OUR PROGRAMS & SERVICES
What is PYHIT?
(Peter Young Housing Industry and Treatment),
Mission:
PYHIT is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) that serves the impoverished, the addicted, and the socially disenfranchised in many communities. We provide housing, treatment, and support services for individuals and families working toward stability and recovery. The goal is to help them enter the world of work and become good citizens who contribute to their community.
Our mission is to create taxpayers. PYHIT offers a wide range of substance-abuse treatment services, vocational, educational, and employment training programs, as well as aftercare housing. This results in giving program participants the tools to reintegrate back into the community as dignified, productive, and contributing members of society.
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Values:
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We are patient-oriented
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We operate with honesty and integrity
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We treat everyone with mutual respect and sensitivity, recognizing the importance of diversity
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We are accountable to patients, employees, and providers
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We are committed to quality, motivation, and excellence
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We communicate openly and frequently
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We are a synergized, team-oriented agency
What's New?
PYHIT Corporate
June is PTSD Awareness Month
Trauma can affect anyone.
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For some people, it comes after military service or work as a first responder. For others, it may come from addiction, homelessness, violence, grief, poverty, childhood experiences, loss, or difficult life events that leave lasting emotional wounds. Trauma does not always look the same, and healing rarely follows a straight line.
During PTSD Awareness Month, PYHIT recognizes the importance of increasing understanding, reducing stigma, and reminding people that recovery and healing are possible.
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can affect how people think, feel, sleep, connect with others, and move through everyday life. Some people experience anxiety, hypervigilance, depression, flashbacks, emotional numbness, or difficulty trusting others. Many carry these struggles quietly.
For veterans and first responders, trauma may come from experiences most people never see or fully understand. For others, it may grow from years of instability, substance use, unsafe environments, or repeated hardship. No matter the cause, trauma deserves compassion, support, and care.
Healing does not happen overnight. It often begins with feeling safe, being heard, and having access to support systems that help people rebuild stability and confidence one step at a time.
At PYHIT, we believe people are more than the hardest moments they have survived. Recovery, treatment, housing support, mental health services, and strong community connections can all play a role in helping people move forward.
This month, we encourage everyone to learn more about trauma, check in on people they care about, and remember that asking for help is not weakness. Healing is possible, and no one has to face trauma alone.
Announcing the PYHIT "Living the Mission"
First Quarter 2026 Honorees
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We’re excited to introduce the two Honorees who embody "Living the Mission".
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This isn’t about clock-punching or doing the minimum. It’s about the people who go the extra mile, support their coworkers, care deeply about those we serve, and choose to do the right thing because it matters.
NYS Father Peter G. Young Memorial Addiction Professionals Scholarship​ Program Established
NYS Senator Patricia Fahy announced today that her bill to honor Father Peter Young, whose legacy is carried on through PYHIT, passed the State Senate today.
A native of Albany’s South End, Father Young challenged the punitive attitudes of his era by emphasizing treatment, dignity, and opportunity. In 1959, he founded what would become Peter Young Housing, Industries, and Treatment (PYHIT), built around the belief that lasting recovery requires more than sobriety; it requires stability.
His model centered on what he called the “three-legged stool”: treatment, housing, and employment. With this framework, PYHIT grew into a statewide network with more than 100 sites, supporting thousands of New Yorkers annually.
Father Young passed away in 2020 at the age of 90, but his legacy endures. PYHIT continues to expand, rooted in his conviction that compassion and opportunity are the most powerful tools in the fight against addiction.