Amsterdam, NY – Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties, in partnership with St. Mary’s Healthcare and Alliance for Better Health, today announced the launch of a Food Farmacy at St. Mary’s Memorial Campus. The Food Farmacy is a type of food pantry which specifically serves food-insecure individuals with health-related issues who have been identified within the St. Mary’s Healthcare system. This innovative approach to combating issues of food insecurity aims [...]

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Catholic Charities Announces CC MOVE Schedule for March

Volunteers Needed! Catholic Charities is looking for volunteers to assist in the packaging and distribution of food. Volunteers are asked to arrive at 8:15 am for morning distributions  Catholic Charities has released its food distribution schedule for the month of March which can be downloaded here or found below. All March dates are scheduled from 9:30 am- 11:30 am March 2Centro Civico, 143 E. Main Street, Amsterdam March 5Crosstown Plaza, 2330 Watt Street, Schenactady  [...]

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February's Employee and Volunteer of the Month - United Tenants

At Catholic Charities, we're once again recognizing our “CC Heroes” – our staff and volunteers who work tirelessly in service of our neighbors. Each month, we're honoring a staff person and a volunteer from a different Catholic Charities agency and highlighting their work. This month, we're pleased to recognize Eseka Nyamaa and Tatiana Melendez from Catholic Charities United Tenants. Eseka is a volunteer student intern with United Tenants of Albany. She has been with the [...]

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Our community is working to deliver COVID-19 vaccinations to all our neighbors in an equitable manner.   To streamline the process, residents are being asked to pre-register for the vaccine, here: https://albany.518c19.com/.   The pre-registration form can be used by any individual. Once appointments are made available, individuals will be notified and offered an opportunity to schedule an appointment.   *NOTE* appointments at Washington Avenue Armory [...]

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February 22, 2021

Hope for the Homeless

From February 22nd through the 26th, Catholic Charities Housing Office is celebrating Hope for the Homeless, a week-long virtual event to benefit the Catholic Charities Housing Office. Each day this week, we’ll be sharing with you stories and a videos highlighting the work of the Catholic Charities Housing Office and the people they serve. The money we raise will go to support homeless people right here in our community. Last year, your support helped 859 people in our housing programs. [...]

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