Resources for Working Families - Human Services Coalition of

Resources
for
Working Families
Inside are some of the services available to help working families. For
a complete and comprehensive listing, please call or visit our website.
211 Tompkins/Information and Referral
100 W. Seneca Street
Dial: 2-1-1 or 1-877-211-8667
www.211tompkins.org
2-1-1 Tompkins provides free and confidential information and referrals to health and human
services primarily in Tompkins County. 2-1-1 Service is available 24 hours/day, 365 days/year.
Callers are provided with community information or referred to service providers according to
their situation.
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Food Resources
(Please confirm days and times with the organization)
American Red Cross
717 West Court Street, Ithaca, NY
273-9177 (call ahead)
9:00 am - 9:00 pm - Daily
Baptized Church of Jesus Christ
412 First Street, Ithaca, NY
277-6140
10:00 am - 12:30 pm – Wed & 3rd Saturday
844-5281 (Parsonage)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, 2nd & 4th Mondays
Groton Food Providers
Joyce Crouch Benevolence Building
101 McKinley Ave, Groton, NY
898-3822
10:00 am - 11:00 pm, 2nd & 4th Saturday
Candor Food Pantry
Route 96 across from Post Office, Candor,
NY
2:30 pm - 4:30 pm - Wed
Halsey Valley Pantry
GAR Building
Hamilton Road, Halsey Valley, NY
272-6758 (Sara Pines); 275-3076 (Barbara
Gizewski)
4:00 pm - 4:45 pm - Thursdays
Caroline Food Pantry
Brooktondale Community Center
522 Valley Road, Caroline, NY
539-9928 (Pat Brhel)
539-7930 (Cullie Mowers)
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm, 1st & 3rd Mondays
Immaculate Conception Church
107 West Seneca Street, Ithaca, NY
589-6139
Tuesdays 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
Danby Food Pantry
(for Danby residents)
Danby Federated Church
1859 Danby Road, Danby, NY
273-7850 Joan Barber
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm, 3rd Thursday and 3rd
Friday
Ithaca Kitchen Cupboard
Salvation Army
150 North Albany Street, Ithaca, NY
273-2400
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm M,T,W, T, F
Dryden Kitchen Cupboard
Dryden Presbyterian Church
6 North Street, Dryden, NY
844-8321
11:00 am - 12:00 pm – Fridays & last
Saturday
Interlaken Reformed Church
8315 Main Street, Interlaken, NY
532-4321
3:00 pm - 6:00 pm – Fridays
Enfield Food Distribution
Enfield Community Building
182 Enfield Main Road, Enfield, NY
273-5682
12:00 pm - 4:00 pm, 2nd & 4th Tuesday
Lansing Food Pantry
Lansing Methodist Church
32 Brickyard Rd, Lansing, NY
533-4070
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, 4th Monday (Jan. - Oct.)
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm, 3rd Monday (May, Nov. Dec.), plus emergencies
Dryden Kitchen Cupboard
Dryden Presbyterian Church
6 North Street, Dryden, NY
844-8321
Monday 11:00 am - 12:00
Wednesday - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Freeville Food Pantry
Freevile United Methodist Church
37 Main Street, Freeville, NY
844-8760 (Church)
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Living Wage Coalition
(Tompkins County Workers’ Center)
Linderman Creek, Community Room #1
201 Cypress Court, Ithaca, NY
269-1000
12 pm - 1:00 pm, 2nd Saturday
McLean Community Church
50 Church Street, McLean, NY
838-8234
1:30 pm - 2:15 pm, 4th Saturday
CFCU Community Credit Union, Financial Counseling
1030 Craft Road
(607) 257-8500
Preventive and remedial one-on-one financial counseling. Anyone who lives, works, or goes to school in
Tompkins or Cortland County can become a member of
CFCU.
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40 North Pearl Street
Albany, New York 12243
https://www.otda.state.ny.us/main/
Online Only. The website below will let a person determine if they qualify for various state
assistance programs. Apply for benefits. Check on status of applications and benefit account
balance(s).
https://www.mybenefits.ny.gov/selfservice/
Employment
Challenge, Inc.
