Community Partners

RISE Housing and Support Services is proud to partner with community organizations who give generously to our community and contribute to the economic and cultural richness of our area.

 

Capital Region Gives Back

On Wednesday December 11th, Sybil Newell, RISE Executive Director, and Lindsey Connors, RISE Associate Executive Director, attended the 6th annual Capital Region Gives Back, an event that honors 10 local do-gooders and raises money for the nonprofits they represent.  RISE congratulates this year’s honorees. We’d also like to thank the event coordinators for donating the… Read More

Thank You Empty Stocking Project!

RISE would like to thank the Empty Stocking Project a program through The Saratoga County Children’s Committee for the generous donation of gifts for the families our Care Management Team serves.   The Empty Stocking Project is the largest and most widely recognized program of the Saratoga County Children’s Committee. There are hundreds of children living within Saratoga… 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

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

Homeless Veterans Face Unique Challenges

This article was published in the Saratoga Today Newspaper and written by Cheryl Hage-Perez Being homeless or at risk for homelessness is one of the most difficult things a person can face and is one of the last experiences anyone would expect a Veteran to ever suffer. Lacking the security of knowing where they will… Read More

RISE TO C.R.E.A.T.E.

C.R.E.A.T.E. Studious recently installed an exhibition of artwork made by individuals receiving RISE Care Management services or living in RISE Supportive Housing. You can see the RISE TO C.R.E.A.T.E. show in the Saratoga Springs City Mayor’s office through mid November. C.R.E.A.T.E. and RISE embarked on a partnership in Spring of 2024 to bring the expressive… Read More

Saratoga Springs Homeless Court: No Fines or Jail Time, Just Help

This article was published in the Times Union Judge Francine Vero presides over first homeless court in upstate New York After spending the day panhandling and collecting discarded bottles and cans for cash, he would push his cart along the city’s sidewalks, seeking a safe and dry place to sleep. Then on the morning of… Read More

HOMEBASE Construction has Begun!

Tuesday, October 1st was a pivotal moment, for RISE as we launched our Capital Campaign and thanked donors demonstrating support for the HOMEBASE Therapeutic Community Center. HOMEBASE will provide peer support and opportunities to combat isolation and provide semi-structured therapeutic activities for individuals in our community who feel isolated, and unwelcome in places where others… Read More