Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

The community around Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

Within a few blocks of these doors, more than 3 in 10 renting households pay over half of everything they earn just to keep a roof over them. More than a third of adults say they are socially isolated, and about a third of the people here live below the poverty line. That is two thousand neighbors — and some of them are already in these pews.

Pray for the families one rent increase away from moving, and for this church to know their names.

• Social Isolation: 40.1%
• Poverty Rate: 35.1%
• Food Insecurity: 20.3%
• Depression: 23.6%
• Housing Insecurity: 16.2%
• Utility Shutoff Threat: 10.9%

Source: CDC PLACES, U.S. Census Bureau (2023, 2019-2023), aggregated across 3 census tracts near this church.

Albany city is served by 75 churches — about one congregation for every 1,329 residents.

Churches near Grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes

• Sts. Mary & George Coptic Orthodox Church — 0.1 mi away
• Saint Vincent De Paul Roman Catholic Church — 0.1 mi away
• First Church of Christ Scientist — 0.1 mi away
• Chinese Christian Church of Greater Albany — 0.1 mi away
• Albany Friends Meeting House — 0.3 mi away
• First Lutheran Church — 0.4 mi away
• Morning Star Baptist Church — 0.4 mi away
• Saint Andrew's Episcopal Church — 0.4 mi away
• First Congregational Church — 0.5 mi away
• Sacred Heart Church — 0.5 mi away