2022 Staff on the Rise

Please join us in congratulating Jasmine Allen-Meyer, as the October Staff on the RISE. Jasmine started at RISE as a Progressive Steps Apartment Program (PSAP) Counselor in May 2021. She was promoted to the PSAP Service Plan Writer in August 2022. In her new role, Jasmine will be working with all the PSAP residents and… Read More

RISE: The “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at UPH

“Let’s do the time warp again!” RISE Housing and Support Services is thrilled to bring the 1975 cult-classic “Rocky Horror Picture Show” to the historic Universal Preservation Hall (UPH) in downtown Saratoga Springs this Halloween! Join RISE, Brad, Janet, Riff Raff, Eddie, and the outrageous Dr. Frank N. Furter on Friday, October 28, 2022, for… Read More

September 2022 Staff Recognitions

Please join us in congratulating the September Recognition Recipients! Executive Director’s Recognition The Executive Director’s Recognition is given to individuals who’s insight, efforts, and innovation elevate their program. Congratulations to Matt Durham, PSAP Director, and Vita Nemeyer, PSAP Program Supervisor as the Executive Director’s Recognition recipients! Matt and Vita have managed PSAP through several staffing shortages… Read More