The Art of Housing: A Blog

March 2023 Staff Recognitions

Please join us in congratulating the March Recognition Recipients! Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition The Rise to the Extra Mile Recognition is given to highly motivated individuals who go that extra mile in their job. Rise to the Extra Mile honorees get to park in a designated parking space at the RISE administration office.… Read More

Thank You FHLB Affordable Housing and Community Development

Thank you, FHLB Affordable Housing & Community Investment, for the $1,000,000 Grant to assist in developing the affordable housing units at Riverview Apartments in Corinth. RISE will be breaking ground on the Riverview Apartments in March 2023.  The Riverview Apartments, a 60 unit apartment program, is part of the state’s unprecedented $20 billion, five-year plan to… Read More

Changing the Lens on Homelessness

The Saratoga County Citizens Committee for Mental Health and the Saratoga County Alliance to End Homelessness presented Changing the Lens on Homelessness: a public discussion on homelessness in Saratoga County in hopes to bring fresh perspective on homelessness. The event began with a video featuring stories of individuals who have or are currently experiencing homelessness… Read More

Governor’s Announcement to Grow Affordable Housing

RISE was honored to be invited to the Governor’s announcement on Wednesday, March 1st about her desire to grow affordable and market rate housing over the next 3 years. RISE is doing its part to help supply affordable housing in Saratoga County with Dominic Hollow, opening the first week of April.  

Saratoga Springs Officials Name Picks for Task Force on Homelessness

This article was published in The Daily Gazette SARATOGA SPRINGS — Several members of the newly formed Task Force on Homelessness were named during a special City Council meeting Thursday evening. The new panel will be responsible for determining the city’s needs in terms of homelessness, finding a place for a homeless shelter and choosing an… Read More

Community Outreach Court Participant Moves into his Own Apartment

Mayor Kim gives Jeramy a shout-out at the State of the City Address. Jeramy, who has been experiencing homelessness and living in the wood for about ten years, recently moved into his own apartment with the assistance of the RISE Community Outreach Court Coordinators.      

More from RISE Housing and Support Services on homelessness in Saratoga

RISE Housing and Support Services has been working within the Saratoga Springs community for 45 years. We have always worked to prevent homelessness for the people we serve and have expanded to serving those experiencing homelessness in the past decade. Noël McLaren Anchor/ Reporter from WTEN Channel 10 News took a different approach to her… Read More

Addressing Solutions to Homelessness

Lindsey Connors, RISE Associate Executive Director, addresses solutions to homelessness in this WRGB Channel 6 News and in this Spectrum NEWS 1 article below.   Plans for permanent homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs unravel just four months after announcement Plans to open a new homeless shelter in Saratoga Springs appear to be off the table,… Read More

Sybile Newell is on Look This Week

Sybil Newell, RISE Executive Director, discussed how RISE helps individuals with mental health, substance use, or other life challenges in our community obtain safe and healthy housing and the services RISE provides to help them remain safe in the community. Sybil also shares about the partnership with Hudson River Community Credit Union to build the… Read More

Healthy Capital District: Munch and Mingle

Victoria Furfaro, Outreach Supervisor, attended the January Healthy Capital District’s Munch and Mingle. The audience was filled with people who worked in all facets of community health, as well as community members.   The fantastic panelists kicked off the event by each sharing how they had turned their passions into community action, how they overcome… Read More