Empowering Lives.
Securing Futures.

Our mission is to empower and enrich the lives of people in recovery, coping with a mental illness, and/or diagnosed with a developmental disability. This is accomplished by offering services and supports in an inclusive, people-centered environment.

Empowering Lives.
Securing Futures.

Our mission is to empower and enrich the lives of people in recovery, coping with a mental illness, and/or diagnosed with a developmental disability. This is accomplished by offering services and supports in an inclusive, people-centered environment.

Peers power PROS growth

October 10, 2024

Unity House’s PROSperity program is growing to meet the need for outpatient psychiatric rehabilitation. As it does, it’s empowering participants to help each other recover. With six full-time staffers – up from three in 2022 – PROS is offering more… Continue Reading Peers power PROS growth

Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

October 3, 2024

Over the summer, participants from all Unity House programs were encouraged to complete a stamp book-style passport as they visited locations in Cayuga and Tompkins Counties. Folks were encouraged to get out and about with their staff members, fellow housemates… Continue Reading Oh, the Places We’ll Go!

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Remembering Gerry

February 13, 2024

Gerry Hodnett was an artist with a following.

“There was something very special about Gerry,” said his sister, Sandy Arden. “He made friends wherever he went and he even touched people he didn’t meet.

When Gerry died at age 74 last year, Sandy was devastated, and so were his closest friends. Among them were his housemates at Unity House’s Sheffield Road residence, where he lived since 2011. Continue Reading Remembering Gerry

Nominate a deserving volunteer for Unity House’s Atkins Award

February 8, 2024

Nominations are still being accepted until February 15 for the 14th annual Fred Atkins Community Service Award. This award is given by Unity House each spring in memory of Frederick J. Atkins, a beloved Cayuga County volunteer who passed away in 2009 at the age of 95. Continue Reading Nominate a deserving volunteer for Unity House’s Atkins Award