Assistors assist small businesses, individuals and families in enrolling in affordable Health Insurance.

Senior Centers provide nutrition and transportation services, as well as a place for socialization, recreation, education and heath-related activities. The Center Directors and Case Managers are available to provide information and assistance on various issues that affect the elderly. They can help with forms or applications for benefit programs, help arrange services and make referrals to other agencies who offer programs for the elderly. The Case Managers assigned to each center are available to assist the frail, homebound elderly to get needed services.
Serves: Tupper Lake, Town of Tupper Lake, Also St. Lawrence County Town of Piercefield

The Diabetes Assocation of the Southern Tier (DAST) may be able to offer one-time financial assistance for individuals struggling with diabetes.

Health Insurance Information Counseling and Assistance Program is available to Ontario County Medicare beneficiaries and/or their caregivers. Counselors certified by New York State provide information to help you make informed decisions regarding health insurance issues.

Please call our office also to pre-register for New to Medicare workshops, and other seminars.

Nascentia health Options is designed for people who are Medicaid eligible, chronically ill or disabled, and who need long-term care services to stay safely at home. Key benefits are care management, home health aides, medication management, medical equipment, therapies--physical, respiratory, speech and occupational.

The Healthy Capital District Initiative has Navigators certified by the New York State of Health who can help you apply for health insurance including Child Health Plus

Thompson Health is proud of its not-for-profit mission to provide quality care to all who need it.

If you do not have health insurance or worry that you may not be ale to pay in full for your care, we may be able to help. Thompson Health provides financial aid to patients based on their income and needs. In addition, we may be able to help you get free or low-cost health insurance or work with you to arrange a manageable payment plan.

It is important that you let us know if you will have trouble paying your bill; Federal and State laws require all hospitals to seek payment of what they bill patients. This means we may turn unpaid bills over to a collection agency, which could affect your credit status.

For more information, please contact our Financial Counseling office at (585) 396-6512 or (585) 396-6029. We will treat your questions with confidentiality and courtesy.

EPIC Program participants can save a substantial portion of their costs for prescription drugs.
Recent changes have simplified the Program. Use EPIC for even more savings with the Medicare Prescription Drug Program. We will be able to give you all the necessary information about guidelines, payment schedules, processing your application and registering for this program.
(914) 813-6300 or 1-(800) 332-3742

Contracts with private health insurance companies to administer health care to eligible Medicaid recipients.

The Critical Needs Program at the Watertown Urban Mission provides emergency assistance to individuals and families in need. It is a safety net in our community to help fill in the gaps for struggling individuals and families. If you are in a difficult spot in your life and don’t know where else to turn, we may be able to help you, by advocating for you or providing you with some simple items to get you through.

In some cases and dependent on the availability of funding and supplies, Critical Needs can help provide for basic needs through vouchers to the store, gas vouchers for a medical appointment, baby formula for an overstretched family, or even help with prescription.

This program depends heavily on the generosity of donors and the availability of items in our Impossible Dream Thrift Store. Our client advocate will work with a person to address their immediate need and offer assistance to find ways to become self-sustaining.

The Critical Needs Program provides help for more than 4,200 households and more than 200 homeless neighbors in our community every year. About 25 percent of the people who come to the Critical Needs Coordinator have never been to the Mission, but the overall demand remains fairly constant.

This shows that many of the people who are served at the Watertown Urban Mission get the help they need to get back on track.

The Critical Needs Program handles special needs drives as well—Backpacks & School Supplies, Winter Coats, Toys for Tots, and more. We collect items all year round to ensure we can help students start the year right, help others stay warm and for many kids, make Christmas more enjoyable.

The Critical Needs Program is a walk-in service. All you have to do to get help is come to the Mission, sign in and once the program coordinator is available, you will be seen. The Critical Needs Program is designed to help you in any way possible when you're facing a difficult situation. Sometimes the help you need isn't available at the Mission, but your Critical Needs coordinator is an advocate for you to the programs in the community that may be able to help.

Otherwise, if help can be given directly, we will assist you. If you need clothing, we can give you a voucher to the Impossible Dream. If you need other household items, the same. Just be honest and open about your situation. We cannot give direct financial assistance, but we can be creative in finding ways to meet your needs so that you can get back on your feet.