402 East State Street
(607) 272-8990
Mon-Fri, 8:00AM to 4:00PM
Vocational assessments, supports, experiences and placements for job success for
people with disabilities and others with barriers to employment
Craigslist, Ithaca
ithaca.craigslist.org
(See description under Housing)
Experience Works, Ithaca Office
171 East State Street, 2nd floor
(607) 272-7570
Provides part-time work training assignments designed to prepare for employment to lowincome persons over age 55.
Women’s Opportunity Center
315 North Tioga Street
(607) 272-1520
Information and assistance for women and men in transition to overcome obstacles and gain employment. Offers career and educational
counseling, computer classes, career workshops, job training, and
resume preparation, professional clothing and temporary transportation
assistance.
Tompkins Workforce New York
171 East State Street
(607) 272-7570
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Wide range of employment services in Tompkins County. Database of open job listings
can be accessed at the local office, or via the internet .
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Financial Assistance and Counseling
Alternatives Federal Credit Union
125 North Fulton Street
(607) 273-4611
Traditional credit union services, including loans, savings and checking accounts, income
tax preparation assistance.
American Red Cross of Tompkins County
201 West Clinton Street
(607) 273-1900
Provides relief to victims of disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond
to emergencies.
Catholic Charities, Tompkins/Tioga Counties, Samaritan Center
324 West Buffalo Street
(607) 272-5062
Offers referrals and assistance to low income residents with emergency financial support.
Child Development Council of Tompkins County, Inc. – Child Care Scholarships
609 West Clinton Street
(607) 273-0259
Short term financial assistance for parents with child care expenses, child care advocacy,
and referrals to child care providers.
Cornell Cooperative Ext of TC, Consumer & Financial Management
615 Willow Avenue
(607) 272-2292
Coaching and information on landlord/tenant issues,
housing maintenance and indoor air quality, merchandise selection and care, lemon laws, consumer rights
and responsibilities, credit and financial management
and health insurance options.
Rural Development, USDA
2571 US. Route 11
Lafayette NY 13084
(315) 677-3552, ext. 4
Provides single family mortgages for very low to low-income First Time Home Buyers for
properties located in rural areas. Depending on household incomes, mortgage payments
may be subsidized to as low as one percent interest rate. Home repair loans and grants
are available for improving or modernizing a home to make it safer or more sanitary, or
remove health and safety hazards.
Newfield Kitchen Cupboard
Newfield United Methodist Church
227 Main Street, Newfield, NY
564-7860 (Barbara Walker)
564-7823 (Church)
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm, 1st & 3rd Wednesdays,
plus emergencies
Odessa Pantry
Community Center/Fire House
Municipal Building, Main Street, Odessa, NY
Phone Rev. Wayne 607 535-2625
4:00 pm - 4:30 pm, 7/5,
7/19, 8/2, 8/16,
8/30, 9/13, 9/27 and so on..
One Sunday it’s Odessa pantry, the following
Sunday it’s Erin, NY home deliveries
Overlook Apts
Community Room
Rt. 96, Ithaca, NY
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm, 6/28, 7/12, 7/
26, 8/9, 8/16 and so on....
Southside Community Center
305 South Plain Street, Ithaca, NY
273-4190 (Chana Perkins)
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm, 3rd Thursday
Tompkins Community Action
701 Spencer Rd, Ithaca, NY
273-8816
1:00 pm - 3:30 pm M,T,W, plus emergencies
Trumansburg Food Pantry
Trumansburg United Methodist Church
Corner of Main & South Streets, Trumansburg,
NY
387-8260
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm, every other Monday, plus
emergencies
Catholic Charities, Tompkins/Tioga
Counties
324 West Buffalo Street
(607) 272-5062
Mon-Fri, 9:00AM - 5:00PM
Food Stamps, Financial Crisis Management,
Family Services, Child Welfare
St. John’s Episcopal Church
210 North Cayuga Street
(607) 272-5457
http://www.loaves.org/
Mon, Wed, & Fri, 9:00AM to 2:00PM; Tues &
Thur, 3:00PM to 7:00PM
Community kitchen providing free hot meals on
site and practical assistance and referrals for
people in need.
