Whether you are in need of a meal this Thanksgiving or a seeking to donate to help others in need of a meal, please visit these community agencies who are celebrating the Thanksgiving Tradition. Equinox Thanksgiving Dinner According to their website, “The Equinox Thanksgiving Dinner is “The Capital Region’s largest and longest-running holiday tradition.” With an… Read More
Thank you Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare for the Halloween Goodies for our residents! The Warren Center for Rehabilitation and Healthcare is a 80 bed skilled nursing and rehab facility located in Queensbury, NY.
Please join us in congratulating Samantha Macio, the recipient of the October Staff on the Rise recognition! Sam has been with RISE for seven years and was recently promoted to the Adult Care Management Supervisor. During her time with RISE Sam worked as a counselor at Progressive Steps Apartment Program (PSAP), as an Adult Care… Read More
Please join us in congratulating the October Recognition Award Recipients! Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition The Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition is given to highly motivated individuals who go that extra mile in their job. Rise to the Extra Mile honorees get to park in a designated parking space at the RISE administration… Read More
“Don’t be afraid to ask for help, I did, and my life is gorgeous today.” “I want to inspire hope and inspiration in others,” says Alex, a former resident of two RISE recovery programs, Hedgerow House and Progressive Steps Apartment Program (PSAP) Recovery Apartments, when telling his recovery story. “Help is available, and if you’re… Read More
Hedgerow House Staff were the recipients of some delicious pizza from Business for Good for the National Do Something Nice Day in celebration for all that they do for our community every day. The National Do Something Nice Day is a day to perform acts of kindness for strangers or loved ones — or both!… Read More
Presents “How Ten Global Cities Tackle Homelessness, Innovations that Work” A global look and discussion on the causes of and solutions to homelessness in a book talk by author Linda Gibbs 3:30 p.m. Friday October 8 at Caffe Lena, 47 Phila Street, Saratoga Springs Linda Gibbs is the author of How Ten Global Cities Take On… Read More
The Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness contributed this article that was posted in the Saratoga Today Newspaper – Students Experiencing Homelessness SARATOGA COUNTY — As we roll out of summer into September, it’s back-to-school time for children and students. It’s a time of year that is equally exciting and stressful for students, parents, teachers,… Read More
Please join us in congratulating the September Recognition Award Recipients! Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition The Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition is given to highly motivated individuals who go that extra mile in their job. Rise to the Extra Mile honorees get to park in a designated parking space at the RISE administration… Read More
Elaina, a RISE Supported Housing resident, shares this deeply personal poem, The Evolution, with us. Elaina uses poetry to express her feelings and the changes she has experienced though the circumstances in her life. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poetry with us. The Evolution I’ve been so badly bruised, Certainly, deeply emotionally scarred.… Read More
