Please join us in congratulating the June Staff 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 Erika Straight, Youth Care Management Program Director, the June Executive Director’s Recognition recipient! Erika helped grow and expand the Youth Care Management. She tirelessly… Read More
RISE Housing and Support Services is proud to celebrate PRIDE Month. During this month, we acknowledge the progress made in the LGBTQ+ — lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, and other sexual and gender identities — community and recommit to the work that still needs to be done to achieve equality for this community.… Read More
“Lauren is great. We all learn from her wisdom and insight.” Congratulations to Lauren Gates, the recipient of the May Staff on the RISE recognition! Lauren is the Recovery Care Coordinator at Milestone Manor, a RISE Community Residence. She has been a member of the RISE team for 21 years. Her dedication to the program… Read More
Michelle, like many individuals living with mental health challenges, had been experiencing a “flattened affect,” an underlying symptom of several mental and physical health conditions as well as a side effect of some medications. “I never wanted to do anything, even when my sisters or my friends reached out to me.” The symptoms which… Read More
Thank you Starbucks for the generous donation of breakfast treats to help the residents at Edgewood House celebrate Mental Health Awareness month! It was a delicious way to celebrate. Mental Health Awareness Month has been observed in May since 1949. and was started by the Mental Health America (MHA) organization. Each year Mental Health America… Read More
Please join us in congratulating the May Staff Recognition Recipients! Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition The Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition Award 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… Read More
RISE would like to thank the Hudson River Community Credit Union (HRCCU) for the generous donation of the land to be used to build apartments with affordable housing and supported housing units. We believe the apartments will add to the vitality and strength of the Corinth community by meeting the need for safe and affordable… Read More
RISE Housing and Support Services is proud to recognize Mental Health Month. RISE encourages people to talk about their experiences in a continued effort to destigmatize mental health and to further the movement toward significant cultural, political, and policy changes surrounding mental health. RISE residents shared what having good mental health means to them including… Read More
The Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness contributed this article that was posted in the Saratoga Today, Spotlight on Veterans & Community Housing Coalition In honor of Memorial Day, the Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness would like to spotlight the tireless efforts of local service provider, Veterans & Community Housing Coalition (VCHC), to support… Read More
The Impact of Social Media on Mental Health was published in the CapitalEAP Newsletter and written by Kristi Zalinka, EAP Intern. Thank you CapitalEAP for permission to share this important information on our blog. The human brain is wired with an inherent desire for connection. We are hardwired to connect with others and have meaningful… Read More
