About 820 Supportive Living – Troy
820 Supported Living in Troy, New York, is a sober living home. It specializes in treatment for men with alcohol and substance addiction, especially those who are reentering society following incarceration.
This facility is part of the 820 River Street organization and its parent company, the Peter Young Housing Industries and Treatment (PYHIT) organization. PYHIT is a charity organization started by a Catholic priest in 1959 with a mission to provide social services for underserved people in New York. 820 River Street offers sober home living and other addiction treatment options at several locations in the state of New York. They are supported by the New York State Office of Mental Health.
The Troy sober home facility offers a safe, shared residential living environment for men, counseling in individual and group formats, as well as life skills and vocational training to help residents become self-sufficient and personally empowered. Sober living facilities provide shared bedrooms and bathrooms and communal kitchens and laundry facilities. Household chores are shared as well.
Many sober living homes accept only self-payment. But some, like 820 Supportive Living, that are associated with social service organizations, may accept Medicare, Medicaid, individual private insurances and other state funding sources.