Offers crisis and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their children or other non-offending family members. Provides comprehensive emergency sheltering services for adults in crisis and their children as well as a 24-hour hotline for support and crisis services. Offers accompaniment and advocacy services through legal, medical, housing, and social services.
Offers individual and family counseling regarding relationship and family violence as well as support groups. Works with individuals to claim compensation assistance through the New York State Office of Victim Services. Provides training and community education programming.
Offers crisis and supportive services to victims of domestic violence and their children or other non-offending family members. Provides comprehensive emergency sheltering services for adults in crisis and their children as well as a 24-hour hotline for support and crisis services. Offers accompaniment and advocacy services through legal, medical, housing, and social services.
Offers individual and family counseling regarding relationship and family violence as well as support groups. Works with individuals to claim compensation assistance through the New York State Office of Victim Services. Provides training and community education programming.
Provides an emergency shelter for men with access to meals, permanent housing, employment and spiritual assistance. Makes referrals to appropriate services for those with substance abuse and mental health issues. Case managers are available to provide assistance.
Provides an emergency shelter for men with access to meals, permanent housing, employment and spiritual assistance. Makes referrals to appropriate services for those with substance abuse and mental health issues. Case managers are available to provide assistance.
The CAPTAIN SHELTER is a temporary shelter certified by the Office of Children and Family Services, where young people can live with others in a safe and comfortable setting. It has beendesigned for youth between the ages of 13 and 17 who are homeless or in a runaway situation. The Youth Home provides an atmosphere in which youth are involved in the daily activities of a home and receive support and encouragement from adults they can trust. During their stay, all efforts are made to reunite these young people with their families.
The CAPTAIN SHELTER is a temporary shelter certified by the Office of Children and Family Services, where young people can live with others in a safe and comfortable setting. It has beendesigned for youth between the ages of 13 and 17 who are homeless or in a runaway situation. The Youth Home provides an atmosphere in which youth are involved in the daily activities of a home and receive support and encouragement from adults they can trust. During their stay, all efforts are made to reunite these young people with their families.
Provides a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, supportive counseling, advocacy, crime victim assistance, support groups, community education and outreach. May provide services to men who are victims but is not able to accommodate them in the safe dwelling, but referrals are made for other options. Accept clothes, baby furniture, and/or household items for families of domestic violence.
Provides a 24-hour hotline, emergency shelter, supportive counseling, advocacy, crime victim assistance, support groups, community education and outreach. May provide services to men who are victims but is not able to accommodate them in the safe dwelling, but referrals are made for other options. Accept clothes, baby furniture, and/or household items for families of domestic violence.
Provides community residence for children ages 5 to 12 years who are experiencing a situational crisis and have a mental health diagnosis at the time of admission. Offers out-of-home placement for up to three weeks to avoid psychiatric hospitalization.
Short-term overnight mental health crisis services for youth ages 5-17 designed to help stabilize crises and develop plans for long-term success.
Provides community residence for children ages 5 to 12 years who are experiencing a situational crisis and have a mental health diagnosis at the time of admission. Offers out-of-home placement for up to three weeks to avoid psychiatric hospitalization.
Short-term overnight mental health crisis services for youth ages 5-17 designed to help stabilize crises and develop plans for long-term success.
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Group Homes for Children and Youth With Disabilities
Works with runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth. Provides a 24-hours crisis hotline and emergency housing assistance. Offers crisis intervention and on-going counseling for youth and their family. Provides transportation and advocacy services, and works on independent living skills.
Works with runaway, homeless, and at-risk youth. Provides a 24-hours crisis hotline and emergency housing assistance. Offers crisis intervention and on-going counseling for youth and their family. Provides transportation and advocacy services, and works on independent living skills.
Provides residential services to children ages 4 to 12 years in need of emergency respite and comprehensive diagnostic services.
