General

Alpha Pregnancy Care Center

518 Clinton Avenue Albany, NY 12206

Phone:(518)462-2188 Fax:(518)462-2895

Hours: M-F 9:00AM - 4:00PM and Thursdays 9:00AM - 8:30PM

516 Moe Road Clifton Park, NY 12065

Phone: 518-462-2188

Hours: Monday and Weds. 2:30-5PM and Tues evening 6:30 until 8:30pm

967 Albany Street Schenectady, NY 12307

Phone:(518)688-2677 Fax:(518)688-2678

Hours: M-F 9:00AM - 4:00PM and Tuesdays 9:00AM - 8:00PM

201 Elm Avenue, Delmar, NY

Phone: (518) 462-2188

Hours: Tuesday 2:30PM-5:00PM

Website: www.alphacare.org

Contact: Center Director

Eligibility Requirements: Open to all

Fees: Free

Bilingual staff/materials: Educational videos available in Spanish

Area(s) Served: All areas

Other Services Offered: Clothing & Furniture, Peer Counseling, Education, Emergency, Faith Organization, Family Services & Support, Food Pantry/Baby Formula, Parenting.

All services are free and confidential. Free pregnancy tests, parenting classes, material resources (diapers, clothing, baby furniture and equipment) and peer counseling.

 

Bethesda House of Schenectady, Inc.

418 Liberty Street Schenectady, NY 12305

Phone:(518)374-7873 Fax:(518)374-5133

Email: tmmbethesda@nycap.rr.com

Contact: Program Director x104

Emergency Services

Eligibility Requirements: Schenectady County Resident

Fees: None

Hours: 9:30am-5:00pm

Area(s) Served: Schenectady County

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Clothing & Furniture, Court & Legal, Education, Emergency, HIV Testing/Counseling, Information & Referral, Medical/Health, Parenting, Support Groups.

Bethesda House provides emergency assistance for families and individuals that are homeless or living in poverty. Services include, but are not limited to clothing, laundry facilities, phone, mail boxes, food pantry and a safe haven/drop-in center for socialization. Bethesda house also provides a 3pm meal (Mon-Fri).

Guests also have access to Legal Aid, GED Classes, Women’s Group, Food Stamp Screening , Parents Anonymous, AIDS Outreach, and a Nutrition Group. All of these services are free and on-site.

Bethesda House also offers Case Management services for assistance with housing, employment, and representative payee programs, as well as referrals to other agencies. Bethesda House hosts a free medical clinic on Thursdays (9am to Noon) for individuals without health insurance.

  

Capital City Rescue Mission

259 South Pearl Street Albany, NY 12201

Phone:(518)462-0459 Fax:(518)689-0143

Email:nrdorc@albanymission.com

Website: www.capitalcityrescuemission.com

Contact: Director x247

New Faith Family Center

Eligibility Requirements: No psychiatric medi­cations – children age 10 and under only

Fees: None

Hours: 24 hour residential care

Area(s) Served: Capital District and beyond

12-18 month residential program for women and children; Faith based – Christian; Recovery services include: substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, job prepara­tion, computer skills, GED, life skills, anger management, women’s issues, parenting classes, free clinic, medical care, and spiritual support. Applicants must have a personal interview and complete intake process to be accepted. Housing is apartment based.

 

Family Life Center

Eligibility Requirements: Must meet admission criteria

Fees: None

Other Services Offered: Counseling, Court & Legal, Education, Emergency, Parenting, Substance Abuse, Support Groups.

The Family Life Center works to assist single women and women with children to develop a healthy interdependence with their families, service providers, churches and the com­munity-at-large in a manner that dignifies and strengthens the individual, the family, and the community. Offers Emergency Dorms- two week stays for women in transition with no children; Restorative Justice Apartments-a one year stay for women involved in Drug Court, Probation, or Parole; and Family Life Apartments- a one year stay for women with children.

 

Commission on Economic Opportunity, Inc.

2331 5th Ave. Troy, NY 12180

Phone:(518)272-6012

Email: bholyoke@ceo-cap.org

Website: ceo-cap.org

Contact: Enrollment Manager

Area(s) Served: All of Rensselaer County

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Child Care, Consumer Services, Counseling, , Education, Emergency, Employment, Family Services & Support, Food Pantry/Baby Formula, Information & Referral, Maternal & Child Health, Mental Health, Parenting.

CEO’s mission is to preserve and advance the self-sufficiency, well-being, and growth of individuals, children and families through education, guidance, and resources by provid­ing programs touching the lives of more than 12,000 people in our community through our Early Childhood Division (Head Start, Early Head Start, Pregnant Woman’s Program, Fatherhood Initiative, WIC, Day Care); Family Development (Community Connections, Family and Children’s Counseling, Service, Food Pantry, Children’s Center and Rensselaer County Family Court YouthBuild, Step Ahead, Teenage Opportunity Program (TOP), Supplemental Homelessness Intervention Program (SHIP), Foster Grandparents, Suspension Program, 21st Century Program, Interview Outfitters); Housing Division (Governor’s Office of Small Cities through Rensselaer County, Weatherization Program, Berlin Home Program, Hoosick Falls Home Program, Rensselaer County Program, Rural Home Program, Home Performance with Energy Star); Communications & Fund Development; and Planning & Community Development programs.

