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: Queensbury; confirm the program and visit location; cost/eligibility: provider lists a sliding fee scale and insurance assistance; ask about intake, current coverage, and clinician experience with hoarding; emergency limit: routine intake is not dispatch or verified hoarding-specialty treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Behavioral Health Services North: Queensbury Services
Explain how difficulty discarding, acquiring, or using rooms affects daily life. Ask whether the clinician has relevant experience or can offer a referral.
Role: primary care for people of all ages; geography: Queensbury; cost/eligibility: confirm appointment availability, coverage, and fees; emergency limit: not a hospital emergency department. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Hudson Headwaters: West Mountain Family Health
Tell the clinician if falls, mobility, or managing meals or medicines are harder at home. Ask whether follow-up care or a referral would help.
Role: education and directory links for hoarding-specific care and support; geography: online; search for services available from Warren County or through New York telehealth; cost/eligibility: public information is free; individual providers set fees, availability, and eligibility; emergency limit: not diagnosis, therapy, emergency help, or a provider endorsement. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
International OCD Foundation Hoarding Resource Center
Ask how often a clinician works with hoarding disorder and whether they can see someone at your location. Confirm current access before relying on a listing.
Role: nonclinical support from trained peers with lived experience; geography: regional provider; confirm where and how Queensbury residents can participate; cost/eligibility: ask about referral, eligibility, program fit, and any fees; emergency limit: not hoarding treatment, case management, or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
ASCEND Mental Wellness: Peer Support Services
Ask what a first conversation with a peer specialist involves and whether support can focus on one goal you choose.
Role: veteran peer connection and support with readjustment; geography: Warren and Washington counties; county veterans office in Queensbury; cost/eligibility: confirm eligibility, activities, registration, and any costs; emergency limit: not hoarding treatment, clinical care, or emergency dispatch. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren County Adirondack Peer-to-Peer Veterans Program
If you’re a veteran and want to connect with others while making changes at home, ask about a first meeting and referrals for other practical needs.
Role: community food pantry; geography: serves the Queensbury, Lake George, and Glens Falls area; cost/eligibility: provider asks for proof of residency and limits visits; check the calendar and what to bring; emergency limit: not emergency food dispatch or a shelter; use 211 for urgent food referrals. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Queensbury United Methodist Church Food Pantry
If your kitchen is difficult to use, ask about food that doesn’t need much preparation. Confirm current pickup hours before arranging a ride.
Role: home energy assessment and efficiency-work referral; geography: Warren County; confirm the provider and rules for your address; cost/eligibility: income and property rules apply; ask about owner permission, timing, and costs for any separate work; emergency limit: not emergency heating repair, hoarding cleanup, or hazardous-material removal. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren County Weatherization Assistance Information
Ask what the assessor needs to reach before a visit. If you can’t safely make space, tell the program and ask what you can prepare in stages.
Role: heating-benefit application guidance and referral; geography: Warren County; Office for the Aging helps older adults and directs younger applicants to DSS; cost/eligibility: income and other rules apply; confirm current program dates, age-specific intake, and documentation; emergency limit: not a guaranteed same-day payment or emergency dispatch. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren County HEAP Application Assistance
Keep a heating bill or shutoff notice nearby. Ask which option may fit if the heat is off or you are running out of fuel.
Role: information and referrals for long-term services and supports; geography: Warren County; cost/eligibility: ask about intake; referred programs can have fees or their own eligibility rules; emergency limit: not direct home care, a cleanout, or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren County NY Connects
If getting around at home or managing daily tasks is harder, ask what might help you stay independent and which options need an assessment.
Role: meal delivery after program screening; geography: eligible residents; confirm service at your Warren County address; cost/eligibility: county lists people age 60 and older with additional homebound and support criteria; contributions are voluntary; emergency limit: not same-day emergency food or medical response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren/Hamilton Office for the Aging: Home Delivered Meals
If you can’t shop or prepare meals safely and don’t have reliable help, ask about assessment and timing. Use a pantry or 211 if you need food sooner.
Role: local public transit stop and route information; geography: Queensbury Plaza and connecting CDTA routes; check the stop closest to your address; cost/eligibility: confirm current fares, timetables, accessibility, and any advance booking; emergency limit: not an ambulance, moving service, or guaranteed door-to-door pickup. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Capital District Transportation Authority: Queensbury Plaza Stop
Check the return trip before setting an appointment. Ask about accessible options if reaching the stop is difficult.
Role: official local waste drop-off information; geography: includes Queensbury facilities; accepted items and residency rules vary; cost/eligibility: confirm hours, fees, accepted items, and any permit or proof required; emergency limit: not in-home removal or a response to hazardous materials. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Warren County Transfer Station Directory
Ask where bulky items, electronics, paint, or chemicals go before loading anything. Keep exits and sidewalks clear while sorting.