Family Assistance: Provides temporary financial support to families with children and pregnant women who are without sufficient income to maintain themselves. Safety Net: Provides vouchers for essential expenses to persons who have reached their lifetime limit of Family Assistance, to persons caring for children of non-relatives, and to single and childless couples. Temporary Disability Assistance (TDA): Provides assistance to persons with temporary disabilities, persons 60 years of age and older, caregivers of those with disabilities, and those with permanent disabilities awaiting SSI benefits. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program): Provides assistance purchasing food for individuals and families with limited income. Mixed Household SNAP benefits are granted to households who have some members receiving temporary assistance and some who do not. Benefits are obtained electronically through the EBT system. Medical Assistance: Provides medical coverage to persons without insurance, premium support to persons paying a Medicare premium, and coverage for adults whose children receive Child Health Plus. Rental Assistance: Provides assistance with rental payments to eligible households, as determined by the application process.

Provides emergency assistance to individuals with an urgent need for food, personal care items, medication, or other assistance due to an unforeseen emergency; food vouchers provided. Works with clients on budgeting to prevent future emergencies. Provides group for separated/divorced parents and significant others who want to reduce conflict and effectively parent their children. Provides domestic violence classes for men whose participation is court ordered. These classes provide information on the impact of men's abuse of power on family members; men's violence against women in society and how to end it; the historical, societal and cultural aspects of domestic abuse, oppression, racism, and sexism; and community efforts to stop domestic violence at the local and national level. Also provides friendly phone calls for older adults in Genesee County.

Provides emergency food, advocacy, referrals, limited financial assistance, immigration counseling, employment counseling, free educational seminars, thrift shop and transportation.

Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.

Provides temporary assistance to low income families who need some assistance till they become financial stable. Services also include financial aid to qualifying individuals and families for food, rent, clothing, shelter, etc. due to a disaster/emergency.

Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.

Helps children with a life-threatening illness and their siblings cope with the ordinary day-to-day tasks and special occasions that are sometimes overlooked or forgotten. Provides back-to-school supplies, birthday gifts, supermarket gift cards, and holiday gifts.

Provides community outreach centers throughout the county to meets the needs of individuals and families in need. Each center provides basic needs services along with benefits assistance. Services include food pantries, emergency housing assistance, family services to promote self-reliance and prevent future crisis. HEAP application assistance. Coordinates Medical Transportation.

Provides an emergency, 2 day supply of food one time per month from Community Emergency Food Pantry, and food as needed in the interim from the Outreach Office. Assistance with basic needs, rents and mortgages (when FEMA funds are available) and referrals when utilities are in arrears.

Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.

Provides assistance with basic needs for individuals or families who have emergency need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Services provided, as resources permit, include emergency rent payment assistance, local and long distance transit fare, prescription payment assistance, clothing, utility assistance, and information and referral.

Update November 2025- The main UW 211 ALICE program is still out of funding, however we have received a small amount of funds for utility assistance only due to the delay in HEAP opening this year. We are able to provide assistance to ALICE eligible clients for one time NYSEG shut offs or propane/oil tank refills or wood/pellet deliveries. HEAP income guidelines apply for this specific assistance. Clients must still try other programs first before applying for ALICE. This is very limited funding, check back for updatesAssistance up to $500 for qualified households, types of assistance includes:Car RepairsCar Insurance- must have cancelation noticePhone Bills- must have shut off noticeUtility Bills-must have shut off noticeHealth InsuranceChildcare ExpensesBack Rent Assistance- must have eviction noticeClient must be ineligible for other local programs that already provide these services such as DSS, Catholic Charities, Robin Fund, INHS for rent assistance or repairs- will need to prove ineligibility for other programsIncome guidelines listed in eligibility section belowDocuments needed for verification:Documents to prove residency or employment in Tompkins County:- Valid NYS driver license with current address- utility or phone bill or other mail issued in past 30 daysDocumentation of income, examples include:-current paystub in last 30 days- benefit statement for Social Security, SSI or Unemployment- Current bank statement- self attestation formDocumentation of Need, examples:-notice of eviction from court-repair bill/estimate- utility bill/shutoff notice with date of termination- other statement ie insurance, childcare, etc*must include amount needed to avoid shutoff or cancellation* Document upload short url: 211tompkins.org/uploadmobile friendly, screenshots and pictures of the documents can be uploadedClick on the link HERE to begin the intake process MUST BE FILLED OUT BY LOCAL 2-1-1 STAFF:

This fund is to help those individuals who are normally self-sufficient and able to take of their own needs, but are unable to do so when a sudden financial emergency arises. Assistance available on a one time basis.

As a Parish Outreach Center, provides a variety of concrete emergency services, such as food, limited financial aid or holiday assistance, to community members living within parish boundaries.

Temporary cash assistance is provided on a monthly basis, or in the event of a sudden emergency, by a vendor payment. Call for detailed information.

Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.

Provides food pantry to residents of East Quogue, Hampton Bays, and Flanders. Provides assistance with emergency needs, such as heating, prescription drug expenses, formula and baby supplies, Thanksgiving & Christmas turkey dinner plus gift card.

Provides the following services for residents of Uniondale: emergency food, limited financial assistance, clothing/furniture requests, thrift shop, housing assistance, citizenship/immigration counseling, English as a Second Language classes, advocacy and referrals.

Provides financial aid for food, rent, clothing, shelter, etc. to qualifying individuals or families of low income under severe financial pressure from disaster, catastrophic illness or family breakup. Also, provide WIC, child care expense assistance, and provides financial assistance which enables people who are aged, blind or have a disability, are limited in their ability to care for themselves.

Provides the following services for people within the geographical boundaries of the parish: information and referral emergency funds food pantry and vouchers individual and group counseling for substance abuse volunteer drivers educational workshops bereavement support groups and home maintenance for the elderly. Call Ministry for further information.

Provides basic services including home visits, furniture, clothing, food and occasionally financial support.

Linkage to community resources to meet individual needs. Funds to help with some crisis needs after other community sources are exhausted.

Provides financial assistance for one-time, non-recurring expenses and is available to Long Island military, reservist, and National Guard and their families.