Focusing on women fighting addictions; Grant will build housing to also treat the children of female clients.(Capital Region)

Byline: CATHLEEN F. CROWLEY - Staff Writer

ALBANY - An agency with a long track record of treating men with substance abuse problems just received the last chunk of money it needs to build a campus for women.

The Addictions Care Center of Albany was awarded $2 million by the state to build a 22-bed transitional housing facility for women recovering from substance abuse addictions. The grant helped the center reach its $6 million goal to build two facilities for women with addictions and their children.

"What is really revolutionary about what we are doing is that we are treating the children," said Shari Noonan, executive director of the center, …