Tompkins Community Action (TCA),
Family Resources Department
701 Spencer Road
(607) 273-8816
Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Emergency Services (HEAP, Food Pantry,
referrals to other programs)and the afterschool programs at DeWitt and Boynton
Middle School.
Social Services Dept., T.C., Temporary
Assistance and Food Stamps
320 West State Street
(607) 274-5345
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Provides financial help to families and
individuals in need of emergency assistance.
Eligibility standards and benefit levels depend
on the household situation. The Food Stamps
Program provides low-income households
with additional monthly benefits to purchase
food. Income and resource standards vary
according to age, health, household size and
household expenditures.
Women, Infants, Children Program (WIC)
Health Dept. of Tompkins County, WIC
Program
401 Harris B. Dates Drive
(607) 274-6630
Clinics offered 7:30 am - 2:30 pm; 9 am - 4
pm; 10:30 - 5:30 pm; 11:30 am - 6:30 pm; and
one Saturday each month from 9 – 1. Clinics
are held in Groton, Dryden, Newfield, City of
Ithaca(Downtown: Northside Community
Center, Womens Community Building,
The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program
for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) serves
pregnant and breast-feeding women, infants,
and children up to age 5, by providing nutrition
education and food vouchers.
Loaves and Fishes
This brochure provided by:
a program of
211 Tompkins
Information & Referral
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Tompkins County
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Health and Mental Health Care
Ithaca Free Clinic of the Ithaca Health Alliance
225 S. Fulton St., Suite B
(607) 330-1254
Mon. 2-6PM, Thurs. 4-8PM
100% free medical care on a walk-in basis, also for chronic and acute medical problems
and preventive health care services
Citizen Action of New York, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus
435 State Street
Binghamton NY 13901
(800) 636-2455
Mon-Fri, 10AM to 6PM
http://www.citizenactionny.org/healthcare/famhlthplusindex.html
Assists consumers who aren’t eligible or cannot afford an HMO in obtaining affordable
healthcare.
Family and Children’s Service - Mental Health Program
204 North Cayuga Street
127 West State(2nd location)
(607) 273-7494
Mon 8:30 AM-7:00 PM; Tue-Thu 8:30 AM-8:00 PM; Fri 8:30 AM-5:00 PM
Diagnostics, treatment and consultation for individuals, couples, families and groups with
a wide range of difficulties or life challenges.
Fidelis Care - Child Health Plus
5010 Campuswood Dr
Syracuse NY 13057
(800) 235-7847
http://www.fideliscare.org/members.aspx?view=art&cid=5&aid=77&parent=77
Access to check ups, immunizations, prescription drug plan, eye and dental care,
emergency care and other services for children.
Finger Lakes School of Massage
1251 Trumansburg Rd
607-272-9024
Provides free massages during class year.
American Mobile Dental Clinic
400 Lake Street
(877) 248-6684
Provides dental services from a van from different scheduled locations in the community.
Social Services Dept., T.C., HEAP, Home Energy Assistance Program
320 West State Street
(607) 274-5264
Mon-Fri, 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
Helps low income households meet the high costs of home energy. A single annual benefit based on
the household’s method of heating is provided. Emergency assistance is also available. HEAP
Emergency Benefits may cover electricity necessary for heating system has been either shut off or
scheduled to be shut off; natural gas for heat is shut off or scheduled to be shut off; fuel (oil, propane,
wood, or coal) has run out or is in danger of running out, and inoperable heating equipment if
individually-owned.
Tompkins Community Action (TCA), Energy Services Department
701 Spencer Road
(607) 273-8816
Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) Application and income verification required. Must
meet federal income guidelines.
Assistance for heating emergencies; protects families unable to meet deadlines for paying utility bills.
Helps those under 60 not receiving temporary assistance or food stamps. May cover electricity
necessary for heating system has been either shut off or scheduled to be shut off; natural gas for heat
is shut off or scheduled to be shut off; fuel (oil, propane, wood, or coal) has run out or is in danger of
running out, and inoperable heating equipment if individually-owned.
Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) Performs energy audits and building performance
services for income eligible consumers, provides efficient energy use education, and applies health &
safety measures to ensure the quality of an energy efficient home/ apartment.
Assisted Home Performance (AHP) AHP provides homeowners make energy efficiency
improvements on their home with up to 50% of the project’s cost. Eligible projects might include
domestic hot water upgrades, furnace repair or replacement, insulation, duct work or window
replacement.
EMPOWER.NY Program provides customers a home electricity use audit and energy efficiency
improvements to reduce their monthly electrical bill.
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Health Dept. of Tompkins County
401 Harris B. Dates Drive
607) 274-6677
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Immunization services, early intervention for young children with disabilities or developmental delays. Women, Infants and Children (WIC) nutrition Program.
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Utilities and Weatherization
Project Share:
American Red Cross of T. C.
NYSEG, Customer Advocate
201 West Clinton Street
1387 Dryden Road
(607) 273-1900
(607) 347-2172
Mon-Fri, 9:30AM to 4:30PM
Mon-Fri, 9:30AM to 4:30PM
Applicants must 1) Have an energy-related emergency. 2)Be a NYSEG customer or live in NYSEG’s
service area. Project SHARE can help pay bills for oil, natural gas, electricity, propane, or wood. It
may also help you pay for repairs to heating equipment, water heaters, broken windows and storm
doors.
Matching Incentive Program:
American Red Cross of TC
NYSEG
201 West Clinton Street
1387 Dryden Road
(607) 273-1900
(607) 347-2172
Mon-Fri, 9:30AM to 4:30PM
Mon-Fri, 9:30AM to 4:30PM
Helps low income people with a NYSEG Termination Notice or a shut-off if it is within 60 days. It
will pay UP TO $600 on a back bill, and match up to an additional $400 paid by the NYSEG
customer.
Cornell Cooperative Ext of TC
615 Willow Avenue
(607) 272-2292
Information on housing maintenance, energy conservation
and indoor air quality.
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services, Energy Smart Loans
115 West Clinton Street
(607) 277-4500
Complete energy audit to determine your home’s needs and smart loans for installing energy-saving
improvements: high efficiency heating systems; insulation and air sealing, replacement windows;
Energy Star appliances; and solar or geothermal systems.
New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance
40 North Pearl Street
Albany NY 12243
800-342-3009
Assists working families in accessing resources to help make ends meet. Information provided is from
various New York State agencies
Rural Development, USDA
Lafayette Service Center
2571 US. Route 11
Lafayette NY 13084
(315) 677-3552, ext 4
www.rurdev.usda.gov/ny
Home repair loans and to improve or modernize a home, make it safer or more sanitary, or to
remove health and safety hazards.
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The Health Planning Council has an
interactive website for finding lower cost
prescriptions. Check it out at:
http://hsctc.org
Human Services Coalition of TC, Inc.,
Health Planning Council, Get Covered
Info Line
100 West Seneca Street, Suite 300
2-1-1 or 1-877-211-8667
http://www.hsctc.org/
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 5:00PM
A single number for Tompkins County
residents to call and get information about
their health insurance options, including free
and low-cost plans through New York State.
Does NOT enroll individuals into health
insurance programs.
Mental Health Association in T.C.,
Information and Referral
614 West State Street
(607) 273-9250
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Information about mental health issues, services, and options including local therapists,
therapy groups, self-help groups, and mental health agencies.
Mental Health Services Department of Tompkins County
Adult and Children Clinics
201 East Green Street
(607) 274-6200
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM, until 6:00PM Mon & Wed
Provides services to adults and children in Tompkins County who are affected by any type
of mental illness and can be treated on an outpatient basis.
Total Care
819 South Salina Street
Syracuse NY 13202
(800) 223-7242
http://www.totalcareny.com/
Mon-Fri: 8:30 AM - 5:15 PM
Access to health care services to patients eligible for Family Health Plus, Child Health
Plus, and Medicaid.
