Vital to Our Mission We consider volunteers vital to our success and are grateful for all they do. Much of what we do would not be possible without the help of so many people in so many different ways. Volunteers are important partners, and we are grateful. An Inspiration to Many Volunteers are an inspiration…. more
Where Children of All Abilities Grow and Learn Together A Child’s Place at Unity House is proud to form a team for the Capital Region Buddy Walk. The Buddy Walk, set for Sunday, September 29th in Schenectady’s Central Park, is to raise awareness of, and support for, individuals with Down Syndrome. The Unity House team for the Buddy… more
Volunteers are vital to our mission At Unity House, we have many reasons to appreciate volunteers. Is it because they share their time and talent in so many ways around Unity House? Is it because they help in ways both large and small, one-time and over and over again? Yes and yes. We especially appreciate… more
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