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Year: 2014

2014 NYHealth Enrollment and Outreach Grantees

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

  1. The Pride Center of the Capital Region
    Albany, NY
    518-462-6138
    www.capitalpridecenter.org
    Counties covered: Albany, Rensselaer, Schenectady

Central New York

  1. ACR Health
    Syracuse, NY
    800-475-2430
    www.acrhealth.com
    Counties covered: Onondaga, Cayuga, Oneida, Jefferson, Oswego
  2. PEACE, Inc.
    Syracuse, NY
    315-470-3300
    www.peace-caa.org
    Counties covered: Onondaga

Finger Lakes

  1. Action for a Better Community
    Rochester, NY
    585-325-7550 ext. 341
    www.abcinfo.org
    Counties covered: Monroe County
  2. Trillium Health
    Rochester, NY
    585-545-7200
    www.trilliumhealthny.org
    Counties covered: Monroe, Ontario, and Steuben counties

Hudson Valley

  1. Westchester Community Opportunity Program, Inc.
    Elmsford, NY
    914-592-5600
    www.westcop.org
    Counties covered: Westchester, Putnam, Rockland

Long Island

  1. Health and Welfare Council of Long Island
    Melville, NY
    516-483-1110
    www.hwcli.com
    Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk
  2. Long Island GLBT Services Network
    Woodbury and Bay Shore, NY
    516-323-0011
    www.liglbtnetwork.org
    Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk

New York City

  1. Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
    212-271-7200
    www.callen-lorde.org
    Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens
  2. Center for Children’s Initiatives
    212-929-7604
    www.centerforchildrensinitiatives.org
    Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
  3. Charles B. Wang Community Health Center
    212-379-6988
    www.cbwchc.org
    Boroughs covered: Brooklyn, Manhattan
  4. Henry Street Settlement
    212-766-9200
    www.henrystreet.org
    Boroughs covered: Manhattan (Lower East Side/Chinatown)
  5. Lenox Hill Neighborhood House
    212-744-5022
    www.lenoxhill.org
    Boroughs covered: Manhattan (East Harlem)
  6. Make the Road New York
    718-727-1222
    www.maketheroad.org
    Boroughs covered: Brooklyn, Queens
  7. Restaurant Opportunities Center of New York
    212-343-1771
    www.rocny.org
    Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
  8. Center for Frontline Retail
    646-490-5925
    www.facebook.com/FrontlineRetail
    Boroughs covered: Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, Staten Island
  9. Urban Health Plan *
    718-589-2440
    www.urbanhealthplan.org
    * Funding provided by the Altman Foundation
  10. 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

  1. Adirondack Health Institute
    Glens Falls, NY
    518-480-0111
    www.adirondackhealthinstitute.org
    Counties Covered: Clinton, Essex, Franklin, Hamilton, Saratoga, Warren, Washington
  2. Centro Civico
    Amsterdam, NY
    518-842-3762
    www.centrocivico.org
    Counties covered: Montgomery, Fulton, Albany, Saratoga, Schenectady, Rennselaer

Central New York

  1. Alternatives Impact
    Ithaca, NY
    607-273-4611
    www.alternatives.org/impact.html‎
    Counties covered: Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, Tompkins
  2. Child Care Solutions
    Syracuse and Auburn, NY
    315-446-1220 (Syracuse), 315-446-1220 ext. 0 (Auburn)
    www.childcaresyracuse.org
    Counties covered: Onondaga, Cayuga
  3. Cortland County Community Action Program
    Cortland, NY
    607-753-6781
    www.capco.org
    Counties covered: Cortland

Finger Lakes

  1. Consumer Credit Counseling Services of Rochester
    Rochester, NY
    585-546-3440
    www.cccsofrochester.org
    Counties Covered: Monroe, Orleans, Genesee, Livingston, Ontario, Wayne
  2. Mental Health Association
    Rochester, NY
    585-325-3145
    www.mharochester.org
    Counties covered: Livingston, Monroe, Wyoming
  3. 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

  1. Child Care Resources of Rockland
    Spring Valley, NY
    845-425-0009
    www.childcarerockland.org
    Counties covered: Rockland
  2. Sister to Sister International
    Yonkers, NY
    914-207-0368
    www.s2si.org
    Counties covered: Westchester
  3. Ulster County Community Action
    Kingston, NY
    845-338-8750
    www.uccac.org
    Counties covered: Ulster
  4. North East Community Center
    Millerton, NY
    518-789-4259
    www.neccmillerton.org
    Counties covered: Columbia, Dutchess, Orange, Hudson Valley