 

Cornell University Cooperative Extension/CHOICES

Faith Plaza, Rt. 9W Ravena, NY 12143

Phone:(518)756-8650 Fax:(518)756-3988

Email: ted8@cornell.edu

Website: www.albanycounty.com/cce

Contact: Tom Dolan Administrator

Eligibility Requirements: None

Hours: 8:30am-4:00pm

Area(s) Served: Southern Albany County

Other Services Offered: Information and Referral, Parenting.

The CHOICES Program provides information and referrals to Southern Albany County resi­dents. A HEAP certifier for Southern Albany County. A CDSS Outreach site for Medicaid once a month, and Food Stamps twice a month. Limited clothing distribution, donations accepted. Coats for kids, Toys for Tots site. Parenting classes offered on an as scheduled basis. Nutrition classes for Food Stamps recipients. Summer youth employment pro­gram site.

 

Healthy Capital District Initiative

315 Sheridan Ave. Albany, NY 12206

Phone:(518)462-1459 Fax:(518)462-7021

Email: kjobin-davis@hcdiny.org

Contact: Executive Director

Facilitated Enrollment

Community outreach program helping individu­als and families apply for Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, Medicaid, and PCAP. Free assistance provided in 8 convenient sites throughout Albany, Schenectady, and Rensselaer Counties. Insurance is available to those who are income eligible. Call 462-7040 for eligibility screening. Spanish speaking applicants welcome. M-F 8:30am-6:00pm, Saturdays by appointment only.

Seal A Smile

Preventative dental care to children in 25 elementary schools in Albany and Rensselaer Counties. Services include oral health educa­tion, screenings, cleanings, fluoride, sealants, and referral support for restorative services. Free services to children in eligible schools. Call 426-7049 for more information.

Poverello Center

A free primary care clinic staffed by volunteer physicians, nurses, and chaplains for adults with no insurance. Frequently used by job hunters for free physicals. Wednesdays, 6:30-9:00 at 315 Sheridan Avenue, Albany.

 

Schenectady Inner City Ministry (SICM)

930 Albany St. Schenectady, NY 12307

Phone:(518)374-2683 Fax:(518)382-1871

Email: information@sicm.us

Website: www.timesunion.com/communities/SICM

Contact: Rev. Phillip Grigsby x103

The SICM Food ProgramProvides emergency food to individuals in need up to four times over a 12-month period. The food room is located on the corner of Lafayette and Chapel Streets, in the First United Methodist Church. It is open Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings and also Tuesday and Thursday mornings during the last week of each month, when need is great­est. Call Mary Rainey at 346-4445.

Schenectady Damien Center-An information resource and hospitality cen­ter for persons infected with or affected by HIV/AIDS. It is open Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, and Tuesday for lunch and the rest of the afternoon. Call Glenn Read or email Glennzing@aol.com.

JOBS etc.A neighborhood-based job readiness and placement center at 924 Albany Street, in the Christ Family Fellowship Church “Tuesday at 10” weekly meetings feature local employers talking about job opportunities and required qualifications. Also offers help with resumes, transportation issues and child care options.

Housing Task Force-Seeks positive change on housing and neigh­borhood development issues. Also administers a revolving security deposit loan fund.

Summer Lunch Program-Provides a noontime meal to thousands of youth in city parks and church sites. The pro­gram relies on volunteers from congregations and community groups.

Appliance Matching-Links people seeking to donate large appli­ances and those needing them.

Other programs include Computers for Kids, the Hamilton Hill Forum, Community Supported Agriculture, Schenectady County Embraces Diversity, the Emmett Street Initiative, the Schenectady Committee for Social Justice, and the Community Crisis Network.

 

Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc.

15 Trinity Place Albany, NY 12202

Phone:(518)449-5155 Fax: (518)689-0379

Website

Family Neighborhood Resource Center

Fees: None

Hours: 9:00am-5:00pm

Area(s) Served: Arbor Hill, South End of Albany

Other Services Offered: Advocacy, Emergency, Employment, Family Services & Support, Food Pantry, HIV Testing/Counseling, Information & Referral, Maternal & Child Health, Parenting, Substance Abuse.

To provide services to the community that will support and promote healthy families, adults and children, including efforts to assist in restoring dignity and respect to individu­als and families. Trinity Institution-Homer Perkins Center, Inc is dedicated to improving the neighborhood as a setting for family life, strengthening family life, assisting the devel­opment of family and youth and promoting education and employment as a means of self development and realization.

 

Return to Table of Contents