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Who we are
Person Centered Housing Options Inc. was founded in 2015 by Nicholas Coulter and Charlie Albanese to address chronic homelessness in their home town of Rochester, New York.
Together, Nick – a social services provider, and Chuck – a health care administrator, founded PCHO with a dedication to the Housing First model and a set of shared values.

New focus on the homelessness crisis
By NARM NATHAN City Council President Meléndez last week heard a number of perspectives on homelessness—from community associations and advocacy organizations to service and shelter providers. The day of testimony was in preparation for a report on the state of...
Shelter operator dissolves, but its tiny house project could survive
A Rochester homeless shelter operator is disbanding, having already shuttered a series of shelters over the past year. REACH Advocacy, at its peak, boasted six shelters totaling about 80 beds in its system known as Project Haven. All have closed, worsening the...
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