Albany County – Emergency Services

AIDS Council of Northeastern New York Albany, NY 12210

927 Broadway Phone: 518-434-3531
Albany, NY 12207 Fax: 518-426-1276
Phone: 518-434-4686 Contact: Jean Dobbs, Program Director
Fax: 518-434-8184 Mercy House's emergency shelter for women,
Web: aidscouncil.org and women with children serves homeless
Contact: Julie Harris, Deputy Executive women and children. Mercy house is the only
Director generic women shelter providing a multitude of
Michele McClave, Executive Director services to assist, support, and to empower
Damarise Alaxander-Man, Ext. 210 women to become independent, self-suf
Provides direct client services and HIV Hours: 24/7
education, outreach, and training to a 15 county Fees: DSS, SSI, or private pay
region in Northeastern NY. Services include
community and intensive case management, Center City Parish Socail Ministry
transportation, transitional planning services for 183 Central Ave.
inmates, support groups, emer Albany, NY 12206
Hours: 9-5, M-F Phone: 465-8262
Fees: None Fax: 465-8262
Contact: George Roman,
Arbor Hill Community Center We provide services to anyone who requests
47 North Lark St. them. We have a soup kitchen and food pantry.
Albany, NY 12210 Food pantry only has boundaries and operates
Phone: 518-463-1516 Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 9am- 1:00pm.
Fax: 518-463-2217 The Soup Kitchen operates Monday and
Contact: Julie Harris, Deputy Executive Thursday 11:30- 1:00.
Director Hours: Food Pantry 9am-1pm, T,W,F; Soup
Michele McClave, Executive Director Kitchen 11:30-1:00, M &Th
Damarise Alaxander-Man, Ext. 210
The Arbor Hill Community Center's Peer Blessed Sacrament Church
Education Program offers teen peer HIV/AIDS 607 Central Ave.
education to adolescents and youth through Albany, NY 12206
HIV/AIDS workshop presentations, theatre, Phone: (518) 482-3376 Pantry
dance and outreach activities. The PEP Arbor Contact: Sister Mary Coons, Pastoral Associate
Hill Program also has a "Teen Drop-In Cen Food pantry by appointment; clients who have a
Emergency Services Ron phone, call before coming for groceries. New
Quaritmon Peer Education Director clients need to be interviewed by the Food
Hours: 10-5:30, M-F Pantry Coordinator, Sister Mary. Proof of ID is
Fees: None needed. Managers are available for Guests.
Closed holidays.
Capital City Rescue Mission Hours: 10 am - 11:30 am, 10:00 am call for
259 S. Pearl St.-PO Box 1999 appointment, walk in (no phone) 11:00 am
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: 518-462-0459 Cohoes Community Action COCAP
Fax: 518-462-0489 30 White Street
Contact: Perry Jones, Cohoes, NY 12047
The Mission provides emergency shelter for Phone: (518) 237-9202
men; breakfast, lunch and evening meal for the Contact: Vivian Hughes,
general public; counseling; free clothing for men, Food pantry, clothe-a-child, Thanksgiving
women and children; referral to other agencies; Program (Cohoes residents only),
employment referrals; an educational school for Weatherization, HEAP, Bread and Muffin
the acedemic needs Program, information and referrals. Coats for
Hours: 24/7 Kids, Community Service Workers Program.
Fees: All services free Food Pantry once every 30 days.
Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-F
Mercy House, Catholic Charities
12 Saint Joseph Terrace
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Community Maternity Services Farano
Program for Families
27 North Main Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: (518) 463-3730
Fax: (518) 463-3750
E-Mail: kathi@cccms.com
Contact: Eileen Rossler,
Provides case management and clinical services
to families impacted by HIV/AIDS. Clinical
services include Permanency Planning,
Individual and Family Therapy, Play Therapy,
Family Support Groups, Theraputic Recreation
and Emergency Assistance.
Hours: 8-5, M-F
First Church in Albany (Reformed) Food
Pantry
110 North Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12207
Phone: (518) 463-4449
Contact: Barbara Morgan, Community Outreach
Worker
Families and individuals in need may receive
emergency food, counseling, referral and
advocacy. From the Hudson River west to
Northern Blvd.; Clinton Ave. north to Dudley
Pl., Lark Drive, Pleasant and Thacher Sts. Food
buying club.
Hours: 9:30-11:45: M, W
Grace Covenant Community Center
P.O. Box 117; 10 Edna Ave.
Ravena, NY 12143
Phone: (518) 756-9872
Contact: Lucy Maguire, 756-3405
Food Pantry- staples, perishables and prime
personal/household items. Counseling and
referral services available.
Hours: 6:30pm-8:30pm, M, by appt, or in
emergencies
Fees: none
Social Services,
Albany County Department of
162 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12210-2304
Phone: (518) 447-7300
Fax: (518) 447-7664
Web: www.albanycounty.com
Contact: Ross A. Prinzo, Jr., Commissioner
Administers cash assistance, Medicaid, Food
Stamps and HEAP. Provides services such as:
Employment, Emergency and Transitional
Housing, Day Care. Adult Services include:
Homemaker, Protective and Preventive. Serves:
eligible residents of Albany County.
Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-F
Sacred Heart Parish
33 Walter St.
Albany, NY 12204
Phone: (518) 434-0680
Fax: (518) 462-0506
Contact: Sister Sara Kirsch, CSJ,
Sacred Heart opperates an Emergency Food
Pantry, providing families with food once a
month. Advocacy, referral, counseling.
Hours: Food Pantry 10am-12pm, M,T,Th & F;
Friendship Table 11:30-1:00. Wed.
Fees: none
Soul Saving Station Outreach Ministries
P.O. Box 104
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: (518) 584-3122
Fax: (518) 584-4819
E-Mail: ajbsab@aol.com
Contact: Rev. Shelia A. Byrd,
Provide emergency services in the area of
shelter, food, and clothing for clients in the
shelters. In addition, counseling is provided for
clients and individuals, in our county. Referrals
are also made to other Human Services.
Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm, M-F
Fees: none
St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center
(SPARC)
3 Mercycare Lane
Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone: 1-800-44-SPARC
Fax: (518) 452-6753
Web: stpetershealthcare.org
Contact: Michael Alexandrov, M.D.,
Provides full continuum of treatment for those
affected by alcoholism and substance abuse.
Confidential evaluations, dextoxification,
variable stay inpatient treatment program,
acupuncture therapy, comprehensive outpatient
programs at 6 locations within A
Hours: CARE Unit- 24 hour access, 7 days a
week
Fees: Cost covered by Medicaid and most
insurance providers
St. Clare's Parish
1947 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: (518) 456-3112
Fax: (518) 456-1072
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E-Mail: rstclare@nycap.rr.com 900 Madison Ave.