FREE PRESCRIPTION DISCOUNT CARD
If you have no prescription insurance, you
can immediately save an average of 20%
Human Services Coalition
of Tompkins County
with a free TompkinsRx prescription discount
card. There is no application or enrollment;
the card can be used right away.
100 W. Seneca St.
Ithaca, NY
(607) 273-8686
www.hsctc.or g
Pick up a card at any pharmacy, the library,
Cayuga Medical Center or call the Health
Planning Council at 2-1-1 and request one
(or use 1-877-211-8667 ).
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Clothing
Catholic Charities, Tompkins/Tioga Counties, Samaritan Center
324 West Buffalo Street
(607) 272-5062
Tues, Wed, Thurs: 9-12, 1-3 ; Special Assistance Walk-Ins: Tues, 9 AM to 1
Clean clothing for men, women and children including new shoes.
Child Development Council of Tompkins County, Inc.
609 West Clinton Street
(607) 273-0259
Mon-Fri, 9AM to 4:30PM
Resources including clothing for male and female infants and toddlers, support services,
and information and referrals for parents, child care providers and the community.
Babies First Loan Program
306 North Aurora Street
c/o First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
(607) 273-7521
Long-term loans of baby equipment such as car seats, cribs, strollers, crib sheets and
baby clothing to low income families referred by social service agencies.
Salvation Army Adult Rehabilitation Center, Ithaca Thrift Store
381 Elmira Road
(607) 272-5323
Used clothing and house wares.
Salvation Army, Worship and Service Center, Tompkins County
150 North Albany Street
607) 273-2400
Mon-Fri, 9:00 AM to Noon, 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Provides vouchers for clothing, shoes, and household items depending upon financial
needs and circumstances.
Service League
104 West Seneca Street
(607) 272-2120
Offers buyers excellent recycled clothing for modest prices.
Women’s Opportunity Center, Seconds on Court
110 W. Court St.
(607) 256-9957
Tues - Fri, 11AM-5PM; Saturdays 10AM-2PM
Sells second-hand women’s clothes.
Housing
Better Housing for Tompkins County, Inc.
950 Danby Road, Suite 102
(607) 273-2187
www.betterhousingtc.org
Mon-Fri, 8:30AM to 4:30PM
Offers assistance with home buying questions, home ownership counseling and education for residents of villages and towns outside the city of Ithaca. Assists with the preparation of applications for home buying and home improvement loans, and provides maintenance and repair services to low income seniors and disabled homeowners. Helps
homeowners in targeted areas by providing access to loans, preparing work write-ups and
cost estimates, and assisting homeowners with the bidding process, contractor selection
and work progress inspections.
Craigslist, Ithaca
ithaca.craigslist.org
Local classifieds and forums for 450 cities worldwide including Ithaca. It is community
moderated and relatively free. Jobs, housing, goods, services, local activities, etc., are
available on Craigslist.
Habitat for Humanity of Tompkins and Cortland
46 Elm Street
Cortland NY 13045
(607) 898-4148
Serves Tompkins and Cortland Counties with volunteer labor and tax-deductible donations of money and materials to rehabilitate existing homes and construct new ones for
families in need.
Housing Solutions
103 Dryden Road
(607) 272-6091
www.HousingSolutions.com
Mon-Fri, 10:00AM to 5PM, Sat. 10:00AM – 2PM
Maintains a computer database of available housing and area landlords. Has a self-serve
computer to browse through listings for free. Individuals may also fill out forms to request
a list of properties or to list their own properties.
Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services
115 West Clinton Street
(607) 277-4500
Monday-Friday, 9 AM to 5 PM
Assists low and moderate-income people to obtain quality and affordable housing on a
long-term basis.
Tompkins Community Action (TCA), Housing Services Department
701 Spencer Road
(607) 273-8816
www.tcaction.org
Housing Choice Voucher Program (also known as Section 8), Family Unification Program,
Family Self-Sufficiency Program w/Home Ownership Option. Assists eligible individuals
and households in finding safe and sanitary housing through rentals from the private
market.
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