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Community Resources

The Albany Damien Center provides a number of support programs in a comfortable and supportive HIV+ peer-led environment using a health and wellness education model. Our client-centered approach addresses the physical, psychological, and environmental impacts on an individual’s overall health.

We are a resource center for all individuals struggling with HIV/AIDS, as well as those at high risk.

​Please see our list of emergency and community resources, below:
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24 Hour Emergency Resources
  • Emergency: Dial 911
  • Albany County Crime Victims & Sexual Assault Hotline: (518) 447-7716
  • Albany County Mobile Crisis Team or CDPC Crisis Unit: (518) 549-6500
  • Suicide Prevention Life Line: 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
  • Red Cross: (518) 458-8111

​Lifeline Crisis Chat is a service of the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline in partnersip with CONTACT USA. It is the first service of its kind where crisis centers across the United States have joined together to form one national chat network that can provide online emotional support, crisis intervention, and suicide prevention services.


Abuse & Neglect
  • Albany County Crime Victim and Sexual Violence Center
112 State St #1118
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 447-7100

  • The Center for Community Justice
144 Barrett Street
Schenectady, NY 12305
(518) 346-1281

  • Counseling Care & Services, Inc.
405 Vliet Blvd
Cohoes, NY 12047
(518) 237-4263

  • Equinox Inc.
500 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 435-9931
 
Addiction Services
  • The Addictions Care Center of Albany, Inc. (ACCA)
 90 McCarty Avenue, Bldg 1
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 465-5470

  • Alcoholics Anonymous
11 Computer Drive West, Suite 100
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 448-6350 

  • Combat Addiction
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services
1450 Western Avenue
Albany, New York 12203
877-846-7369

  • Empire State Division Adult Rehabilitation Centers (ARC)
452 Clinton Ave.
Albany NY 12206
1-800-728-7825

  • Pearl Street Counseling Center
109 State St.
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 462-4320

  • Substance Abuse Services
260 South Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 447-4551
 
Career Services
  • Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation (ACCES-VR)
89 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12234
(518) 474-3852

  • America Works
19 Dove St, # 104
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 465-5627

  • Capital District Women’s Employment and Resource Center (WERC)
175Central Avenue, 3rd Fl
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 242-8249

  • Center for Employment Opportunities (CEO)
41 State Street, Suite 408
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 426-0390

  • The WAGE Center
200 Green St.
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 380-5600
 
Case Management
  • Alliance for Positive Health
927 Broadway
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 434-4686

  • Catholic Charities AIDS Services
100 Slingerland St
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 449-3581

  • Whitney M. Young Jr. Health Center
Lark & Arbor Dr
Albany, NY  12207
(518) 591-4480
 
Child Care & Resources
  • Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families
112 State Street Room 300
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 447-7324

  • Boys & Girls Club of Albany
21 Delaware Ave.
Albany NY 12210
(518) 462-5528
 
Disability Resources
  • New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)
44 Holland Avenue
Albany, NY 12229
(518) 473-9689

  • New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, NY 12243
518-473-1090

  • Occupational & Environmental Health Center
1873 Western Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 690-4420

  • Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. (RSS)
314 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 462-1094

Education
  • Albany Public Libraries
Various Locations

  • Capital District Educational Opportunity Center (EOC)
30 N Russell Rd.
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 482-3571

  • Capital District Gay & Lesbian Pride Center of the Capital Region
332 Hudson Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 462-6138

  • In Our Own Voices, Inc.
245 Lark St.
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 432-4188

  • Literacy New York Greater Capital Region
1510 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 452-3382
 
Family Services
  • Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families
112 State Street Room 300
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 447-7324

  • Arbor Hill Community Center at Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
47 North Lark Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 463-1516

  • Family Life Center
20 Elm St.
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 465-0241

  • Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
15 Trinity Place
 Albany, NY 12202
(518) 449-5155

  • U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI)
991 Broadway, Suite 223
Albany, NY 12204
(518) 459-1790

  • United Way of the Greater Capital Region
1 United Way
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 456-2200

Food Pantries
  • Blessed Sacrament Food Pantry
607 Central Ave
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 482-3375

  • Capital Roots Veggie Mobile®
594 River St.
Troy, NY 12180
(518) 274-8685

  • Food Pantries for the Capital District
32 Essex St.
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 458-1167

  • Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York
965 Albany-Shaker Road
Latham, NY 12110
(518) 786-3691

  • The Salvation Army
20 S Ferry St
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 463-6678