Web: www.stclares.nycap.rr.com
Contact: Deacon George Nahm,
Emergency Food 9-12 Tuesday and Friday. Full
Food Pantry second and fourth Wednesday 10-
12. Must call in Monday or Tuesday, 9-12,
prior. Referrals, hospitals and nursing home
visitations in area.
Fees: none
St. Jame's Church
391 Delaware Ave.
Albany, NY 12209
Phone: (518) 434-4028
Fax: (518) 434-1097
E-Mail: rectory@churchofstjames.org
Web: www.churchofstjames.org
Contact: Sister Mary Ellen Holohan,
Food Pantry: Supplemental food. Clothes
Closet: clothing, bedding, small household items.
Food Pantry and Clothes Closet Services at 58
Summit Ave.
Hours: Food Pantry 11-3, T & Th; Close Closet
11-2, T & Th
Fees: food- no charge ; Clothing- inexspensive
St. John's/St. Ann's Center
157 Franklin St.
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: (518) 472-9091
Contact: Mary Malcolm,
Food Pantry- 3 days emergency food pantry
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday 10-
Noon and 1-3 pm. Welcome Table- Lunch
served Tuesday and Saturday 11:30-1pm .
Furniture Program- Donated furniture delivered
in Albany County.
Hours: 10-Noon, 1-3pm, M,W,Th & F; 11:30-
1pm, T & Sat.
Fees: none
St. Teresa of Avila
435 New Scotland Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 438-7851
Contact: Ellen Boyer,
Food Pantry assistance to those in need;
advocate for the elderly; visitation program to
the homebound, those in nursing homes, adult
homes and in area hospitals; Senior Citizen's
lunch and movie, dinner, van trips; Thanksgiving
and Christmas Programs ass
Hours: upon request and registration. First
Monday of the month by appointment
St. Vincent De Paul
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 489-5408
Fax: (518) 489-5474
Contact: Roberta Njjar Read,
We provide emergency food to those who need
some extra help. Clients may come once a
month. We service, generally, the Pine Hills
area of Albany.
Hours: 12:30-2:30, M, W, & F
Fees: none
Trinity Institution- Food Pantry
15-17 Trinity Place
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: (518) 449-5155
Contact: Doris Dordan, Director
John Olston,
Provides food to individuals and families who
are victims of fire, lost or stolen food stamps or
other catastophies. Beneficiaries of the program
are referred by local agencies, churches and
other institutions.
Hours: 10am- 4pm
Watervliet-Green Island Food Pantry
515 19th St. Box 388
Watervliet, NY 12189
Phone: (518) 273-2971
Fax: (518) 273-2972
Contact: Rev. Erwin H. Schweigardt, Pastor
272-2971
Serving the poor and needy of Watervliet and
Green Island by delivering food to the home
after field visitation.
Hours: 8:30-2:30, M-Th; Call for appointment
Fees: none
Albany Medical Center AIDS Designated
Center
47 New Scotland Ave. MC 5158
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: (518) 262-3125
Fax: (518) 262-4756
E-Mail: galluca@mail.amc.edu
Web: www.amc.edu
Contact: Abigail V. Gallucci, Associate Director
518.262.6864
AMC’s Designated Care Center provides a
comprehensive integrated package of services
including acute care, HIV testing, oral health
care, mental health, primary and secondary
intervention, substance abuse counseling, peer
services, pastoral care, educatio
Hours: 8-3:30, M-F
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Fees: AMC provides care regardless of ability to