Services include psychological evaluation of children and their families, family assessment, psychiatric evaluation, comprehensive psychosocial assessment, behavioral, and medication assessment and management.
Assists with shelter and respite services for more immediate crises, and permanent life plan recommendations for the child.
Provides residential services to children ages 4 to 12 years in need of emergency respite and comprehensive diagnostic services.
Services include psychological evaluation of children and their families, family assessment, psychiatric evaluation, comprehensive psychosocial assessment, behavioral, and medication assessment and management.
Assists with shelter and respite services for more immediate crises, and permanent life plan recommendations for the child.
Provides services to prevent homelessness and facilitates the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. Provides direct housing search assistance, advocacy, financial assistance, case management, and job skills training. Offers bus tokens to homeless individuals for transportation to Department of Social Services.
Provides services to prevent homelessness and facilitates the transition from homelessness to permanent housing. Provides direct housing search assistance, advocacy, financial assistance, case management, and job skills training. Offers bus tokens to homeless individuals for transportation to Department of Social Services.
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Homeless Transportation Programs
Landlord/Tenant Dispute Resolution
Homelessness Advocacy Groups
Homeless Drop In Centers
Street Outreach Programs
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
Fall 2025 Update- When the temperature drops below 32 degrees (including wind chill) Code blue is enacted. Contact Dept of Social Services during business hours (M-F 8:30-4:30) , if after business hours contact non emergency dispatch at 607-272-2444 to be connected to on call caseworkerConducts emergency assessments for homeless individuals and families.Domestic Violence ServicesAssistance to persons with emergency need for housing and/or food or are victims of domestic violence. Determines eligibility and refers those eligible to appropriate services. administers Housing First, helping homeless families and individuals obtain housing that otherwise might be unaffordable.(see Social Services Department, T.C., Housing First/STEPH for details) one-time furniture vouchers. If furniture is destroyed by fire, flood, etc, additional voucher can be obtained if individual applies and is determined income-eligible for DSS services. ESG- Emergency Solutions Grant: See separate program record
Fall 2025 Update- When the temperature drops below 32 degrees (including wind chill) Code blue is enacted. Contact Dept of Social Services during business hours (M-F 8:30-4:30) , if after business hours contact non emergency dispatch at 607-272-2444 to be connected to on call caseworkerConducts emergency assessments for homeless individuals and families.Domestic Violence ServicesAssistance to persons with emergency need for housing and/or food or are victims of domestic violence. Determines eligibility and refers those eligible to appropriate services. administers Housing First, helping homeless families and individuals obtain housing that otherwise might be unaffordable.(see Social Services Department, T.C., Housing First/STEPH for details) one-time furniture vouchers. If furniture is destroyed by fire, flood, etc, additional voucher can be obtained if individual applies and is determined income-eligible for DSS services. ESG- Emergency Solutions Grant: See separate program record
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Extreme Weather Shelters
Emergency Shelter Clearinghouses
At Risk/Homeless Housing Related Assistance Programs
* Provides an emergency shelter that offers 18 beds for single homeless women and 17 rooms for homeless families to include single women with children and intact families. Address is confidential until caller has been accepted into the program.Short-term transitional and support services.
* Provides an emergency shelter that offers 18 beds for single homeless women and 17 rooms for homeless families to include single women with children and intact families. Address is confidential until caller has been accepted into the program.Short-term transitional and support services.
Program provides educational assistance for runaway and homeless youth and assist youth with their concerns and develop positive social skills. Assists with their safety and well-being and build permanent connections with adults, with the goal of reuniting them with their families (as appropriate). Works to strengthen family relationship and, in the absence of family reunification, help youth find safe and appropriate alternative living arrangements.
Program provides educational assistance for runaway and homeless youth and assist youth with their concerns and develop positive social skills. Assists with their safety and well-being and build permanent connections with adults, with the goal of reuniting them with their families (as appropriate). Works to strengthen family relationship and, in the absence of family reunification, help youth find safe and appropriate alternative living arrangements.
