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Causes: Homeless & Housing, Low-Income & Subsidized Rental Housing
Mission: Changing lives and strengthening communities in the capital region through a continuum of human services
Programs: Outpatient treatment- outpatient treatment services within equinox include an article 31 omh clinic, a personalized recovery oriented services (pros) prevention program and a health care grant program. This is a continuum of care for individuals with mental illness that provide person centered and trauma informed services. During 2016 equinox provided approximately 543 individuals were provided services including individual or group therapy, medication management, healing and wellness counseling and limited case management.
residential services- the adult residential program with equinox inc. Consists of three community residences and one apartment program. These programs provides 24/7 on site staffing coverage and serves 73 adults (18 and older) with mental illness. Staff teach skills to residents and assist them with support services toward a goal of more independent community living. In 2017 82 clients were served.
youth services- equinox has a youth emergency shelter, youth transitional housing, and a youth outreach center that service youth within albany. The youth emergency shelter provides a place to stay for homeless youth ages 16 through 21 with a maximum stay of 30 days. The services and goal of the program is to reunify the youth with their family or transition them to an alternative safe housing situation. The transitional housing program provides longer term stable apartment settings for youth for a maximum of 18 months providing time and service to complete educational goals, secure employment and learn the skills needed to transition to their own apartments in the community. Equinox's youth outreach center is designed to help homeless or "on the street" youth by offering meals, safe-sex education and supplies, and other meaningful and fun after-school and evening programs. Equinox served approximately 600 throughout the 2017 calendar year.