This article was originally published in the Saratogian. At a special City Council meeting earlier this week, $387,000 was awarded to RISE Housing and Support to allow it to continue its work operating its temporary low-barrier shelter on Adelphi Street into the new year. A collaboration between RISE, Julie and Sonny Bonacio of Bonacio Construction… Read More
This article was originally posted by News 6, WRGB Albany. Mayor-elect of Saratoga Springs John Safford says mitigating homelessness will be one of his priorities when he takes office, and has a particular system he wants to see used more, the community outreach court. RISE says it has made a major impact for individuals in the… Read More
We see you shivering in antici…pation! RISE is pleased to announce our annual premiere fundraising event taking place on Friday, October 27, 2023, turning the Universal Preservation Hall in Saratoga Springs into Dr. Frank N. Furter’s mansion. We invited you to take part in the fun by becoming a RHPS Sponsor or RHPS Honorary Committee… Read More
This article was published in The Saratogian. A project five years in the making is near completion, with RISE Housing & Support Services hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new intensive crisis residence. SunRISE Retreat is the first residence of its kind in the Capital Region, the second one in the entire state, and… Read More
This article was posted in the Daily Gazatte People in the Capital Region experiencing mental health distress or a crisis will soon have a new place to seek care after RISE Housing and Support Services cut the ribbon on SunRISE Retreat Thursday. SunRISE Retreat, an intensive crisis residential program on Kirby Road in Saratoga Springs,… Read More
RISE cut the ceremonial ribbon on at SunRISE Retreat – our new Intensive Crisis Residence. This will be the first residence of its kind in the Capital Region. Representatives from the Saratoga County Chamber of Commerce, Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner, Senator Jim Tedisco, The City of Saratoga Springs, MayorRon Kim, Dr. Michael Prezioso, Commissioner of the… Read More
This transcription of the recording and the recording itself, can be found on WAMC Northeast Public Radio: Listen Here. Beginning with more than 25 potential locations for a permanent shelter at its first meeting in February, the panel narrowed the search to one preferred site, with two back-ups. The task force’s first choice is a… Read More
This article was originally published in the Daily Gazette. The Saratoga Springs Department of Public Works is aiming to fill three to four part-time seasonal positions with unhoused individuals as part of a new pilot program it recently announced called DPW Helping Hands. DPW Commissioner Jason Golub said the idea was inspired by discussions surrounding how… Read More
This article was published in the Saratogian. Homelessness has been a hot topic in the Spa City, and while the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness works to establish a permanent solution, RISE Housing and Support Services recently set up a temporary, 24/7 low-barrier shelter to serve the community. After receiving the 5-0 vote from the… Read More
This article was published in the Times Union. SARATOGA SPRINGS — On the first day RISE Healthy Housing and Support Services opened its 24/7 shelter on Adelphi Street for the unhoused, its 30 beds were full. On the second day, RISE staff bought six more cots. And it was still not enough. RISE’s new shelter,… Read More
