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Welcome to Joseph's House and Shelter's website. Here you will find information about the programs and services we offer, general information about the organization, its history, and its management, and learn about ways you can help support our mission through donations and volunteer opportunities. To contact us via email:
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, or by phone: (518)272-2544. To make a donation in person or by regular mail, our address is: Joseph's House & Shelter 74 Ferry Street, Troy, NY 12180 |
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Winter Walk for the Homeless is Coming! |
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Save this date: December 6, 2008. That's the day we will hold our Annual Winter Walk and Pancake Breakfast. |
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Shortage of Affordable Housing |
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In August 2008, Affordable Housing Finance magazine wrote a feature story on the nation's shrinking affordable housing supply. According to the article, there are only 38 affordable and available units for every 100 extremely low-income households, accounting for a nationwide deficit of 6 million units. |
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25th Anniversary Annual Appeal Launched |
Dear Friend,Food, clothing, shelter, hope. We need each of these to survive. But we know many people who are desperately short of all four. They are guests here at Joseph’s House. By the time they reach us they have very little. We are asking you to help these folks with a gift o f $25, $50, $100…………..or more if possible. Your gift will allow us to help more than 700 homeless guests this year: Guests like Maureen (name changed), who, while coping with traumatic depression and lifelong alcohol addiction, lived on the streets of Troy for the past fourteen years. |
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Community Unites To Provide Winter Shelter |
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Winter Overflow Shelter Becomes Reality Over the past 5 months several meetings were held with members of churches in the Downtown Troy area, to explore this issue and to plan for an acceptable temporary measure to address the issue during the 2008-2009 winter. Over the next several months this group has grown to include the following communities and organizations: Christ Church Methodist, First Baptist Church, First Presbyterian Church, The Roarke Center, St Anthony of Padua Shrine Church, Saint John’s Church (Episcopal), Saint Paul’s Church (Episcopal), Terra Nova Church |
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