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We address the needs of homeless individuals and connect them to services to rebuild their lives.

✓ We reduce homelessness through our compassionate programs.
✓ We combat homelessness by collaborating with our fellow agencies, valued donors, and neighbors.
✓ We prevent homelessness by building up our community.

26/08/2026

Affordable housing doesn’t happen without people who believe everyone deserves a place to call home. 🌻

For MANY years, Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP has been a generous supporter and dedicated partner of HATAS.

Their work helps make affordable housing possible for individuals and families who need it most.

We’re proud to recognize Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP as a 2026 HATAS Champion in Compassion.

Celebrate with us at this year's Sunflower Breakfast on September 24. 🌻
https://hatas.networkforgood.com/events/103962-2026-sunflower-breakfast

24/08/2026

An elderly woman in our community had spent three days sleeping on a mattress on the floor.

When one of our community partners learned what was happening, they reached out to HATAS to ask if the Capital Region Furniture Bank could help.

The response from our team?

“We can take care of this today.”

Less than an hour later, our crew was on its way with a new bed.

This is why the Furniture Bank exists. Not just to deliver furniture, but to respond when someone in our community needs dignity, comfort and a safe place to rest. 💛

19/08/2026

This is what community looks like. 🧡

At our latest SYNC event, organizations from across Albany came together with one goal: making it easier for our neighbors to find the support they need.

Resources shared. Connections made. Partners working side by side.

Thank you to every organization that continues to show up and make SYNC possible.

Washington Park
Camino Nuevo
NY Counterdrug Task Force
Albany County District Attorney's Office
Albany County Dept. of Mental Health MOTOR & Street Psychiatry Teams
Fidelis Care
UnitedHealthcare
Albany Stratton VA Medical Center
City of Albany Department of Neighborhood Services
Fusion Recovery
Albany Community Action Partnership (ACAP)
Rehabilitation Support Services, Inc. Safe Options Support Program
APD CART and Neighborhood Engagement Unit (NEU)
Albany County Department of Health Partner Services
Alliance for Positive Health
Joseph's House and Shelter
St. Catherine's Center for Children
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region
Capital District Center for Independence, Inc.

14/08/2026

A bed is furniture.

Until it’s a child’s very first one. 💛

HATAS’ Capital Region Furniture Bank helps families make their new space feel like home.

Help make more moments like this possible. Join us at the Sunflower Breakfast on September 24. 🌻

https://hatas.networkforgood.com/events/103962-2026-sunflower-breakfast

11/08/2026

An unused wing of the Albany County Jail could have stayed exactly that, unused.

Instead, Sheriff Craig Apple saw an opportunity.

Through the Sheriff’s Homeless Improvement Program (SHIP), the space became a safe place for people experiencing homelessness to stay while working toward employment and permanent housing.

Sometimes innovation is simply looking at what you already have and asking how it could better serve your community.

This September, we’re proud to recognize Sheriff Craig Apple and SHIP as a 2026 HATAS Champion in Compassion. 🌻

Honorary Committee tickets are now available for the 2026 Sunflower Breakfast on September 24. Hope you will join us!

https://hatas.networkforgood.com/events/103962-2026-sunflower-breakfast

07/08/2026

When you join the 2026 HATAS Sunflower Breakfast Honorary Committee, you're standing alongside others who believe everyone deserves the opportunity to build a brighter future.

🌻 September 24, 2026
🕣 8:30–10:00 a.m.
📍 American Legion Post #1520

We hope you'll join us.
https://hatas.networkforgood.com/events/103962-2026-sunflower-breakfast

And thank you sponsors. 💛💛💛
Cannon Heyman & Weiss, LLP
Monaco Cooper Lamme & Carr, PLLC
National Grid
New York State Technology Enterprise Corporation (NYSTEC)
Bond, Schoeneck & King, PLLC
Citizens
MMB + CO
NBT Bank
GTM Payroll & HR

04/08/2026

What people see: someone receiving the keys to a new home.

What they don't see: everything that happened before that moment.

The phone calls.
The applications.
The appointments.
The barriers overcome.
The people who kept showing up.

That's what HATAS does every day, not just helping people find housing, but walking beside them until stability becomes possible. 🧡

30/07/2026

Leaving incarceration is only the first step.

Finding a safe place to live. Securing employment. Accessing treatment. Rebuilding stability. That's where the real work begins.

Through HATAS' Next Step Rapid Re-Housing Program, people leaving incarceration receive the housing and support they need to move forward.

And it works. Within two years, more than 85% of participants are living in stable housing and supporting themselves with a steady income. 🧡

28/07/2026

🌻 Some leaders don't just respond to challenges, they fight to change the systems that create them.

We're proud to recognize Pascale Leone, Executive Director of the The Supportive Housing Network of New York, as one of our 2026 Champions in Compassion.

Real change doesn't happen overnight.
It happens because people like Pascale are willing to speak up, challenge the status quo, and keep pushing until more people have a safe, stable place to call home.

That's the kind of leadership she brings to New York every day.

The impact of Pascale's work extends far beyond HATAS.
Her advocacy is strengthening organizations across New York and helping create a future where more people can access the housing and support they need.

We're honored to recognize her as one of our 2026 Champions in Compassion at this year's Sunflower Breakfast.

Save the date! September 24 🌻

24/07/2026

Earlier this month at our SYNC outreach event, service providers from across Albany came together to meet people where they are—offering resources, answering questions, and connecting neighbors to the support they need.

Here's what that looked like:
🧡 Multiple individuals were connected with services.
🧡 People returned to share progress since previous events.
🧡 Providers worked together to solve problems in real time.

Thank you to everyone who showed up.

Swinburne Park
Central Ave. BID & STEAM Garden
APD Neighborhood Engagement Unit & APD CART
MVP Health Care
Albany County Dept. of Mental Health MOTOR & Street Psychiatry Teams
Albany County Dept. of Health
Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Albany Project Safepoint
Healthy Capital DistrictInitiative (HCDI)
Joseph's House and Shelter & Outreach Van
City of Albany Neighborhood Services
NY Counterdrug Taskforce
Stability Through Advocacy, Inc. (STAY)
Albany LEAD/Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region

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Monday	08:30 - 16:30
Tuesday	08:30 - 16:30
Wednesday	08:30 - 16:30
Thursday	08:30 - 16:30
Friday	08:30 - 16:30

Telephone

+15184632124

Website

http://www.hatas.org/

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