Housing Options

Contact the Senior Services Department for lists of independent housing units, nursing and adult homes, adult day care, respite programs, home-sharing, and other housing information.  A Housing Options booklet is available on this web site.

Albany County Rural Housing Alliance (ACRHA) is an independent, not-for-profit, HUD certified housing counseling and community development agency servicing Albany County.  ACRHA, located in Voorheesville, NY, was incorporated in 1982 and has promoted home ownership through education, counseling and grant programs for over 20 years.  In addition, ACRHA develops, rehabilitates and restores buildings and residences.  Families of low and moderate-income levels are emphasized, however, no one in need is ever turned away.  All of Albany County Rural Housing Alliance's counseling and grant services are free.  ACRHA offers

• Housing counseling, both one-on-one or in a classroom setting, covering credit repair, budgeting, saving, home post-purchase, reverse mortgages for senior citizens, and foreclosure prevention
• Grant assistance
• HOME program for single family home rehabilitation
• AHC Home Repair covers a portion of the cost of needed repairs for owner occupied dwellings
• RESTORE is an emergency home repair program for seniors when State funding is available
• A small member item grant is also used for emergency repairs

For more information about ACRHA, please call 765-2425, e-mail ACRHA1@aol.com or visit http://www.acrha.org/.

The American Red Cross of Northeastern New York is sponsoring the New York State Office for the Aging Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (LTCOP).  An "ombudsman" is an advocate who speaks on behalf of others.  The Long Term Care Ombudsman works on behalf of a resident of a nursing home or adult care facility to resolve complaints.  The Ombudsman is certified by the New York State Office for the Aging to hear concerns from residents, families, friends and personnel.  This trained volunteer then works to investigate and resolve complaints.  The program's mission is to help protect the health, safety, welfare, and rights of long term care residents.  For more information, or if you know someone who may be interested in becoming an Ombudsman, please call 458-8111, 694-5103 or 792-6545 and/or visit http://www.redcrossneny.org/print_general.asp?OP=9795&SUOP=9796&SUOP2=&SUOP3=&IDCapitulo=9SZH1HW02Z 

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