Town of Babylon Senior Services
Suffolk County Office for the Aging
631-853-8200
Meals on
Wheels/Amityville
631-842-4123
Residential
Repair/Home Chores
Town of Babylon
residents (60+) minor home repairs 631-422-7680
Suffolk County Residential Repair Program
Provides eligible
Seniors with minor home improvements 631-422-7580
SCAT
Suffolk County
Accessible Transportation for Disabled 631-853-8337/631-738-1150
Essential
Transportation
Provides eligible
Seniors with transportation to medical appointments, shopping & Town
of Babylon Senior Centers 631-422-7618/631-893-1056
SafeLink Wireless
Free cell phone
service to income eligible Seniors
68 minutes/month
800-378-1684
Town of Babylon
Reassurance Program
Homebound seniors
can receive a friendly phone call each day at the same time
631-422-7633
Touro Law
Center Senior Citizens’ Law Program
Free legal services
to Suffolk County Seniors
60 years of age or
older. 631-761-7470
Long Island Housing Authority
Senior Housing &
Subsidized Housing for Seniors
631-589-7100
Senior Citizen ID
Card
631-422-7680
Long Island General Information
(Community Resource
Database of Long Island)
Free Online
Directory of Agencies & Programs
Call 211 1-5 pm
– 7 days a week or
1-888-774-7633
Or
www.211longisland.org
New York State
Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance (OTDA)
1-800-342-3009
For information on
Temporary Assistance & Food Stamps
Food Stamps
Catholic
Charities 631-789-9546
Social
Services 631-854-6600 or 631-854-9935
Health Insurance Information
Nassau-Suffolk
Hospital Council Facilitated Enrollment Program
631-656-9783
www.coverage4healthcare.com
New York State
Department of Health
www.health.state.ny.us
For information on:
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Medicare and
Medicaid
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Family Health
Plus (health insurance for adults)
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Child Health
Plus (health insurance for children)
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Special
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children
(WIC)
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Prenatal Care
Assistance Program (PCAP)
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Elderly
Pharmaceutical Insurance Coverage (EPIC)
Medicare
800-33-4227;
www.medicare.gov
Medicaid
For eligibility
information call 631-853-8730
New York State
HIV/AIDS Information Service
1-800-541-AIDS
(2437)
Government Agencies
New York State
Department of Labor
www.labor.state.ny.us
For Information on
Unemployment insurance
Social Security
1-800-772-1213;
www.socialsecurity.gov
Volunteer Income
Tax Assistance (VITA)
1-800-906-9887
Homeowner Assistance
Town of Babylon
Community Development – Home Improvement Program
Home Improvement
Program for eligible homeowners (roof, windows, carpentry, heating,
etc.)
Call 631-587-3752
for information
Long Island Housing Partnership
– also provides
assistance – 631-435-4710 X 315
Residential Energy
Assistance Program (REAP)
Program to lower
electric costs for income eligible families. 800-263-6786
Foreclosure Resources
Counseling
LI Housing
631-587-5111 or
LI Housing
Partnership 631-435-4710
CDC 631-471-1215 X
158
Financial
Assistance
LI Housing
Partnership 631-435-4710
Children’s Aid
Society – Relocation Assistance
For Sub Prime
Borrowers 212-358-8930
Legal: Nassau
Suffolk Law Service
Foreclosure
Prevention Project 516-292-8100 x 3158 or 631-232-2400 (Bi-county
services)
Bankruptcy Clinics
Bank Clinics are
held periodically at Nassau-Suffolk Law Services. For information,
call the Pro-Bono Project at 631-232-2400 Tuesday before Noon.
Disaster Services
Free legal services
for those affected by Sandy:
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Touro Law Center’s
Disaster Relief Clinic – HOTLINE (631) 761-7198
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N.Y. Legal
Assistance Group – HOTLINE (212) 584-3365
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Superstorm
Sandy Help
www.fema.gov/sandy
Federal Disaster
Assistance
www.disasterassistance.gov
or FEMA
1-800-621-FEMA
New York Oil
Spill Fund
Assistance
available to help cover clean-up expenses call 518-474-6657
Domestic Violence
Abuse 24 Hour
Hotline
(631)666-8833
NYS Domestic &
Sexual Violence Hotline
1-800-942-6906
24 Hours a day,
Seven Days a Week
New York State
Child Abuse Hotline
1-800-342-3720
New York State
Adult Abuse Hotline
1-800-342-3009,
press option 6
(Updated May 3,
2013)