Provides a temporary 30- day emergency youth shelter that serves runaway homeless youth ages 16-20. A youth may come to Safe House through self-referral or through referral sources in a voluntary basis. There is limited space available for youth under the age of 16 and can accomodate a youth with an infant/toddler.
Provides a temporary 30- day emergency youth shelter that serves runaway homeless youth ages 16-20. A youth may come to Safe House through self-referral or through referral sources in a voluntary basis. There is limited space available for youth under the age of 16 and can accomodate a youth with an infant/toddler.
Provides emergency shelter for 30 homeless single men and women over the age of 18 with shelter, individualized case management, goal planning, and the opportunity to become self sufficient.
Provides emergency shelter for 30 homeless single men and women over the age of 18 with shelter, individualized case management, goal planning, and the opportunity to become self sufficient.
Provides coed, community-based group care facility that provides confidential 24-hr care and supervision for 10 children (4-15 yrs). Maximum stay 90 days.
Provides coed, community-based group care facility that provides confidential 24-hr care and supervision for 10 children (4-15 yrs). Maximum stay 90 days.
Provides a daily meal, shelter, showers and laundry, and case management services to homeless and chronically homeless individuals. Offers communication tools such as mailboxes, telephone, and copier as well as storage lockers. Offers a 10-bed permanent supportive housing program to eligible chronically homeless individuals.
Provides a daily meal, shelter, showers and laundry, and case management services to homeless and chronically homeless individuals. Offers communication tools such as mailboxes, telephone, and copier as well as storage lockers. Offers a 10-bed permanent supportive housing program to eligible chronically homeless individuals.
On Code Blue evenings (declared when the temperature drops below 10 degrees, the wind chill is expected to reach zero, or when the forecast calls for a foot of snow or more) extra beds will be available for just one night at homeless shelters in the City of Albany, and free transportation to these shelters will be provided by CDTA, the Albany police and firefighters, and Capitaland Taxi. HATAS is still the single point of access for these shelters. Homeless persons can go directly to either the Capital City Rescue Mission at 259 S. Pearl Street or the Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless Drop-In Center at 26 South Swan Street.
On Code Blue evenings (declared when the temperature drops below 10 degrees, the wind chill is expected to reach zero, or when the forecast calls for a foot of snow or more) extra beds will be available for just one night at homeless shelters in the City of Albany, and free transportation to these shelters will be provided by CDTA, the Albany police and firefighters, and Capitaland Taxi. HATAS is still the single point of access for these shelters. Homeless persons can go directly to either the Capital City Rescue Mission at 259 S. Pearl Street or the Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless Drop-In Center at 26 South Swan Street.
Provides emergency shelter for homeless men, women, families with children, and youth ages 16 years and older. Guests receive personal care items, three meals a day, the use of a laundry area, and case management assistance with goal setting, identifying, and accessing appropriate housing.
Provides emergency shelter for homeless men, women, families with children, and youth ages 16 years and older. Guests receive personal care items, three meals a day, the use of a laundry area, and case management assistance with goal setting, identifying, and accessing appropriate housing.
Provides a place to stay for a night or two for women and children who were evicted due to delinquent rent. Services include referral services, three free meals a day, and ongoing case management to help the clients stay on a path to independence, and employment.
Provides a place to stay for a night or two for women and children who were evicted due to delinquent rent. Services include referral services, three free meals a day, and ongoing case management to help the clients stay on a path to independence, and employment.
* Offers a group home for homeless pregnant and female-identified parenting youth for up to 18 months. Case management.Life and parenting skills.Employment and education support.Referrals to community resources.Program will support obtaining identification documentation, including citizenship for clients.
* Offers a group home for homeless pregnant and female-identified parenting youth for up to 18 months. Case management.Life and parenting skills.Employment and education support.Referrals to community resources.Program will support obtaining identification documentation, including citizenship for clients.