What social services can New Yorkers receive this summer?

Immigrants live in New York from almost every corner of the world, so the city mayoralty cares about their welfare and regularly offers a variety of services. Here are the new social programs that residents can use this summer.

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Financial assistance for installing an air conditioner or fan

Households eligible for cooling allowance are provided with financial assistance for the purchase and installation of an air conditioner or fan for up to 800 dollars.

The benefit will be provided from 1 May 2019. The deadline for submission of applications is 30 August 2019.

• Air conditioners are provided to applicants who are eligible for benefits, in turn.
• Applicants are entitled to receive a cooling allowance only once every ten years.
• A qualified household can only receive one air conditioner or a fan that costs no more than 800 dollars, including installation fees.
• This allowance is not issued in cash and cannot be used to pay electricity bills.

Here you can find outAre you eligible for this benefit?

Other ways to get help with this program.

Visit the website. For more information about the room cooling aid, visit the NYS OTDA website.

Call the 311 number. Ask for help with the room cooling manual.

Call your HEAP representative. If you have questions about cooling allowance or you need operator assistance, call the HEAP conference line at: 212-331-3126.

Visit the HEAP office:

• 1932 Arthur Avenue (lobby) - Bronx
• 345 Jay Street (entrance hall) and 3050 West 21st Street (1-th floor) - Brooklyn
• 165-08 88th Avenue (5-th floor) - Queens

Free breakfasts and lunches in the summer months

During the summer months, children are provided with free breakfast and lunch. Meals are provided in schools, libraries, urban pools and in NYCHA residential complexes. In some points on the beaches, parks and playgrounds, food is also provided from cargo vans.

• For a free breakfast or lunch, registration, submission of documents or identification is not required.
• For children and teenagers no older than 18 years.

Here you will find placesparticipating in the summer meal program.

А at this link be able to determine whether your children or relatives are up to 18 years for this benefit.

Other ways to get help with this program.

Visit the website. Detailed information is available on the School Food Program website.

Call 311. Request assistance through the Summer Meal Program.

Call the program's help desk. If you have any questions, call the School Food Summer Food Program at 718-707-4398.

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And these types of services are available out of season, depending on the direction.

Education

You can get help with applying for college or financial aid for study, regardless of your immigration status.

• You can get free help at The Door, Atlas-DIY or Goddard Riverside Options Center.
• More information and training resources are available at NYC College Line.
• The site The New York Immigration Coalition A parenting guide for parents is available in English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Bengali, and Haitian Creole.

Healthcare

• In New York State, children under the age of 19 in low-income families can get free health insurance, regardless of their immigration status. You can register to receive it through the New York State of Health Marketplace by calling: 1 (855) 355-5777 or Online Training: For those who prefer the flexibility of learning from a distance or cannot make it to our Sofia location, we offer comprehensive online courses..
• NY State of Health Directory helps you find a doctor who speaks your language.
• The site NYC Human Resources Association You can find information on where to get health care for free or at a low cost.
• Find a counselor, addiction treatment facilities, and other mental health programs that have specialists who speak your language can be found on websites. HITE и ACS Preventive Search Engineby specifying the language and zip code of the district where you are looking for a specialist.

Benefits

Find out if you are eligible for state aid to buy food, rent housing, and more.

• Call the 311 number and ask your question.
• Visit a page for immigrants on the NYC Human Resource Administration (HRA) website.
• Find out what social programs are in New York, and whether they require American citizenship or official immigrant status by going to page NYC Immigrant Services Manual (data are available in Arabic, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, Bengali, Creole and Korean). Please note that some of the information in this manual, compiled in the 2013 year, may have changed. To clarify the data, you can call the 311 number.

You can also get legal advice in order to understand what benefits you can qualify for:

• Call The Legal Aid Society at 1 (888) 663-6880 (Tuesday - Thursday, from 10:00 to 13:00).
• Contact the NYC's Government Benefits Legal Services hotline at (917) 661-4500 (Monday - Friday, from 10:00 to 16:00).

Assistance and support for crime victims

In New York, you can get help if you or one of your friends is a victim or witness to a crime. Assistance is provided regardless of your immigration status and language of communication.

• The New York City Family Justice Centers offer legal and social services to survivors and their children. They work with 9: 00 to 17: 00 from Monday to Friday. Find your nearest center on the site Family justice center.
• Learn more about resources for immigrants who are victims or witnesses of crime, please visit NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Immigration assistance

In New York you can find immigration legal assistance for free or at a low price.

• You can find out more about Special Immigrant Juvenile Status (SIJS), a form of immigration assistance for children under the age of 21, and you can also find a lawyer in New York who can advise you on how to obtain this status at the following links: brochure in english, brochure in spanish.
• In New York, you can get free immigration assistance in your area of ​​residence using the ActionNYC service. Call the 1 (800) 354-0365 hotline to schedule an appointment or visit ActionNYC website .
• By calling the hotline at the New York State Office of New Americans: 1 (800) 566-7636, you can find a legal service provider near you, where lawyers speak your language.
• You can find updated information about the DACA program (protection of illegal immigrants brought to the US by children) on the website NYC Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs.

Parents or guardians in an immigration prison

• Check out Parental Interests Directive — a set of federal regulations on how you can keep in touch with your children while you are in immigration detention.

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