Services that promotes a safe environment for all members of the community in order to eliminate bias, promote respect and understanding for all, and foster positive connection within the neighborhood.
- Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
- SYNC: Supporting Your Neighbors Collaboratively
- SNUG - Albany and Troy
- P.A.T.H. Program – Participants Achieving Through Hard Work
- Homer Perkins Center
- Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program/Jail Transition
- Gun Violence Intervention (GVI)
- Urban Grief
Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion (LEAD)
Albany LEAD’s mission is to help people living with mental health or substance use challenges, poverty, or homelessness, and reduce their chances of future legal problems.
Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region oversees project management and community engagement for the initiative, while Catholic Charities and St. Catherine’s Center for Children provided case management services in 2025.
During this year, we saw a change in the most common service type LEAD clients received. For the first time, legal advocacy and accompaniment rose to the most common service, followed by housing assistance. It is not surprising that this was the most common need as we saw newly engaged clients being sent primarily by Albany Police Department, the Albany County Public Defenders’ Offices, and Albany County Probation.
SYNC: Supporting Your Neighbors Collaboratively
This initiative began in May of 2025 through a collaboration between Albany County Dept. of Mental Health, Homeless and Traveler’s Aid Society, and Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region. It was created in order to foster intentional collaboration among service providers working with unhoused individuals and to bring these services to those in need of connection. SYNC events are twofold, consisting of a collaborative street outreach event, followed by a triage huddle and case conference every two weeks. Outreach events are held at various hotspots in the City of Albany and huddles are held virtually to triage and connect individuals found through the collaborative.
SNUG - Albany and Troy
The SNUG (Should Never Use Guns) model is a community-based violence intervention strategy that uses credible messengers, street outreach, hospital-linked response, and coordinated community partnerships to interrupt cycles of retaliation and prevent future gun violence.
P.A.T.H. Program – Participants Achieving Through Hard Work
In partnership with Northern Rivers Family of Services, the Albany Family Court, and the Albany County Probation Department, P.A.T.H. works to empower youth and families by building trust, strengthening decision-making skills, promoting accountability, and creating pathways to positive outcomes.
In 2025, participants demonstrated remarkable growth and resilience. Youth who had previously faced challenges such as weapons possession, armed robbery, chronic school suspensions, and disengagement from school made significant strides toward stability and success. Outcomes included returning to school, maintaining daily attendance, securing part-time employment, pursuing a GED, preparing for graduation, and exploring careers in health care.
Homer Perkins Center
Trinity Alliance’s Homer Perkins Center, located in the City of Albany, embraces a recovery-oriented and person-centered philosophy that recognizes substance use disorder as a treatable health condition. We believe that with the right supports, services, and opportunities, individuals can achieve and sustain recovery, improve their overall well-being, and build meaningful, self-directed lives.
Our 20-bed OASAS Reintegration Residential Program serves men ages 18 and older who are experiencing homelessness and meet the admission criteria for this level of residential service. The program provides a safe, supportive, and structured environment that promotes stability, recovery, personal growth, and successful community reintegration. All individuals admitted to the Homer Perkins Center must be actively engaged in an OASAS-certified outpatient substance use treatment program.
Cognitive Behavioral Intervention Program/Jail Transition
The Interactive Journaling Program is a structured, evidence-based process that encourages self-reflection, personal accountability, and positive behavior change. Through guided activities and experiential learning, participants explore topics such as responsible decision-making, self-control, substance use, healthy relationships, social values, and life skills that support successful community reintegration.
Gun Violence Intervention (GVI)
Gun Violence Intervention (GVI) is a key component of community safety efforts, working to reduce recidivism and prevent violence by engaging individuals at the highest risk of involvement in gun violence. Through collaboration with law enforcement, community partners, and outreach workers, GVI provides trauma-informed support, youth mentorship, conflict intervention, and connections to critical resources and services that promote long-term stability and well-being.
Urban Grief
Urban Grief, a Trinity Alliance affiliate, provides a multitude of support services to people who have been crime victims.
