HEALTH & WELL-BEING
GENERAL ASSISTANCE:
The Department of Social Services (DSS) can assist with many needs. Talk with them in person at the Ulysses Town Hall on 1st, 3rd and 5th Wednesdays from 1-4:30pm and 2nd and 4th Wednesdays from 2:30-4:30pm.
211 Tompkins Cortland provides a wealth of information on resources in Tompkins ad Cortland Counties. Just dial 2-1-1 on your phone.
FOOD:
Food Pantries:
Trumansburg: 387-9024
At Methodist Church (corner of South/Main Streets)
Every Other Monday from 1-2pm & 5:30-6:30pm
Enfield: 277-0266
182 Enfield Main Rd
Tue: 2nd 1:00pm-2:00pm 4th 3:00pm-5:00pm
HEALTH INSURANCE
Affordable Care Act (ACA) for NY
1-855-355-5777
Local ACA contact: (in the Town Hall on Wed. from 1-4:30pm)
Elizabeth Hoyt
Health Access Navigator
Human Resources Coalition of Tompkins County
ehoyt@hsctc.org
(607)273-8686 ext. 236
HOME BUYING/REPAIRS:
ITHACA NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSING (INHS)
277-4500
BETTER HOUSING FOR TOMPKINS COUNTY
The current grant, starting this summer, covers 100%, unlike the normal 60/40 ratio grant. The grant is for both low income and elderly homeonwners. Christine Carreiro is the construction grant manager. Her email is constructc@betterhousingtc.org, phone 607-273-2187, ext. 210.
BISHOP SHEEN ECUMENICAL HOUSING FOUNDATION
Home repair grant money is available to single family homeowners in Tompkins County.
Repairs covered include
- furnaces
- roofs
- electrical work
- hot water heaters
- bathroom and kitchen repairs
For more information, call (585)657-4114, or e-mail sheen2@rochester.rr.com.
ULYSSES CHRISTMAS BUREAU:
The Ulysses Christmas Bureau helps provide new clothes and toys to needy children at Christmas. It is an all-volunteer, tax-exempt, charitable organization that is affiliated with the Ulysses Community Council and the United Way. They receive no outside funding- they are simply neighbors helping neighbors.
http://ulysseschristmasbureau.org/
Town of Ulysses, NY
Mailing address:
10 Elm St.
Trumansburg, NY 14886
Fax: (607) 387-5843
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