Every summer RISE staff get together to socialize, relax, and to get to know staff members from other programs that they don’t see during the normal course of business. This year our staff enjoyed a 1950s Car Hop Themed retreat complete with hamburgers, hot dogs, ice-cream floats, lawn games, trivia, a raffle, and a costume… Read More
Thank you, Kendra Farstad, Muralist and Artist, for donating your time to create the beautiful “Welcome” mural to make the Adelphi Street Shelter so much more welcoming for our guests! We appreciate you and your artistry! Every little extra we can do for our guests to help them feel they matter is appreciated!
Below are News Clips about the opening of Adelphi Street Shelter. The low-barrier, approximately 30 bed, 24-hour shelter opened on Adelphi Street Monday, June 12, 2023, providing individuals experiencing street-homelessness a safe roof over their heads and a welcoming place to “just be”. The program will be low-barrier, which means that anyone is welcome and… Read More
This article was published in the Saratoga Today Newspaper. A new homeless shelter opened on Adelphi Street this week, the first low barrier facility in Saratoga Springs to be open year-round. The shelter will operate 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and house 30 beds. Monday, June 12 marked the first day of… Read More
Earlier this year, Saratoga Springs Mayor Ron Kim announced the formation of a Task Force on Homelessness to help determine the need for a 24/7 low barrier-shelter, and recommendations on where it should be located and what agency should run it. While the Task Force on Homelessness is working toward a permanent solution, RISE developed… Read More
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 would like to give a huge thank you to Agway True Value of Ballston Spa for their continued support of the Hedgerow House Garden. Every year Agway True Value donates a flat of vegetables and flowers to help get the garden started. “We are so grateful for their contributions to the garden each year,” says… Read More
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
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
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
