Paint & Sip Fundraiser Night
Mental Health Awareness Month – Paint and Sip Fundraiser Night! All proceeds were used to benefit the individual’s RISE serves.
Art as Therapy
Tim: The Art of Refurbishing and Restoring Furniture
Tim, a RISE Supported Housing Resident, enjoys spending his free time refurbishing and restoring old furniture. Tim searches the Facebook Marketplace for old furniture including end tables and wall console tables that he can pick up for free or low cost to bring home to refurbish. Creative activities like this can relieve stress, aid communication,… Read More
UNTAMED: A Poem by Elaina
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shares this dynamic and powerful poem, UNTAMED. Writing and creating poetry is a great way for many people to self-affirm their personal power and creativity. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poems with us. UNTAMED You can’t tame a hurricane, Something crazed, out of… Read More
A Poem by Elaina: Stormy Eve
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, has submitted another poem she wrote and would like to share. Like many of the participants in RISE programs, Elaina finds that writing is a great coping skill. Thank you Elaina for sharing your poetry with us. Stormy Eve She stormed into the… Read More
Butterfly Art in Appreciation of RISE
Lucinda made this beautiful Diamond Dotz® butterfly and presented it to RISE Housing and Support Services in appreciation of the services she has received since being in our housing programs. When presenting her artwork to our staff, she shared with us why she made it and how doing arts and crafts helps her maintain her… Read More
Winged Creatures: a Poem by Elaina
Elaina, a Supported Housing resident, shared a beautiful poem she wrote in tribute to our agency and most importantly to the people we serve. She feels it expresses the transformative nature of our new name, RISE! Winged Creatures We all must face change, regenerate, rejuvenate, Embrace metamorphosis, a cathartic, beautiful necessity, In order that… Read More
A Poem by Elaina: Stepping Lightly
Elaina, a RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services Supported Housing resident, shared a poem she wrote in hopes that it inspires others as much as it did her while writing it. Stepping Lightly She steps as lightly as a willow branch Blowing in a gentle breeze Wisps of long sun-drenched hair Barely hiding the pain in… Read More
Rain House Art Room
The Rain House Art Room was created during the summer of 2020 after several residents requested that a little used room in the basement be converted into a space to draw, color, paint, and work on art projects.
Saratoga Art Pantry: Featured Artists
Two of our very talented artists, whose art was on display, joined us to celebrate the launch of the Saratoga Art Pantry. It is artistic individuals like them who will benefit from all the the supplies and materials that will be made available through the Art Pantry. Read More about the Art Pantry in the… Read More
Saratoga Art Pantry at RISE Housing and Support Services
RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services is proud to announce the launch of the Saratoga Art Pantry, a place to collect and store art supplies in an effort to advance art therapy. Studies have shown that art can help people through mental health difficulties, coping with stress, and feelings of isolation. On Thursday March 5,… Read More