About Us
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.
PCHO In The News
Peace Village was supposed to be better. Three years later, it’s in snow-covered storage
Sections of tiny houses that could serve as shelters for the homeless sit stacked in snow-covered bundles on a back lot off Dewey Avenue. The city…
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…
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,…