Thank you Supervisor Tara Gaston and Dillon Moran, Commissioner of Accounts for the supply of At-Home COVID Testing Kits. The testing kits will help us keep the staff and residents in our community residences and our apartment programs safe. We appreciate the donation. Tara Gaston is the Saratoga County Supervisor for the City… Read More
Hedgerow House would like to thank the staff at Healing Springs for their extraordinary to help keep the individuals in recovery in our programs motivated throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic, especially when other treatment recourses in our community were closed to in-person participation. Ben Deeb (on the right), the Certified Recovery Peer Advocate (CRPA) supervisor, came… Read More
The true spirit of the holidays was on full display in Lifestyles of Saratoga’s elegantly decorated window on Broadway in December 2021. The shop hosted its second annual Gift Wrap Bar benefitting a local non-profit organization. Holiday shoppers were encouraged to stop by Lifestyles of Saratoga, Caroline & Main, and Union Hall (all owned by… Read More
Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness contributed this article that was posted in the Saratoga Today, Point in Time: Data Helps Tell the Story When It Comes to Homelessness When it comes to human services, particularly services for persons experiencing homelessness, the stories of people’s lives and challenges they face provides a deeper and more… Read More
RISE would like to thank The Saratoga Hilton for the generous donation of $775 from the Chat with the Saratoga Santa Fundraiser! The Saratoga Hilton continued their tradition of the Visit with Santa fundraiser by offering an alternative to an in person visit, with a private virtual chat with The Saratoga Santa Claus. RISE was… Read More
RISE would like to thank the Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church of Saratoga Springs (PNECC) for their donation of $20,000 to RISE Housing and Support Services in support of the City of Saratoga Springs Community Outreach Court (formerly known as the Homeless Court), closing the funding gap for 2021. In the fall of 2020, the Saratoga… Read More
Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness contributed this article that was posted in the Saratoga Today Newspaper – Does Compassion Have a Season? It’s that time of year again when the focus shifts to the Code Blue Emergency Shelter for individuals experiencing street homelessness. Code Blue is a New York State mandate that says when… Read More
RISE would like to thank the Empty Stocking Project a program through The Saratoga County Children’s Committee for the overflowing van full of gifts for 19 of 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… Read More
On November 30, 2021, RISE Housing and Support Services proudly celebrated breaking ground on Dominic Hollow Apartments in Ballston Spa. When completed, Dominic Hollow will consist of sixty apartments. Thirty units are designated as affordable housing or “work force” units for individuals and families in the general community earning at or below 60… Read More
Thank you Adirondack Health Institute (AHI) for providing RISE staff with the LGBTQ+ Training and the buttons, pens, water bottles, and flag to help us to promote acceptance and equality in our workplace. The training helped our staff develop an greater understanding of how to communicate with and create an atmosphere of acceptance for LGBTQ+… Read More
