Albany Citizens Council on Alcoholism &
Other Chemical Dependencies
PO Box 4007
Albany, NY 12204
Phone: 518-465-5470
Fax: 518-427-0854
E-Mail: admin@albanycitizenscouncil.org
Web: www.albanycitizenscouncil.org
Contact: Catherine A. Doherty, Executive
Director
Michele Fitzgerald, Crisis Center 518-465-7388
James Lomanto, Community Residences 518-
434-8083
ACCA is an OASAS licensed private not-for-
profit corporation committed to community-
based treatment and recovery activities for
alcoholism and other chemical dependencies.
Our programs provide crisis intervention and
detox services, short and long-term r
Hours: Admin Offices: 8-4pm, M-F; OPC: 8-
8pm, M-F, 9-1, Sat; Crisis & Residence 24/7
Fees: Self-pay(sliding scale), Public Assistance
(DSS), SSI/SSD, Private Insurace
Maternal Child Coordinated Care Program,
Albany Medical Center
47 New Scotland Ave.-MC 111
Albany, NY 12208
Phone: 518-262-6888
Fax: 518-262-6932
E-Mail: triebp@mail.amc.edu
Contact: Penny Trieb, Program Social Worker
Mary Ellen Adams, Program Coordinator, RN
Provides speciality HIV care, counseling, testing
and supportive services to HIV+ pregnant
women, children, youth and their mothers
(HIV+), as well as HIV exposed infants, children
and adolescents.
Hours: Call for Appointment
Fees: Accepts most insurance
Choices Counseling and Consulting/ Rainbow
Access Inititive
321 Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 463-9152
E-Mail: info@choicesconsulting.com
Web: www.choicesconsulting.com
Contact: Arlene Istar Lev, CSW-R, CASAC,
Clinical Director email: istarlev@aol.com
Choices Counseling and Consulating has been
serving the Capital District since 1986, under the
directorship of Arlene Istar Lev, C.S.W.-R,
C.A.S.A.C. Specializing in issues related to
sexual and gender identity. Choices serves
women and men, individuals
Hours: By appointment
Fees: $75 Sliding scale available, and many
insurance plans accepted
Community Maternity Services
27 North Main Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: (518) 482-8836
Fax: (518) 482-5805
E-Mail: smal@cccms.org
Web: www.cccms.org
Contact: Sr. Mary Ann LoGiuduce,
Continuum of care for pregnant and parenting
adolescents. Group residence and family care
for special needs children. Permanency planning
and respite chilcare for HIV families. Adoption
and foster care serivces.
Hours: 8-5, M-F, 24 hour emergency coverage
Fees: negotiable
Hispanic Outreach Services (Member Agency
of: Catholic Charities/Albany Diocese)
40 North Main Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: (518) 453-6655 Admin. Office
Fax: (518) 453-6792 Admin. Office
E-Mail: anne.tranelli@rcda.org
Contact: Sister Anne Tranelli, CSJ, Executive
Director
Hispanic Outreach Services offers the following
to the Hispanic Community by direct services,
interventions, referrals or advocacy: basic human
services, employment assistance/counseling,
immigration assistance, emergency services and
youth life enrichmen
Hours: 8:30-4:30, M-F
Fees: no fees are charged for services
Hope House, Inc. (Administrative Office)
517 Western Ave.
Albany, NY 12203
Phone: (518) 482-4673
Fax: (518) 482-0873
Web: www.Hopehouseinc.org
Contact: Matthew Kawola,
An OASAS licensed agency that provides
Outpatient Services, long term residential
treatment programs for adolescents and adults, a
community residence for Women and Children
and case management services. Hope House
also provides Shelter & Care services f
Hours: 8-5, M-F (administrative office)
Health Department, Albany County
175 Green St., P.O. Box 678
Albany, NY 12201-0678
Phone: (518)447-4580
Web: www.albanycounty.com
Contact: James B. Crucetti, M.D., MPH,
Medical Services: Immunization, Children
Dental Services, TB, STD, Dental Services for
Children up to 18 years.
Hours: 8:30-10, M-Th; weekend emergency
coverage
Fees: none
Equinox, Inc.
95 Central Ave.
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 434-6135
Fax: (518) 434-4502
Contact: Carolyn Schimanski,
Counseling Center provides out patient
counseling services for substance abuse to
individuals, couples and families. Specialized
services includes recovery groups, therapy
groups for adults survivors of childhood abuse,
adventure-bound groups, youth and
Hours: 9-5, M-F; others by appointment
Maternal Infant Network of the Capital
Region
19 Aviation Rd.
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 426-1153
Fax: (518) 426-1237
E-Mail: mincr@nycap.rr.com
Web: www.timesunion.com/communities/mincr/
Contact: Ellin Friedman, Executive Director
426-1153
The Maternal Infant Network of the Capital
Region facilitates collaboration among health,
education, government, and community services
to promote the best health for women, mothers,
and their infants in Albany, Rensselaer, and
Schenectady counties and su
Hours: 9-5, M-F
Fees: none
Eleanor Young Clinic
134 Franklin St.
Albany, NY 12202
Phone: (518) 465-8034
Fax: (518) 465-6632
E-Mail: eyocdirector@aol.com
Web: www.pyhit.com
Contact: Jack Hauck, Ext. 126
The Eleanor Young Outpatient Clinic, located in
South Albany, offers comprehensive services for
chemical dependency, and mental health. Along
with treatment, we provide housing and
vocational/educational services. We also utilize
the Counties Continuum
Hours: 8-8, M-Th; 8-5, F; 8-12, Sat.
