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The Adirondack Youth Lodge serving youth who have serious and persistent symptoms caused by a designated mental illness diagnosis.The Adirondack Youth Lodge serving youth who have serious and persistent symptoms caused by a designated mental illness diagnosis.

OMH Supported Housing

OMH-supported housing is a program licensed under the New York State Office of Mental Health. The program provides temporary rental assistance and furnishings combined with case management services. The program serves individuals with a primary diagnosis of a serious mental illness or who experience substantial impairment in functioning. The program’s goal is to aid individuals in securing and maintaining safe, decent, and long-term affordable housing. OMH Supported Housing approach is intended to foster integration into the existing community services system.
Services include:

  • Employment support
  • Mental health treatment
  • Substance use disorder treatment
  • Transportation assistance

How to apply:

The first step is completing a Franklin County Single Point of Access (SPOA) form.  The SPOA is a one-stop shop for a wide range of mental health services available locally.  This resource ensures the right service is connected to the right individual or family at the right time.  Once completed, the referral is returned to the individual listed in the application. 

To obtain a SPOA form, please e-mail spoa@franklincountyny.gov. 


Need help navigating our community housing & living services?

At Citizen Advocates, we work as a team to provide the best individual, person-centered services to the people we serve. Care coordination assists clients with identifying and accessing the services that will assist them in addressing the problems they are experiencing, or that will help them to achieve a higher quality life or level of functioning.