Eligibility, Supportive Housing Program (SHP)

Rental assistance is provided through the Supportive Housing Program to help homeless persons meet three overall goals:
  • achieve residential stability,
  • increase their skill levels and/or incomes, and
  • obtain greater self-determination (i.e., more influence over decisions that affect their lives).

In addition to the common criteria for all SROs and family apartments, the following criteria apply for eligibility through the Supportive Housing Program (SHP).

 
Criteria #1: Homeless status
The applicant must be homeless according to HUD criteria "a homeless person is someone who is living on the street or in an emergency shelter, or who would be living on the street or in an emergency shelter without the SHP assistance".
Criteria #2: Disability

In the case of a homeless household at least one adult member must be considered disabled. Disability falls into one of the following categories:

  1. Chronic Substance Abuse - Must be a documented history & must impede the ability to live independently.
  2. HIV+/AIDS or AIDS related diseases – must impede the ability to live independently.
  3. Mental Heath - Diagnosis from a credentialed psychiatric professional i.e. signed and dated psych/social.
Criteria #3: Income
Income meets the low income definition established by HUD

 
38 beds 163 Units 21 Low-Income Units


For Women:
Mercy House- 19 beds
Director, Emergency Services Division: Mokaya Bosire
12 St. Joseph Ter., Albany
Ph: (518) 434-3531
Fax: (518)426-1276

For Men:
St. Charles Lwanga Center - 19 beds
Director, Emergency Services Division: Mokaya Bosire
115 Grand St., Albany
Ph: (518) 465-4973
Fax: (518)449-3348

Read more about our shelters


DePaul Residence
- 50 units
Site Manager: Shyron Sanford
504 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
Ph: (518) 482-3248
Fax: (518) 482-0826

St Peter's Residence
- 35 units
Site Manager: Ken Lee
2335 Fifth Ave
Troy, NY 12345
Ph: (518) 273-3291
Fax: (518) 273-3169

Swyer Residence
- 5 units
Agent: Brenda McAteer
472 Western Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
Ph: (518) 459-0183

Waldorf Residence
46 units
Site Manager: Don Arnold
29 Maiden Lane
Albany, NY 12207
Ph: (518) 465-2612
Fax: (518) 465-2614

Oneonta
Housing Program Manager: JoAnne Bragonier
52 Maple Street
Oneonta, NY 13820
Ph: (607) 436-9250
Fax: (607) 432-732

Rensselaer County Housing Coordinator: Charles Debrocky
Ph: (518) 273-3291

Read more about the SROs



(518) 459-0183

Lexington Avenue,
9 apartments
from 1-4 bedrooms in size.

Third Avenue
8 apartments from 1-3 bedrooms in size

Clinton Avenue
2 apartments both 2 bedrooms in size

Broad Street
2 apartments - 1 studio and one 2 bedroom.


Read more about the family apartments


Deborah Damm O'Brien, Executive Director
Thomas Coates, Director of Operations

41 North Main Avenue
Albany, New York 12203
. p. 518.459.0183
. f. 518.459.0202
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