Long Island

  1. Planned Parenthood of Nassau County
    Hempstead, NY
    516-750-2500
    www.plannedparenthood.org/nassau-county
    Counties covered: Nassau
  2. Healthy Latino Communities
    Roslyn Heights, NY
    347-752-0852
    www.helaco.org
    Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk

New York City

  1. Brooklyn Queens Long Island Area Health Education Center
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-797-1558
    www.bqliahec.org
    Counties covered: Kings (Brooklyn)
  2. Long Island GLBT Services Network
    Woodbury, NY
    516-323-0011
    www.liglbtnetwork.org
    Counties Covered: Queens
  3. New York Communities Organizing Fund
    Brooklyn, NY
    nycofi.nationbuilder.com
    347-756-4949
    Counties covered: Kings (Brooklyn)

Western New York

  1. Cornell University Cooperative Extension Chautauqua County
    Jamestown, NY
    716-664-9502
    chautauquacce.shutterfly.com
    Counties covered: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua
  2. Buffalo Urban League
    Buffalo, NY
    716-250-2400
    www.buffalourbanleague.org
    Counties covered: Erie
  3. 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

  1. Guilderland Chamber of Commerce
    Guilderland, NY
    518-456-6611
    www.guilderlandchamber.com
    Counties covered: Albany
  2. 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

  1. 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

  1. Business Council of Westchester
    White Plains, NY
    914-948-2110 ext. 311
    www.westchesterny.org
    Counties covered: Westchester

Long Island

  1. Community Development Corporation of Long Island
    Centereach, NY
    631-471-1215
    www.cdcli.org
    Counties covered: Nassau, Suffolk

New York City

  1. Actors Fund
    New York, NY
    917-281-5965
    www.actorsfund.org
    Counties covered: Albany, Buffalo, Bronx, Kings, Manhattan, Queens, Richmond, Suffolk
  2. CAMBA
    Brooklyn, NY
    718-282-2500
    www.camba.org
    Counties covered: Bronx
  3. Manhattan Chamber of Commerce
    New York, NY
    212-473-7875
    www.manhattancc.org
    Counties covered: Manhattan
  4. 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

  1. 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

  1. 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)
  2. Rochester Business Alliance
    Rochester, NY
    585-244-1800
    www.rochesterbusinessalliance.com
    Counties covered: Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans, Seneca, Wayne, Wyoming, Yates
  3. S2AY Rural Health Network
    Steuben, NY
    607-962-8459
    www.s2aynetwork.org
    Counties covered: Allegany, Steuben, Yates, Ontario, Schuyler, Seneca, Wayne
  4. 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
  5. Small Business Development Center at Jamestown Community College
    Jamestown, NY
    716-338-1024
    www.suny.jcc.edu
    Counties covered: Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Wyoming

 

Actors’ Fund of America, dba The Actors’ Fund

More than 1 million individuals have enrolled in public and private coverage through the NY State of Health Marketplace.

Consumer assistance has played a critical role in helping previously uninsured individuals understand their health insurance options and apply for coverage—in New York alone, fully half of all those who enrolled in coverage relied on in-person assistance. Significant work remains, however, to eliminate barriers to coverage for more than 1 million New Yorkers who remain uninsured and to help those who did enroll renew their coverage. To complement the State’s efforts to engage and enroll uninsured residents, NYHealth launched in 2014 a statewide enrollment network of community-based organizations to conduct education, outreach, enrollment, and referrals. These organizations directly reach populations known to be uninsured at disproportionately high rates: low-wage workers; immigrants; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender New Yorkers. NYHealth awarded The Actors’ Fund a grant to continue these efforts in 2015.

With NYHealth funding, grantees of this initiative undertook a comprehensive range of consumer engagement activities and enrolled uninsured New Yorkers into coverage. Specifically, The Actors’ Fund helped arts and entertainment professionals secure affordable health insurance and helped reduce the number of uninsured artists in New York City. It worked with entertainment unions, arts councils, and membership associations to schedule educational workshops and seminars for their members and constituents about health insurance options through the NY State of Health Marketplace. It used media campaigns to spread awareness about its free enrollment services and refer arts professionals to further educational tools and information.

North Country Children’s Clinic, Inc., dba North Country Family Health Center

North Country Family Health Center, Inc., (NCFHC), a federally qualified health center serving children and adults in Jefferson and Lewis counties, is virtually the only source of comprehensive primary care in this remote region of New York State. NCFHC services include six school-based health centers, dental clinics, integrated mental health services, a telepsychiatry program, and a four-county WIC program. Although NCFHC is a vitally needed provider, it has undergone financial duress, reaching a crisis point in October 2013 when it announced it would be suspending operations and closing its doors. The loss of NCFHC would deal a severe blow to primary care access in this area of the State. NYHealth awarded NCFHC a grant to help preserve the clinic and ensure there is no disruption of services to patients as the clinic works to develop and implement a sustainable, long-term solution for its continued operation.

