Priority Area
Expanding Health Care Coverage
Status
Closed
With the advent of health reform, there is a high need for direct assistance and face-to-face support to help individuals complete health insurance enrollment applications.
To engage uninsured New Yorkers and help them enroll in coverage, the New York Health Foundation (NYHealth) is funding community-based organizations that serve as trusted messengers to their communities for outreach and enrollment activities. Learn more about NYHealth’s range of outreach and enrollment efforts and watch firsthand video accounts from newly-insured New Yorkers who received enrollment assistance through the NYHealth-supported Enrollment Network.
2014 NYHealth Enrollment Network
NYHealth is funding a statewide enrollment network of community-based organizations that are in a position to reach populations known to be uninsured at disproportionately high rates and that are strong candidates for insurance enrollment. To date, NYHealth has awarded grants to the organizations listed below.
Capital District
- The Pride Center of the Capital Region
Albany, NY
518-462-6138
www.capitalpridecenter.org
Counties covered: Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady
Central New York
- ACR Health
Syracuse, NY
800-475-2430
www.acrhealth.com
Counties covered: Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Jefferson, Oswego - PEACE, Inc.
Syracuse, NY
315-470-3300
www.peace-caa.org
Counties covered: Onondaga
Finger Lakes
- Action for a Better Community
Rochester, NY
585-325-7550 ext. 341
www.abcinfo.org
Counties covered: Monroe County - Trillium Health
Rochester, NY
585-545-7200
www.trilliumhealthny.org
Counties covered: Monroe, Ontario, and Steuben counties
Hudson Valley
- Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc.
Elmsford, NY
914-592-5600
www.westcop.org
Counties covered: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland
Long Island
- Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
Melville, NY
516-483-1110
www.hwcli.com
Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk - Long Island GLBT Services Network
Woodbury and Bay Shore, NY
516-323-0011
www.liglbtnetwork.org
Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk
New York City
- Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
212-271-7200
www.callen-lorde.org
Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens - Center for Children’s Initiatives
212-929-7604
www.centerforchildrensinitiatives.org
Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island - Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
212-379-6988
www.cbwchc.org
Boroughs covered: Brooklyn, Manhattan - Henry Street Settlement
212-766-9200
www.henrystreet.org
Boroughs covered: Manhattan (Lower East Side/Chinatown) - Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
212-744-5022
www.lenoxhill.org
Boroughs covered: Manhattan (East Harlem) - Make the Road New York
718-727-1222
www.maketheroad.org
Boroughs covered: Brooklyn, Queens - Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York
212-343-1771
www.rocny.org
Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island - Center for Frontline Retail
646-490-5925
www.facebook.com/FrontlineRetail
Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island - Urban Health Plan *
718-589-2440
www.urbanhealthplan.org
* Funding provided by the Altman Foundation - South Asian Council for Social Services *
718-321-7929
www.sacssny.org
* Funding provided by the New York Community Trust
Ambassadors for Coverage
NYHealth is supporting the Ambassadors for Coverage program through a grant to Empire Justice Center, which has selected 21 organizations to raise awareness about health insurance options in communities throughout New York State with high rates of uninsurance.
These Ambassadors conduct outreach, educate consumers about their options, encourage people to take the steps necessary to obtain health care coverage, and connect eligible New Yorkers to organizations that can help them enroll in an insurance plan.
