The Art of Housing: A Blog

Supportive Housing is Vital to the Community

RISE Housing and Support Services is committed to providing safe, affordable permanent housing. Our supportive housing programs enable people with mental health diagnoses, chronic health conditions, and other life challenges live safely and independently in their own homes. We believe that our continued expansion of these supportive housing programs in Saratoga and surrounding counties is… Read More

Join RISE in Promoting Mental Wellness

Please Join RISE in Promoting Mental Wellness! Mental wellness is the ability to cope with life’s stressors while maintaining a good quality of life. It’s about utilizing the right tools and resources to find resilience when life feels depleting. With your generous support, RISE continues to provide the housing and supportive services needed to achieve and… Read More

Hedgerow House Intern: Nicole Orologio

“As an intern at Hedgerow House, I gained confidence in myself as a professional seeking to work in substance use recovery.” RISE Housing and Support Services offers an internship program for undergraduate and graduate students majoring in social work, social science, human services, or psychology. The internship program offers students clinical and administrative rotations for… Read More

December 2021 Staff Recognition

Please join us in congratulating the December Recognition Award 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… Read More

8 Ways to Combat Loneliness

8 Ways to Combat loneliness was published in the CapitalEAP Newsletter and written by: Ashley Vazquez, MFT, EAP Counselor. Thank you CapitalEAP for permission to share this important information on our blog. Loneliness is an emotional state one may experience regardless if they are physically alone or not.  Whether you’re surrounded by people in your home or… Read More

Amanda: How Supportive Housing Helped Me be Independent in the Community

“Since being in supportive housing, I am able to manage my medications, maintain a budget, and manage my mental health symptoms with very little guidance or support.” Amanda, a current participant in the RISE Supported Housing program and former participant in the Progressive Steps Apartment Program (PSAP), has been successfully living independently for the past… Read More

The Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church Donates $20,000

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

Does Compassion Have a Season?

 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

Mindfulness During the Holidays

The holidays are here with all the festivities, lights, decorations, and cheer. Thoughts of all the presents to wrap, food to prepare, family to visit begin to dizzyingly swirl in our heads. For some, the holiday rush brings out the champion multitasker in them – but for many it can cause a sense of being… Read More