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Sybil Newell Featured in Look This Week!

Sybil Newell, RISE Executive Director, shares about the work we do at RISE Housing and Support Services in this week’s edition of Look This Week! She shares about how the RISE Outreach and Engagement Services (OES) staff will be working in partnership with the Saratoga Springs Police Community Engagement Officers program to provide outreach and… Read More

Annual PSAP and SH Holiday Party

Progressive Steps Apartment Program and Supported Housing residents enjoyed the annual PSAP and SH Holiday Party! Residents enjoyed the activities and yummy pizza!  

December 2024 Staff Recognitions

Please join us in congratulating the December 2024 Recognition Recipients! Rise to the Occasion Recognition The Rise to the Occasion Recognition is given to individuals who see a need within the agency and go above and beyond to fill that need.           Please join us in congratulating Valarie Miller and Henry… Read More

Thank you Sonny and Julie Bonacio!

At RISE, we believe in the power of community, and thanks to the support of Sonny Bonacio ( Bonacio Construction CEO) and Julie Bonacio (Bonacio Construction President, and Owner of Julie & Co. Realty), we have been able to make a lasting impact. In June 2023, as discussions began on RISE’s therapeutic community center project, HOMEBASE, RISE was introduced to the Bonacios. At that… Read More

Pathways: Becoming Trauma Responsive

RISE is very proud of the work the Dawn White-Daum, Milestone Manor Program Director, has done in trauma informed care. Dawn is the featured speaker in the latest episode of Pathways Podcast: Becoming Trauma-Responsive.   Pathways is produced by the New York State Trauma-Informed Network & Resource Center. The latest episode, Becoming Trauma-Responsive, explores trauma… Read More

Thank you, Jay Scarborough!

Jay Scarborough, a member of The Giving Circle, goes above and beyond for the Adelphi Street shelter. He picks up lunch provided by Lifeworks Community Action from the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church soup kitchen and delivers it to the shelter every single day. Jay also makes and delivers breakfast sandwiches to the shelter on Saturday… Read More

Thank You BOCES Students!

RISE thanks Pam Scott at Northeast Construction Trades Workforce Coalition for the handmade flower planters the BOCES students made for the Adelphi Street Shelter. Doing gardening work is a therapeutic activity for our shelter guests. We look forward to the beautiful plants and flowers that will be in the planters next Spring!   Northeast Construction… Read More

Thank you Skidmore Cares!

Thank you Skidmore Cares for making the holidays brighter with the food donation from your annual food drive. The staff and residents of our programs appreciate it very much!   Each year, the Skidmore community pauses during the season of giving thanks to support agencies in our community by giving back through Skidmore Cares. In… Read More

Leave a Gift Under the Tree for Rain House

This Holiday Season please help us provide for the needs of those we serve by leaving a gift under the tree for Rain House Community Residence.    The staff and residents at Rain House have created Amazon Wish Lists of items that assist in delivering services and help our residents feel more at home.  You… Read More

November 2024 Staff Recognitions

Please join us in congratulating the November 2024 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 Dawn White-Daum, Milestone Manor Program Director, and Lauren Gates, Milestone Manor, Recovery Care Coordinator, as the November Executive Director’s Recognition recipients.… Read More