What We Do
Emergency Shelters
IPH shelters provide welcoming, safe accommodations for people experiencing homelessness while striving to minimize barriers that often prevent people from accessing shelter. IPH shelters offer housing-focused case management and compassionate 24 hour supports that prioritize client choice, empathy, and optimism. IPH recognizes that shelter is not a destination, but a process to help individuals resolve their housing crises.
Sheridan House provides a supportive, transitional setting for adults who are experiencing homelessness. In this year-round, 30-bed shelter, guests receive individualized, person-centered services that promote long-term stability and address each person’s self-identified needs and goals.
176 Sheridan Avenue
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 434-8021
Fax (518) 432-7148
Jennifer Hillman,
Shelter Manager
South Ferry House
South Ferry House provides a supportive, transitional setting for adults experiencing homelessness, including unique accommodations of smaller, 2-4 person rooms and bathrooms as well as rooms on the first floor and a large community space. In this year-round, 30-bed shelter, guests receive person-centered services that support each person's unique set of needs and goals.
35 South Ferry Street
Albany, NY 12202
(518) 888-7115
Fax (518) 874-0606
Jamie Swirsky,
Shelter Manager
Mercy House
Mercy House provides a supportive, homestyle setting for adults experiencing homelessness. In this 20-bed, year-round shelter, guests receive individualized, person-centered care that addresses their unique needs and goals and promotes long-term housing stability.
12 St. Joseph’s Terrace
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 650-2596
Fax (518) 992-6698
Laneka Moore,
Shelter Manager
Danielle's House
The only program of its kind in Montgomery County, Danielle’s House offers a mix of emergency, transitional, and permanent housing. Between November and April, the first floor provides shelter and support for 7 unhoused adults each night, and, during the rest of the year, the rooms are utilized as transitional housing. The building’s second and third floors provide permanent housing to 8 individuals who rent private rooms and share living spaces.
218 East Main Street
Amsterdam, NY 12010
(518) 627-4649
Angel Windham,
Shelter Manager
Safe Haven - Albany
26 South Swan Street
Albany, NY 12210
(518) 704-4507
Cleveland Morgan,
Program Manager
Safe Haven – Albany is a low-barrier seasonal shelter providing a safe, supportive setting for 35 adults each night, all of whom have no other options for shelter and would otherwise be staying outside. Operating between November and April, Safe Haven – Albany offers an alternative model of shelter to ensure those who are most vulnerable receive non-judgmental support and make it safely through the winter.