Spotlight on RISE Programs

Thank you Business for Good!

Thank you so much, Business for Good, for your generous donation of $50,000 towards Homebase – a psychosocial day program! We are excited to be moving forward on Homebased and providing a space for people with severe mental health issues, chemical dependencies and other life challenges, such as homelessness to receive psychosocial services. The program… Read More

RISE Housing & Support Services Highlights May Success and Growth Milestones

This article was published in the Saratoga Today.     RISE Housing and Support Services in May celebrated the completion and opening of Dominic Hollow, a new affordable and supportive housing complex that provides workforce housing for local residents and includes a component of supportive housing for people with disabilities located in Ballston Spa. Dominic… Read More

Saratoga Springs City Council to Vote Friday on RISE Running Interim Homeless Shelter

This article was published in the Daily Gazette. RISE Housing and Support Services is proposing to operate an interim homeless shelter at the former Code Blue site in Saratoga Springs starting Monday, the organization and Saratoga Springs City Council announced during the council’s Tuesday meeting. The City Council is expected to approve a contract with… Read More

Saratoga Springs City Council Presents New Proposal for Year-round Homeless Shelter

This article was published on the WAMC Northeast Public Radio Website. After plans for a 24/7 emergency homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs were pulled in February amid opposition from neighbors, a new proposal has been unveiled. Representatives of non-profit organization RISE Housing and Support Services presented their plans Tuesday night. Appearing before the Saratoga Springs… Read More

RISE Above Recovery Residence Groundbreaking

RISE held an official ground breaking ceremony on May 31, 2023 for the RISE Above Recovery Residence – a community based space for individuals in substance use recovery to stabilize with professional support. It is located on the same property as Hedgerow House, our current Recovery Reintegration Community Residence. This project is a Part 820… Read More

Dominic Hollow Ribbon Cutting Celebration

RISE would like to thank everyone involved with the Development of Dominic Hollow. We’d also like to thank everyone who attended and spoke at our ribbon cutting ceremony, held on Thursday, May 11, 2023, in celebration of Dominic Hollow’s official opening! “It wasn’t that long ago that we were here throwing ceremonial dirt to signify… Read More

Riverview Ground Breaking

RISE Housing and Support Services is constructing and will soon be operating Riverview Apartments, a 60 unit apartment program. The project is part of the state’s unprecedented $20 billion, five-year plan to make housing accessible and to combat homelessness. The project is a joint effort of RISE Housing and Support Services and Hudson River Community Credit Union who… Read More

RISE to Celebrate Dominic Hollow Ribbon Cutting

RISE Housing and Support Services in Saratoga is elated to host the long awaited, and highly anticipated, ribbon cutting of Dominic Hollow, a new affordable and supportive housing complex to serve the mental health community, located in Ballston Spa on Thursday, May 11, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. This milestone is appropriately celebrated during Mental Health… Read More

Hedgerow House: A Safe Place for Recovery

“The benefits of a recovery program are happy, joyous, and free,” says Julianne Thomas, Hedgerow House Program Director. “My hope is that everyone can be happy, joyous, and free.” Hedgerow House is a substance use recovery community residence program that provides recovery services to individuals in recovery from substance use diagnoses. Hedgerow House provides a… Read More