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03/31/2026

🐣 Easter Dinner at the City Mission of Schenectady.

03/12/2026

New Choices Recovery Center – Prevention Team in Action

Yesterday, the New Choices Recovery Center Prevention Team had the opportunity to attend Mental Health Matters Day at the Empire State Plaza Convention Center. This important statewide event brings together advocates, organizations, and community leaders to elevate the conversation around mental health and ensure our communities have the resources they need.

Our team participated in legislative meetings with Jim Tedisco and Angelo Santabarbara to discuss the importance of prevention, recovery support, and accessible mental health services across New York.

Events like this remind us that prevention and mental wellness are community efforts. When organizations, policymakers, and advocates come together, we strengthen the systems that support individuals and families every day.

You play a role in this work too. Start conversations about mental health in your community, check in on someone you care about, and continue helping reduce stigma.

Thank you to The Mental Health Association in New York State for organizing this impactful day and for bringing voices from across the state together to advocate for change.

03/06/2026

02/20/2026

02/14/2026

Learn how the Schenectady HUB program, a collaborative effort between city police and community organizations, is tackling homelessness, substance abuse, and mental health issues in Schenectady, NY.

02/13/2026

🥞 Community Breakfast
📍 Salvation Army Schenectady
🗓 Saturday, February 14
⏰ 9:00–11:00 AM

Through our work, we continually assess how our emergency food system is serving our community. Our food providers do incredible work, and we are deeply grateful for their tireless efforts to ensure neighbors have access to meals and pantry support.

By creating a comprehensive schedule of pantry and community meal days and times, we identified a key gap: there are few to no community meals available on Saturdays. This discovery became an important topic of discussion at our Steering Committee meetings and led us to begin convening meal providers to talk through challenges, best practices, opportunities for collaboration, and remaining gaps in mealtimes.

Working with The Salvation Army Schenectady, we identified our shared desire to expand meal access. Through these discussions, we are piloting a new effort — a Community Breakfast.

This breakfast is a pilot project aimed at better serving our community in a way that is both efficient and sustainable. After the event, we will evaluate how it went, identify areas for improvement, and determine how we can continue or expand these efforts if they prove helpful for our neighbors.

We’re excited to take this step together and grateful to our partners for helping fill an important gap in our food system. 💛

02/11/2026

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02/09/2026

Free Tax Filing Help Available in Schenectady County

If you make $69,000 or less per year, you may qualify for FREE tax preparation assistance through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program.

✔ IRS-certified volunteers
✔ Help filing your taxes accurately
✔ Make sure you claim all eligible tax credits
✔ No cost

📍 Schenectady County Locations:
• St. Luke’s Catholic Church
1241 State Street, Schenectady
• Hon. Karen B. Johnson (Main) Library
99 Clinton Street, Schenectady

📅 Appointments are required
🔗 Schedule here: https://vitaprogram.as.me/schedule/eac2a9bc

This service is provided as part of the VITA Program in partnership with United Way of the Greater Capital Region.

01/06/2026

January is Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Treatment Month 💚

This month is about support, hope, and access to care. Whether you’re thinking about treatment, already on your recovery journey, or supporting someone you love—you’re not alone.

At New Choices Recovery Center, we’re lifting up what works:

Reducing stigma around treatment (including medications)

Encouraging people at every stage of recovery

Promoting best practices like screening, brief intervention, and connection to care

Supporting families, friends, and providers who walk alongside this work

Take a moment to learn more, share this post, and start a conversation. Awareness saves lives—and connection matters.

👉 Interested in FREE NARCAN training?
Contact New Choices Prevention (518) 280-9895 to get trained and be prepared.

You matter. Treatment works. Recovery is possible.