People Who Make Life Better Andrea Foster While sitting with Andrea Foster of our Community Resources program, we were interrupted three times: one person needed access to the food pantry, a family needed to sign up for our Children’s Holiday Program, and a man who is currently homeless needed a decent pair of pants for… more
Are you or someone you know a New York State Employee? The SEFA Appeal is now open! Each fall, state employees are invited to donate to their charity of choice by participating in New York State’s SEFA Campaign. SEFA stands for the State Employee Federated Appeal. The campaign offers state employees to elect a specific amount… more
Through the month of APRIL, Unity House benefits for each bag purchased The Hannaford located at 126th Street in Troy is helping to combat food insecurity in our community. For each Fight Hunger bag purchased, Unity House will receive a donation from Hannaford. Proceeds will go to Unity House programs that address food insecurity. Remember,… more
Are you a federal employee? Federal employees and retirees can help people in need by participating in the Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Each fall, federal employees are invited to donate to their charity of choice by participating in the CFC: the official workplace giving campaign of the Federal Government. The CFC, like the SEFA campaign… more
Thank you, Hilton Garden Inn Troy, and BBL Hospitality! What a beautiful day for a cookout! We are so grateful for your continued support and commitment to making life better in our community. With your help we served over 200 people today. Your generosity brings out the best in our community.
Passionate Volunteer Kate Koval has been volunteering with Unity House for 20 years. It was the late Kathryn Allen, also a steadfast supporter, who introduced Kate to the idea of service. Kate started out volunteering on a Unity House event committee. As she learned about the work of human services, she got more involved; eventually… more
Our Basics for Babies program helps hundreds of struggling families to provide for their infants and young children. With support from generous donors, Unity House provides countless amounts of clothing, bottles, blankets and other basic infant supplies to parents in need. We have a rotating stock of supplies such as diapers, formula and baby food,… more
People who help make life better In her 22 years at Unity House, Karen McKenzie didn’t always work on the front line at our community resource center. She started out in Supportive Housing & Case Management Services, becoming an assistant director of our community residence program. Karen worked in mental health, then homelessness prevention, and… more
September 3rd marks National Food Bank Day: Hunger Awareness We are grateful for our partnership with the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern NY and all the donations from our community that help stock the shelves of our food pantry. Together we help feed our neighbors! The Unity House pantry is open every weekday and available… more
What do you need? How can we help? When people come to Unity House’s community resource center, these are among the questions we ask. We try our best to help people with life’s essentials. Most often these needs are around food and housing. It’s wonderful when we can help someone by packing up a 3-5… more