Rensselaer County General Help & Emergency Assistance

CoNSERNS-U is committed to helping people in Southern and Rural Rensselaer County meet the challenges of day-to-day living. Services include crisis intervention, information and referral, advocacy, food pantry, clothing, back-to-school, emergency assistance, a Christmas store, clothe-a-child and holiday projects. Casework and counseling services are also provided to individuals and families.

The services and activities of the Roarke Center are intended to improve the quality of life for community members in the City of Troy, NY; to enable them to build self-esteem, provide social support, and assist them to achieve their full potential. Services include: emergency assistance; food pantry, The Roarke Connection for women with legal issues or leaving incarceration; medical services for the uninsured, creative arts, creative writing, digital photography, sewing and weaving; adult literacy.