pay Focus Interfaith Food Pantry, Trinity United
Methodist Church
Bassett Hospital of Schoharie County Corner Lark & Lancaster Sts.
178 Grandview Dr. Albany, NY 12210
Cobleskill, NY 12043 Phone: (518) 465-8781
Phone: (518) 254-3456 Contact: Rev. Deb Jameson, Director of
Fax: (518) 234-4839 Community Services 275 State St., Albany, NY
Contact: Eric Stein, 12210
Forty bed general hospital offering medical, Provides food and other assistance to families
surgical, inpatient services. Also provides 24 and individuals in need. Residents of Capitol
hour emergency department as well as radiology, Hill area and parts of the surrounding area.
laboratory, physical therapy, occupational Hours: 10am-12noon, M, Th, F of the last two
therapy, social services, and women's health weeks of the month
center.
Hours: 24 hours a day Grace and Holy Innocents
498 Clinton Ave.
Schenectady Inner City Ministry (SICM) Albany, NY 12206
930 Albany St. Phone: (518) 465-1112
Schenectady, NY 12307 Contact: Bill Barrett, 426-5825
Phone: (518) 374-2683 Food pantry and soup kitchen.
Fax: (518) 382-1871 Hours: Food pantry 10am-12pm, F; Soup
E-Mail: sicm@crisny.org kitchen 11:30am-1pm, Sat
Web: www.crisny.org/not-for-profit/sicm
Contact: Rev. Phillip Grigsby, Hilltowns Community Resource Center (St.
A coalition of churches which unite to relate Bernadette's Church) Catholic Family and
their resources to human needs of the city. Community Services of Albnay and Southern
Provides: Food Program (346-4445); Housing Rensselaer Counties
Task Force/Rental Security Deposit Loan (338- 15 County Rt. 1, P.O. Box 147
4290); Save and Share Food Buying Co-op (346- Westerlo, NY 12193
5207); Applicable Matching (374 Phone: (518) 872-0865
Hours: 9-5, M-F; varies with program. Contact: Kathy Whitbeck,
Fees: none Deborah Reyome,
Emergency food pantries; WIC; Food Stamp
Bethlehem Food Pantry applications; child health clinics; HEAP;
Bethlehem Town Hall, 445 Del. Ave. Headstart; Project Hope; Christmas, Easter and
Delmar, NY 12054 Thanksgiving programs; Senior Program,
Phone: (518) 439-4955 ext. 173 Lifeline Agent, and Extra Helpings Food
Fax: (518) 439-1699 Program.
Contact: Joyce Becker, Hours: 24 hours a day in response to phoned
Karen Pellettier, request
The Bethlehem Food Pantry provides a
temporary emergency source of canned and Israel Ame Church
packaged food goods. Information and referrals 381 Hamilton St.
are provided to encourage clients to avail Albany, NY 12210
themselves of services and programs for which Phone: (518) 463-9290
they may be eligible. Contact: Gladys Underdue,
Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-F; by appointment only Jodye B. Holmes,
Food pantry.
Christians that Love Center Hours: 9am-2pm, Wed
31 Vly Rd.
Albany, NY 12205 Onesquathaw Reformed Church Food Pantry
Phone: (518) 456-3022 Onesquathaw Food Pantry
Emergency food and clothing; Serves Town of P.O. Box 26
Colonie or referrals by agencies. Clarksville, NY 12041
Hours: 6:30-7:30, Th Phone: (518) 768-2133
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Contact: Betty Koban, Contact: Shirley Gilmer,