Fees: Medicaid, Medicare, Private HMO's,
Sliding Fees
Seton Addiction Services/ St. Mary's Hospital
1300 Massachusetts Ave.
Troy, NY 12180
Phone: (518) 268-5344
Fax: (518) 268-5324
E-Mail: cmoak@setonhealth.org
Web: www.setonhealth.org
Contact: Charles Moak, 268-6488
Acute Care Detoxification- stabilize withdrawl
and minimize co-existing medical conditions on
mental illness or disability. Initiation of the
recovery process through the provision of
referral for longer term treatment.
Residential rehabil
Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week
Fees: All private/commercail
insurance/medicaid/medicare
Soul Saving Station Outreach Ministries
P.O. Box 104
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Phone: (518) 584-3122
Fax: (518) 584-4819
E-Mail: ajbsab@aol.com
Contact: Rev. Shelia A. Byrd,
Provide emergency services in the area of
shelter, food, and clothing for clients in the
shelters. In addition, counseling is provided for
clients and individuals, in our county. Referrals
are also made to other Human Services.
Hours: 10:00am-2:00pm, M-F
Fees: none
St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center
(SPARC)
3 Mercycare Lane
Guilderland, NY 12084
Phone: 1-800-44-SPARC
Fax: (518) 452-6753
Web: stpetershealthcare.org
Contact: Michael Alexandrov, M.D.,
Provides full continuum of treatment for those
affected by alcoholism and substance abuse.
Confidential evaluations, dextoxification,
variable stay inpatient treatment program,
acupuncture therapy, comprehensive outpatient
programs at 6 locations within A
Hours: CARE Unit- 24 hour access, 7 days a
week
Fees: Cost covered by Medicaid and most on-site help groups, educational groups on HIV,
insurance providers nutrition, parenting, and budgeting. Referrals are
made for voc/ed i
Planned Parenthood, Upper Hudson Hours: 24 hours
259 Lark St. Fees: public assistance
Albany, NY 12210
Phone: (518) 434-5678 Lifestart Clinic- Saratoga Springs
Fax: (518) 434-6278 77 Van Dam St.
E-Mail: rob@uhpp.org Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Contact: Rob Curry, Director of Education 434- Phone: (518) 584-5201
5678 ext. 142 Contact: Lloyd Sokolow,
HIV/AIDS Prevention via Northeast HIV PROPRIETARY ORGANIZATION
Prevention Network; also offer confidential HIV Alcoholism and substance abuse treatment
testing and host an anonymous HIV testing site. evaluation, individual therapy, co-dependency,
Reproductive health. children of alcoholics,
Hours: vary Hours: 9am- 9pm, M-F
Fees: HIV tesing free to patients and $50 to non- Fees: Insurance: Wellcare, VBH, Northcare,
patients EMHC, Managed Recovery Network, Integra,
GHI, Acorn, CDPHP, Blue Cross, Blue Shield,
Visiting Nurse Association of Albany, Healthnet, Medicaid, Commercial Insurance,
Saratoga and Rensselaer self-pay (sliding scale), Gambling, Consulting
35 Colvin Ave. Healthcare Systems, Champus, BSNENY, MBH
Albany, NY 12206
Phone: (518) 489-2681 Albany Medical Center AIDS Designated
Fax: (518) 435-0615 Center
Web: www.vnaalbany.org 47 New Scotland Ave. MC 5158
Contact: Lura Correia, Intake 489-1430 Albany, NY 12208
The VNA offers a comprehensive array of home Phone: (518) 262-3125
care services to persons with AIDS or HIV Fax: (518) 262-4756
related illness to enable them to remain in their E-Mail: galluca@mail.amc.edu
home or the community. Web: www.amc.edu
Hours: 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week Contact: Abigail V. Gallucci, Associate Director
Fees: Accept Medicare, Medicaid, most payors 518.262.6864
and private pay. AMC’s Designated Care Center provides a
comprehensive integrated package of services
Planned Parenthood- Troy including acute care, HIV testing, oral health
200 Broadway care, mental health, primary and secondary
Troy, NY 12180 intervention, substance abuse counseling, peer
Phone: (518) 434-5678 For Appts. services, pastoral care, educatio
Contact: Bonnie Rossi, Coordinator 518-274- Hours: 8-3:30, M-F
5640 Fees: AMC provides care regardless of ability to
Family planning, Full Gynecological Services. pay
Hours: day and evening by appointment
Fees: sliding fee scale available Women's Health Center of Albany Medical
Center
Next Step 58-60 Hackett Blvd.
276 Sherman St. Albany, NY 12209
Albany, NY 12206 Phone: (518) 262-4942
Phone: (518) 465-5249 Contact: Karen Mayer,
Fax: (518) 462-0896 The Women's Health Center provides
E-Mail: tns5000@aol.com comprehensive women's health services,
Web: thenextstepalbany.org including general obstetrics and gynecological
Contact: Marsha Nadell Penrose, 518.465.5249 care, patient education, gynecological oncology,
Residential treatment program for recovering high risk obstetrics, reproductive endocrinology
chemically dependent women ages 18 and over. and infertility, and gynecological u
We provide individual counseling, groups daily,
Hours: 8-5, M, W, Th, F; 8am-8:30pm, Tue.;
New ScotlandAve. Location: 8:30-5, M-F;
Valatie Location: 8-5, M-F