Under this grant, NCFHC engaged external consulting services to help address various reimbursement/billing issues and improve the management infrastructure of the clinic. NCFHC worked with the consulting services to improve its Medicaid billing methodology and procedures and correctly file claims to ensure proper reimbursement of services. By professionalizing its billing operation, NCFHC aimed to put into place procedures that would result in its long-term financial stability and preserve much-needed primary care access in a rural area of the State.

Make the Road New York

More than 1 million individuals have enrolled in public and private coverage through the NY State of Health Marketplace.

Consumer assistance has played a critical role in helping previously uninsured individuals understand their health insurance options and apply for coverage—in New York alone, fully half of all those who enrolled in coverage relied on in-person assistance. Significant work remains, however, to eliminate barriers to coverage for more than 1 million New Yorkers who remain uninsured and to help those who did enroll renew their coverage. To complement the State’s efforts to engage and enroll uninsured residents, NYHealth launched in 2014 a statewide enrollment network of community-based organizations to conduct education, outreach, enrollment, and referrals. These organizations directly reach populations known to be uninsured at disproportionately high rates: low-wage workers; immigrants; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender (LGBT) New Yorkers. NYHealth awarded Make the Road New York a grant in 2013 to participate in this initiative. NYHealth awarded Make the Road New York a second grant to continue these efforts in 2015.

With NYHealth funding, grantees of this initiative undertook a comprehensive range of consumer engagement activities and enrolled uninsured New Yorkers into coverage. Specifically, Make the Road New York’s health insurance enrollment project provided culturally competent and linguistically appropriate outreach and enrollment services on Long Island and in Brooklyn and Queens to reach marginalized immigrant, low-income, and LGBTQ communities that faced barriers to accessing care and enrolling in insurance.

View a complete list of 2015 Enrollment Network grantees.

Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, Inc.

More than 1 million individuals have enrolled in public and private coverage through the NY State of Health Marketplace.

Consumer assistance has played a critical role in helping previously uninsured individuals understand their health insurance options and apply for coverage—in New York alone, fully half of all those who enrolled in coverage relied on in-person assistance. Significant work remains, however, to eliminate barriers to coverage for more than 1 million New Yorkers who remain uninsured and to help those who did enroll renew their coverage. To complement the State’s efforts to engage and enroll uninsured residents, NYHealth launched in 2014 a statewide enrollment network of community-based organizations to conduct education, outreach, enrollment, and referrals. These organizations directly reach populations known to be uninsured at disproportionately high rates: low-wage workers; immigrants; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender New Yorkers. NYHealth awarded Health and Welfare Council of Long Island, Inc.,(HWCLI) a grant in 2013  to participate in this initiative. NYHealth awarded HWCLI a second grant to continue these efforts in 2015.

With NYHealth funding, grantees of this initiative undertook a comprehensive range of consumer engagement activities and enrolled uninsured New Yorkers into coverage. Specifically, HWCLI provided health insurance enrollment services to Suffolk County residents, with a focus on low-wage workers and the immigrant community.

View a complete list of 2015 Enrollment Network grantees.

Charles B. Wang Community Health Center

More than 1 million individuals have enrolled in public and private coverage through the NY State of Health Marketplace.

Consumer assistance has played a critical role in helping previously uninsured individuals understand their health insurance options and apply for coverage—in New York alone, fully half of all those who enrolled in coverage relied on in-person assistance. Significant work remains, however, to eliminate barriers to coverage for more than 1 million New Yorkers who remain uninsured and to help those who did enroll renew their coverage. To complement the State’s efforts to engage and enroll uninsured residents, NYHealth launched in 2014 a statewide enrollment network of community-based organizations to conduct education, outreach, enrollment, and referrals. These organizations directly reach populations known to be uninsured at disproportionately high rates: low-wage workers; immigrants; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender New Yorkers. NYHealth awarded Charles B. Wang Community Health Center (CBW) a grant in 2013 to participate in this initiative. NYHealth awarded CBW a second grant to continue these efforts in 2015.

With NYHealth funding, grantees of this initiative undertook a comprehensive range of consumer engagement activities and enrolled uninsured New Yorkers into coverage. Specifically, CBW expanded its outreach and enrollment assistance program to the Chinese community in Manhattan and Brooklyn.

View a complete list of 2015 Enrollment Network grantees.

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