Reporter Mark Robage of The Troy Record stopped by last week to learn more about Unity House’s Adopt a Child Program. The program serves over 1,000 children each year. Targeted to families in need, most of them already consumers of Unity House programs and services, the Adopt a Child program connects children’s individual Wish Lists with… more
Announcements
Love Thy Neighbor!
That’s the name of the South Troy mini-festival dedicated to Joseph’s House & Shelter. On Saturday, December 5th supporters, including staff and friends from Unity House’s Unity Sunshine Program, met up at the Hill St. Inn location of Joseph’s House and Shelter for what turned out to be a great day. It was a fun filled… more
WAMC’s Listener Essay Focuses on Food Insecurity
Do you ever catch on the radio the “Listener Essay” featured on WAMC? This week’s essay was written and read on the radio by Kathryn Allen. A local writer and long-time friend to Unity House, Ms. Allen discusses the needs of food pantries. You can listen to this short piece on the WAMC website, or… more
Pumpkin Decorating with Our Littlest Learners
Children at Unity Sunshine had a wonderful week leading up to Halloween. Check out this photo from the amazing pumpkin decorating contest among the classrooms.
Adorable Halloween Celebrations at Unity Sunshine
The Unity Sunshine Program had a great day for Halloween, including an outdoor sidewalk parade, a visit to Senior Citizen friends, and very creative staff dressed up for this fun day. See more in our photo gallery.
Living with HIV/AIDS- then and now
Interesting piece from NPR on HIV/AIDS, being diagnosed early and being diagnosed today. You can listen to or read this NPR piece at this link: Though Not a Death Sentence… Unity House’s Supported Housing Program has services for people living with HIV/AIDS. The program provides intensive, family-centered case management services to HIV infected and… more
There’s still time to help send a child to camp!
You can help send a low-income child to camp this summer! Campers are gearing up for great fun with Unity House’s free Traveling Summer Day Camp. We need your support to make this program available year after year. You can help by going to the “How to Help” section of our website and making a… more
Are you ready for the summer?!?
School is almost out and the Unity House Traveling Summer Camp is getting ready for an influx of kids. Since 1972, the free Unity House traveling summer day camp has provided opportunities for children to spend time outside, take trips to state parks and museums, to swim, to play ball, and explore the world around… more
Class of ’58 Finds Long Lost Teacher
Before she was one of the founders of Unity House, she was a teacher. In 1958 Mary Jane Smith, then a sister in the order of St. Joseph named Sister Samuel Joseph, was teacher to the 8th grade class at St. Columbus in Schenectady. Mary Jane Smith left teaching in 1971 and she joined Regis Obijiski and Peter… more