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: clinical mental health and integrated care intake; geography: Riverhead center; confirm the program and site for your needs; cost/eligibility: ask about age and program fit, clinician experience, insurance, fees and openings; emergency limit: routine care is not 911 or verified hoarding-specialty treatment. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Family Service League: Riverhead Family Center
Describe what has become harder at home and ask if a clinician has relevant experience or can refer you.
Role: community health center and primary care entry point; geography: Riverhead site; confirm which services are available there; cost/eligibility: provider offers sliding-fee discounts for qualifying patients; confirm coverage, appointments and documents; emergency limit: not an emergency department or verified hoarding-specialty care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Sun River Health: Riverhead
Ask about health concerns at home and whether a referral for behavioral health would help.
Role: hoarding education and a starting point for finding qualified care; geography: national resource; search New York and confirm service at your location; cost/eligibility: free information; confirm each clinician’s license, relevant experience, fees and openings; emergency limit: not clinical intake, endorsement or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
International OCD Foundation: Hoarding Resources
Ask a prospective clinician directly about experience with hoarding and what the first appointment would involve.
Role: peer support for adults supporting someone with a mental health condition; geography: affiliate lists Riverhead and online options; confirm the current format; cost/eligibility: provider describes family support as free; check registration and availability; emergency limit: not hoarding-specific treatment, therapy or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
NAMI Central Suffolk Long Island: Family Support
If you are helping someone else, you can ask for support for yourself without expecting them to attend.
Role: nonclinical peer groups and recovery support; geography: Suffolk County; ask which groups serve your area and are currently available; cost/eligibility: confirm group eligibility, registration, format and any fees; emergency limit: not hoarding-specific therapy or emergency response. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Association for Mental Health and Wellness: Peer Support Groups
Ask which group fits if isolation or everyday stress is making it harder to seek support.
Role: county navigation and referrals for older adults and caregivers; geography: Suffolk County, including Riverhead; cost/eligibility: confirm program-specific age, residency, costs and availability; emergency limit: not emergency response or guaranteed in-home help. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Suffolk County Office for the Aging
Tell intake which tasks are getting harder, such as getting to appointments or preparing meals.
Role: town home-delivered nutrition program; geography: Town of Riverhead; confirm service for your address; cost/eligibility: screening applies; confirm age, homebound status, assessment and any contribution; emergency limit: not emergency food delivery or medical care. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Town of Riverhead Meals on Wheels
If shopping or cooking is difficult, ask how to apply and what to use while waiting.
Role: county ADA paratransit for eligible riders; geography: Suffolk County; verify the pickup, destination and service area; cost/eligibility: eligibility and reservations apply; confirm certification, booking lead time and fare; emergency limit: not an ambulance or emergency transport. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Suffolk County Accessible Transportation: SCAT
Ask whether your trip is covered before scheduling an appointment that depends on the ride.
Role: nonprofit food distribution; geography: Riverhead; check the current distribution site; cost/eligibility: confirm schedule, registration, service area and food availability; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or guaranteed same-day delivery. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
RISE Life Services: Food Pantry
Check before traveling, particularly if you need a ride or cannot carry groceries far.
Role: public computer and technology access for service searches and paperwork; geography: Riverhead library; verify current hours and service access; cost/eligibility: ask about computer access, card or guest rules and any printing charges; emergency limit: not case management, private records storage or emergency support. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Riverhead Free Library: Computers and Technology
Ask about printing or looking up an application. Sign out of any personal account and take your papers with you.
Role: municipal guidance for eligible household, recycling and large-item collection; geography: Town of Riverhead; verify collection for your address and building; cost/eligibility: confirm the current schedule, accepted items, limits and any special arrangements; emergency limit: not emergency response, hazardous-waste pickup or a whole-home cleanout. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Town of Riverhead Sanitation
Ask about a specific large or unusual item before taking it outside. Building arrangements can differ.
Role: town collection events for eligible household hazardous materials; geography: Town of Riverhead residents; verify current site and event date; cost/eligibility: town describes designated resident drop-offs as free; confirm accepted items and proof of residency; emergency limit: not emergency spill response or routine curbside pickup. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Town of Riverhead: Stop Throwing Out Pollutants
Keep chemicals out of ordinary trash. Ask the town how to handle an unknown or leaking container before moving it.
Role: county intake information for New York HEAP heating assistance; geography: Suffolk County, including Riverhead; cost/eligibility: income and program rules apply; confirm current dates, documents and emergency-benefit criteria; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch and applying does not stop a shutoff. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
Suffolk County Home Energy Assistance Program
If you received a shutoff notice, give the date to both the utility and the intake agency and ask about time-sensitive help.
Role: utility guidance on bill and payment assistance options; geography: PSEG Long Island customers; confirm that it serves your address and account; cost/eligibility: individual options have eligibility rules; confirm application, payment terms and any fees; emergency limit: not emergency dispatch or a promise that a shutoff will be paused. | Each listing identifies its role, service area, cost or eligibility to confirm, and emergency limits.
PSEG Long Island: Help with Energy Costs
Contact the utility with the account information and notice date and ask which payment options may be available.