Health & Wellness
  • Albany County Department of Health
175 Green Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 447-4580

  • Albany Damien Center
728 Madison Ave Suite 100
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 449-7119

  • Albany Medical Center
47 New Scotland Ave, Mail Code 158
Albany, NY 12208
(518)262-6888

  • American Diabetes Association
5 Pine West Plaza, Suite 505
Albany, NY 12205
 518-218-1755

  • Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services
100 Slingerland St
Albany, NY 12202
 (518) 449-3581

  • Center for Disability Services
314 South Manning Boulevard
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 437-5700

  • St. Peter’s Hospital
315 S. Manning Blvd
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 525-1550
 
Housing
  • Albany Community Land Trust
255 Orange Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 426-1296

  • Albany Housing Authority (AHA)
200 S. Pearl St
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 641-7500

  • Albany HUD Office
52 Corporate Circle
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 862-2800

  • Capital Region Furniture Bank
5 Anderson Dr.
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 612-2265

  • Homeless Action Committee
393 N Pearl St.
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 426-0554

  • United Tenants of Albany Inc.
255 Orange St.
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 436-8997

Legal Services
  • Albany County District Attorney’s Office
Albany County Judicial Center
6 Lodge Street
Albany, NY 12207

  • AVillage
3 Lincoln Square
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 451-9849

  • Center for Law and Justice
220 Green Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 427-8361

  • Division of Human Rights - NYS
Agency Building 1, 2nd Floor
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12220
(518) 474-2705

  • Empire Justice Center
119 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 462-6831

  • Health Law Clinic - Albany Law Clinic and Justice
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 445-2328

  • Legal Aid Society of Northeastern New York
55 Colvin Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 462-6765

  • The Lawyers’ Fund for Client Protection
119 Washington Avenue
Albany, New York 12210
(518) 434-1935

  • New York Civil Liberties Union - Capital Region Chapter
90 State Street, Suite 518
Albany, NY 12207
(518) 436-8594

  • New York’s Utility Project
90 South Swan Street – Suite 401
Albany, NY 122010
(585) 270-1097
 
Mental Health
  • Albany County Department of Mental Health
175 Green Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 447-4537

  • Capital Counseling
650 Warren Street
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 462-6531

  • Capital Area Peer Services (CAPS)
354 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 427-5056

  • Capital District Psychiatric Center (CDPC)
75 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 549-6000

  • Mental Health Empowerment Project
3 Atrium Drive, Suite 205
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 434-1393

Senior Citizen Services
  • Albany Guardian Society (AGS)
14 Corporate Woods Blvd., Suite 102
Albany, NY 12211
(518) 434-2140

  • Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Disorders Association (ADRDA) - Northeastern New York
Chapter
4 Pine West Plaza Suite 405
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 867-4999

  • Daughters of Sarah Senior Community
180 Washington Avenue Ext.
Albany, NY 12203
(518) 456-7831

  • Meals On Wheels
20 Rensselaer St.
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: (518) 465-6465

  • Senior Hope Counseling, Inc.
301 South Allen Street
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 489-7777
 
Transportation
  • Access Transit Services, Inc.
110 Watervliet Avenue
Albany, New York 12206
(518) 437-5161

  • Capital District Transportation Authority
110 Watervliet Ave
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 482-8822
 
Veteran Services
  • Albany County Veterans Bureau
162 Washington Ave
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 447-7710

  • Albany Housing Coalition - VHR (Veteran Housing and Services)
278 Clinton Ave
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 465-5251

  • Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
113 Holland Ave
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 626-5000
  • Albany Veteran Center
17 Computer Dr W
Albany, NY 12205
(518) 626-5130

  • Veterans Miracle Center
10 Interstate Ave
Albany, NY 12205
Phone: (518) 486-8398

  • Veterans Care Guide
Project of SeniorLiving.org


Women’s Health Resources
  • BirthNet
215 Partridge Street
Albany, New York 12203
(518) 482-2504

  • Healing A Woman’s Soul Inc.
68 S Swan St.
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: 518-755-3325

  • Lydia’s House Inc.
336 Clinton Avenue Floor 1
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 463-0526

  • St. Peter’s Women's & Children's Education Center
315 S. Manning Blvd
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 525-1550

  • Upper Hudson Planned Parenthood
855 Central Avenue
Albany, NY 12206
(518) 434-5678

  • Women’s Health Center of Albany Medical College WIC Program
43 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
(518) 262-3125