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UNITY HOUSE GETS $1M GRANT
Unity House, a nonprofit community services agency based in Troy, N.Y., will get more than $1 million for a five-year pilot program to help chronically homeless adults and families.

The grant, from the Charitable Leadership Foundation of Clifton Park, will allow Unity House to provide enhanced services and housing for 70 people. Clients will have case managers for weekly support, as well as access to peer counselors and psychiatric nurse practitioners, in their own homes and at flexible hours. In addition to the main grant of about $1.04, the foundation will pay $258,000 to follow the project and report on its effectiveness. The state University at Albany's School of Social Welfare will conduct the three-year study.

"Providing an enhanced Supported Housing Program to these chronically homeless families and individuals will, hopefully, improve their quality of life and the quality of life in our communities," said William Dessingue, a program officer with the Charitable Leadership Foundation, in a release.

The goal of the program is to give chronically homeless participants the skills they need to remain in permanent housing, said Cathy Bowen, service director for the Supported Housing Program. Sign up to receive free daily business updates by email every weekday afternoon.
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"It is exciting to be able to provide consumer-driven services that allow for such flexibility," Bowen said.

The primary causes of homelessness for her clients are lack of affordable housing, lack of living wage jobs or sufficient income, lack of adequate health and supportive services, chronic substance abuse, or domestic violence, Bowen said.

Other organizations to be involved with the project include the Rensselaer County Department of Mental Health/Unified Services, the state Office of Mental Health, Troy Homeless Services Collaborate members (Bethany Hospitality Center, Catholic Charities, Joseph's House, Troy Area United Ministries and the Troy-Cohoes YWCA), Samaritan Hospital and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

UNITY HOUSE PROGRAM BENEFITS
FROM "BURGER KING BASH" Troy, N.Y. December 16
For the past 27 years, Rensselaer Park Elementary School has supported Unity House's Unity Sunshine Program by holding an annual benefit bash at Burger King, 851 Second Avenue, North Troy. Each year, Burger King donates 20% of its sales to the Unity Sunshine program to purchase equipment for children with a wide variety of needs. This year's benefit bash will be held on Tuesday, December 17 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Those purchasing food at the Second Avenue Burger King between 4 and 6 p.m. that day are asked to mention that they are there to support Unity Sunshine Program.

Unity House is a not-for-profit, community based agency located in Troy, NY, dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for people living in poverty, victims of domestic violence, children with developmental delays, adults with mental illness, people living with HIV/AIDS, and others whose needs can best be met by Unity House services and philosophy.

12/16/02

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