People and practical help
Housing, food, care, transportation, and ongoing support
These listings connect the local community with housing, food, behavioral health, benefits, transit, survivor advocacy, disability support, peer support, and practical resources. Ask about current availability, cost, scope, consent, and safety before relying on them.
Role: outpatient behavioral health intake and care; geography: 239 Golden Hill Lane in Kingston; cost/eligibility: ask about current intake, insurance, fees, wait times, and clinician experience with hoarding; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or confirmed hoarding-specialty care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Family Services: Kingston Behavioral Health Center
Describe how difficulty discarding or acquiring affects daily life. Ask whether a clinician has experience with hoarding and where they refer when specialty care is needed.
Role: primary care and care coordination; geography: Kingston; operated by the Institute for Family Health; cost/eligibility: confirm appointment availability, coverage, and any income-based fee options; emergency limit: not the hospital emergency department. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Pine Street Family Health Center
A primary-care visit can help you raise health concerns such as falls, breathing problems, or trouble using your kitchen or bathroom. Ask about follow-up and referrals.
Role: education and searchable specialty resources; geography: online; search for care or groups accessible from Ulster County; cost/eligibility: public information is free; independent providers set their own fees, waitlists, and eligibility; emergency limit: not treatment, crisis support, or a local endorsement. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
International OCD Foundation Hoarding Resource Center
Before starting care, ask about training and experience with hoarding disorder. For telehealth, confirm the clinician can serve people located in New York.
Role: local facilitated group support, not specific to hoarding; geography: most listed groups meet at 300 Aaron Court in Kingston unless otherwise noted; cost/eligibility: the association lists its groups as free and open to the public; confirm group fit, time, and any virtual sign-up steps; emergency limit: not therapy, hoarding treatment, or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Mental Health Association in Ulster County: Self Help and Support Groups
Check the current group descriptions and ask which one fits what you want support with. You can also ask about a group for a family member or caregiver.
Role: nonprofit food pantry; geography: Kingston; serves Ulster County; cost/eligibility: ask what to bring, how often you can visit, and whether any residency rules apply; emergency limit: not same-night housing or a medical emergency service. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
People’s Place: Your Choice Food Pantry
If your refrigerator or stove is hard to use, ask about foods that do not require cooking or refrigeration. Confirm pickup hours before traveling.
Role: heating-cost benefit and application information; geography: Ulster County residents; the county lists application options in Kingston; cost/eligibility: income and other rules apply; confirm application dates and required documents; emergency limit: not a promise of same-day repair or emergency dispatch. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Ulster County Home Energy Assistance Program
Keep a heating bill or shutoff notice handy. Ask whether the regular or emergency benefit applies and what to do while you wait.
Role: energy assessment and eligible home-efficiency work; geography: Ulster County; ask about service for your address and building type; cost/eligibility: free services may be available to eligible renters and homeowners; building rules and owner permission can apply; emergency limit: not a cleanout service, hazardous-material removal, or emergency heat repair. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Ulster County Community Action: Weatherization
Ask what the assessor needs to reach before a visit. Let the program know if an area is blocked or unsafe rather than trying to move everything at once.
Role: information and navigation for long-term services and supports; geography: Ulster County; cost/eligibility: ask about intake and any rules or costs for referred programs; emergency limit: not direct home care, cleanup, or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Ulster County NY Connects
If daily tasks are becoming difficult, ask about supports that could help you stay at home and which require a separate assessment.
Role: scheduled meal delivery for eligible older residents; geography: Ulster County; cost/eligibility: the county lists no required charge; confirm age, homebound criteria, and whether other supports affect eligibility; emergency limit: not a same-day food or medical response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Ulster County Office for the Aging: Home Delivered Meals
Ask about assessment and whether you need freezer space or a way to heat meals. If you need food today, start with the pantry or 211.
Role: housing counseling for buyers and homeowners, including foreclosure prevention; geography: Hudson Valley with a Kingston-based provider; confirm service for your Ulster County address; cost/eligibility: confirm intake, any fees, and whether an eligible repair program is open; emergency limit: not legal representation, rental emergency placement, or a promise of home repair. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
RUPCO Housing Solutions Center
If you own your home and are worried about falling behind on a mortgage, ask about foreclosure counseling. Keep any lender letters and share the deadline when you call.
Role: public buses and route information; geography: Kingston and other published Ulster County routes; cost/eligibility: UCAT lists its routes as fare-free; confirm current schedules, accessibility, and separate booking or eligibility for demand service; emergency limit: not an ambulance or a door-to-door guarantee. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Ulster County Area Transit
Check the last return bus before making an appointment. If you cannot reach the stop or need help boarding, ask UCAT what options fit your trip.
Role: city recycling and safe-disposal guidance; geography: City of Kingston addresses; town or county rules may differ; cost/eligibility: check what is accepted, whether you need an appointment, and any separate fees for special items; emergency limit: not in-home removal or emergency response; do not put hazardous products in ordinary trash. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
City of Kingston Recycling
Before hauling anything, ask about large items, electronics, paint, or chemicals. Start with one category and confirm where it goes before making a pile by an exit.