Capital District
- Adirondack Health Institute
Glens Falls, NY
518-480-0111
www.adirondackhealthinstitute.org
Counties Covered: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington - Centro Civico
Amsterdam, NY
518-842-3762
www.centrocivico.org
Counties covered: Montgomery, Fulton, Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rennselaer
Central New York
- Alternatives Impact
Ithaca, NY
607-273-4611
www.alternatives.org/impact.html
Counties covered: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins - Child Care Solutions
Syracuse and Auburn, NY
315-446-1220 (Syracuse), 315-446-1220 ext. 0 (Auburn)
www.childcaresyracuse.org
Counties covered: Onondaga, Cayuga - Cortland County Community Action Program
Cortland, NY
607-753-6781
www.capco.org
Counties covered: Cortland
Finger Lakes
- Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Rochester
Rochester, NY
585-546-3440
www.cccsofrochester.org
Counties Covered: Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne - Mental Health Association
Rochester, NY
585-325-3145
www.mharochester.org
Counties covered: Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming - St. Joseph’s Neighborhood Center
Rochester, NY
585-325-5260
www.sjncenter.org
Counties covered: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
Hudson Valley
- Child Care Resources of Rockland
Spring Valley, NY
845-425-0009
www.childcarerockland.org
Counties covered: Rockland - Sister to Sister International
Yonkers, NY
914-207-0368
www.s2si.org
Counties covered: Westchester - Ulster County Community Action
Kingston, NY
845-338-8750
www.uccac.org
Counties covered: Ulster - North East Community Center
Millerton, NY
518-789-4259
www.neccmillerton.org
Counties covered: Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Hudson Valley
Long Island
- Planned Parenthood of Nassau County
Hempstead, NY
516-750-2500
www.plannedparenthood.org/nassau-county
Counties covered: Nassau - Healthy Latino Communities
Roslyn Heights, NY
347-752-0852
www.helaco.org
Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk
New York City
- Brooklyn Queens Long Island Area Health Education Center
Brooklyn, NY
718-797-1558
www.bqliahec.org
Counties covered: Kings (Brooklyn) - Long Island GLBT Services Network
Woodbury, NY
516-323-0011
www.liglbtnetwork.org
Counties Covered: Queens - New York Communities Organizing Fund
Brooklyn, NY
nycofi.nationbuilder.com
347-756-4949
Counties covered: Kings (Brooklyn)
Western New York
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County
Jamestown, NY
716-664-9502
chautauquacce.shutterfly.com
Counties covered: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua - Buffalo Urban League
Buffalo, NY
716-250-2400
www.buffalourbanleague.org
Counties covered: Erie - Community Access Services of WNY, Inc.
Buffalo, NY
716-852-5969
www.caswny.org
Counties covered: Erie
Small Business Assistance Program
Since 2014, small businesses have been able to purchase insurance through the SHOP (Small Business Health Options Program) Exchange, which provides a menu of affordable, pre-screened insurance options to meet organizations’ and workers’ needs. With support from NYHealth, the Community Service Society expanded its Small Business Assistance Program, a network of organizations across New York State that helped small businesses get affordable health insurance and understand their options under the Affordable Care Act. These organizations provide education and assistance on topics such as the availability of tax credits for small businesses and options for health insurance for small businesses and their employees.
Capital District
- Guilderland Chamber of Commerce
Guilderland, NY
518-456-6611
www.guilderlandchamber.com
Counties covered: Albany - Small Business Development Center at University at Albany
Albany, NY
518-380-5077
www.albany.edu
Counties covered: Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington, Hamilton, Greene, Columbia, Montgomery
Central New York
- Cornell University Cooperative Extension, Rensselaer County
Troy, NY
518-272-4210
www.cornell.edu
Counties covered: Albany, Capital District, Columbia, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Schenectady, Saratoga, Washington, Warren
Hudson Valley
- Business Council of Westchester
White Plains, NY
914-948-2110 ext. 311
www.westchesterny.org
Counties covered: Westchester
Long Island
- Community Development Corporation of Long Island
Centereach, NY
631-471-1215
www.cdcli.org
Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk
New York City
- Actors Fund
New York, NY
917-281-5965
www.actorsfund.org
Counties covered: Albany, Buffalo, Bronx, Kings, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk - CAMBA
Brooklyn, NY
718-282-2500
www.camba.org
Counties covered: Bronx - Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
New York, NY
212-473-7875
www.manhattancc.org
Counties covered: Manhattan - Small Business Development Center at LaGuardia Community College
Queens, NY
718-482-5493
laguardia.edu/Businesses/Small-Business-Assistance
Counties covered: Bronx, Kings, Nassau, Manhattan, Queens (focus on Long Island City), Richmond, Suffolk
North Country
- Greater Watertown North Country Chamber of Commerce
Watertown, NY
315-788-4400
www.watertownny.com
Counties covered: Jefferson, Lewis, St. Lawrence
Western New York/Southern Tier
- Greater Olean Chamber of Commerce
Olean, NY
716-372-4433
www.oleanny.com
Counties covered: portions of Cattaraugus, Allegany, Chautauqua (towns of Allegany, Hinsdale, Olean, Portville) - Rochester Business Alliance
Rochester, NY
585-244-1800
www.rochesterbusinessalliance.com
Counties covered: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates - S2AY Rural Health Network
Steuben, NY
607-962-8459
www.s2aynetwork.org
Counties covered: Allegany, Steuben, Yates, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne - Small Business Development Center at Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY
607-777-4024
www.binghamton.edu/SBDC
Counties covered: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Tioga, Tompkins - Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College
Jamestown, NY
716-338-1024
www.suny.jcc.edu
Counties covered: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming