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- EIN 14-1482188
- info@hatas.org
- (518) 463-2124
- 138 Central Ave Albany NY 12206-2901 USA
- www.hatas.org
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Nonprofit Overview
Causes: Homeless & Housing, Homeless Centers, Human Services
Mission: Hatas is a not-for-profit human services agency whose focus is assisting families and individuals that are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless. The hatas mission is to work collaboratively with the community at large to serve as a resource for change in an effort to end homelessness, preserve the dignity of all persons, and promote self-sufficiency.
Programs: Mental health:community transition team - provides support to mentally ill persons transitioning from hospitals and other insitutions back to the community. Hatas helps hospital staff and patients identify the most appropriate residential option in the community, guides patients through the transition back to the community, and makes sure support is in place when special assistance is needed. Aging out adolescent program - work with albany county department of mental health helping adolescents "aging out" of children's mental health system make the transition to adult services and live as independently as possible. Albany hands - mental health/criminal justice program works with homeless and "at risk" individuals who are non-violent offenders living with mental illness and co-occurring substance abuse disorders.
housing and employment:shelter plus care - supportive housing program providing rental subsidies and case management for homeless people disabled by mental illness. Pathways projects - integrates housing and employment support services for households with a history of homelessness and a disabling condition. Bonus project - supportive housing program providing housing to chronically homeless, disabled individuals and families
homeless emergency services - availabe 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to make sure that everyone who comes to hatas for help will have a safe place to sleep that night:24-hour homeless emergency services program - central intake, assessment, and referral point for homeless albany county residents needing shelter. After-hours heating emergency assistance program - responds to after-hours fuel and heating assistance requests made by low-income albany county residents. Supportive housing - provides supported housing to homeless individuals and families. Homelessness rapid re-housing - combines intensive case management with a rental subsidy to homeless single adults with multiple barriers.