Provides food for 9 meals once a month plus any Food pantry.
emergency calls. Hours: 9am-12noon, M-F
Hours: 9am-11am, Last Tuesday of month; or
by appointment St. Mary's Parish, Catholic Family and
Fees: None Community Services of Albany and Southern
Rensselaer Sounties
Our Lady of Angels St. John's/St. Patrick's 10 Lodge St.
Catholic Family and Community Services of Albany, NY 12207
Albany and Southern Rensselaer Counties Phone: (518) 462-4357
183 Central Ave. Contact: Sister Madeleine Wheeler,
Albany, NY 12206 A food pantry, a small supply of clothing , and a
Phone: (518) 465-8262 few household items. Give advocacy support for
Contact: George T. Roman, a variety of needs.
Human services, food pantry )limited to Hours: 9am-12pm, M-F
geographic area), and soup kitchen. Super
Pantry Expander: regularly scheduled 6 week St. Matthew's Church Human Concerns
nutritional and educational sessions. We provide Committee
services to anyone who requests them. Summer Mountain Ave.
program for children ages 6-10. Voorheesville, NY 12186
Hours: 9am-1pm, T,W & F Phone: (518) 765-2373
Contact: C. James Coffin, 765-4556
Salvation Army, Albany Food Pantry: distribution of food to the needy in
22 Clinton Ave. the town of New Scotland; administrative and
Albany, NY 12207 policy questions should be directed to Mr.
Phone: (518) 463-6678 Coffin.
Contact: Yvonne Travalee, Hours: By appoinment; those in need should
Gus Tucker, contact the church at 765-2373
Food pantry. The food pantry may be used by
clients once every 30 days and is available to St. Peter's Church
those within food pantry service area and by 107 State St.
referral. Albany, NY 12207
Hours: 9am-12:30pm, M, T, W & F; 9am-11am, Phone: (518) 434-3502
Th; Afternoons by appointment Contact: Nicole Guyette,
Provide an emergency supply of food (3-4 days
Salvation Army, Cohoes worth) to walk-ins. Does not service anyone
300 Ontario St., P.O. Box 0453 more than twice in one month. Service available
Cohoes, NY 12047-0453 to anyone. Clothing available through our thrift
Phone: (518) 237-2970 shop with referral from D.D.S. Service available
Contact: Captain Meisel, to anyone.
Food pantry for the needy; soup kitchen on the Hours: 9am-5pm, M-F; Food Pantry open
last ten working days of the month, bread and 10am-12pm & 2pm-4pm, T, W & Th; Thrift
pastries distribution; limited emergency Shop Open (with referral) 10am-2pm, W & F
assistance (clothes, furniture, etc.); church Fees: None
programs and counseling; visitation to hospitals
and nursing homes; Christm Cathedral Social Services
Hours: Bread Distribution: 8:30am-9:30am, M- 125 Eagle St.
F; Food Pantry: 9am-12pm, W,Th, F; Soup Albany, NY 12202
Kitchen: 12pm-1pm, last 10 weekdays of each Phone: 518-463-2279
month Fax: 518-436-5177
Fees: None E-Mail: socer@nycap.rr.com
Contact: Jeraldime Wall,
St. Joseph's Community Center Outreach program including food pantry,
70 No. Swan St. referrals, assistanace for emerencies, when
Albany, NY 12210 possible (clothes, medicines, etc.)
Phone: (518) 434-1418 Hours: 10-12, M-F
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Fees: None
United Methodist Society, Albany
423 Clinton Ave.
Albany, NY 12206-2915
Contact: Rev. Dr. H. Ward Greer,
Emergency food distribution, pre-school, after
school programs, advocacy, counseling, referral
and a clothing room. Geographic: as assigned by
Food Pantries of Capital Area.
Hours: 9am-11am and 12pm-2pm, T, W, & Th
Fees: None

Cairo Food Pantry at Resurrection Lutheran

Church
Rte. 23 B and Rte. 32
Cairo, NY 12413
Phone: (518) 622-3286
Contact: Office of the Church, 622-3286
Charlotte Stengel,
An emergency food pantry providing temporary
food to those in emergency situations; an
ecumencial service agency drawing most of its
support from local chursches, clubs,
organizations, schools, Boy Scouts, 4H Clubs
and individuals. No paid staff- only vo
Hours: Call for Appointments between 8am-
10am daily; 24 hours, 7 Days a week
Fees: None

Council of Churches Greenville Area Food

Pantry
St. John Church Hall, RD, Rt. 81
Greenville, NY 12083
Phone: (518) 966-8317
Contact: Joseph W. Grill, 966-8836
An emergency food pantry servicing families in
need of food, etc. Also give out food baskets at
Thanksgiving (83 baskets) and Christmas (76
baskets). Serves Greene County and part of
Albany County.
Hours: 10am-2pm, M-F; Call for appointment
any time.
Fees: None

New Hope Food Pantry & Soup Kitchen

1201 Union St.
Schenectady, NY 12308
Phone: (518) 372-7070
Fax: (518) 372-5339
Contact: Pastor Brent Bushen, Senior Pastor,
New Hope Gospel Fellowship
Food Pantry 2 times per month; soup kitchen:
12:00 lunch, Tues.-Fri.
Hours: 9:30-4:00, T-F; Food Pantry: 1pm-3pm,
T-F; Soup Kitchen: Noon, T-F; Dinner: 6:30pm-
7:15pm, Wed. night