Need help navigating life’s challenges? NRPL provides information and assistance with a wide range of services. Connect with representatives of professional organizations, highly trained volunteers, and library staff members to find a job, expand your benefits, obtain legal advice, learn your tenant rights, start a business, and more. In addition to the current services listed below, our librarians can help you with online resources.

Receive one-on-one assistance with open enrollment to purchase, change or renew coverage in qualified health plan; enroll or renew coverage in Medicaid and Child Health plus; and enroll in the new Essential Plan for lower-income New Yorkers from a Health Navigator from the Westchester County Department of Health. Appointments are recommended; please call (914) 336-0925 to schedule your appointment. For more information, visit The New York State of Health, The Official Healthplan Marketplace website. 

Attorneys from the Pace Women’s Justice Center offer free information and assistance to seniors on such issues as staying safe, avoiding financial scams, avoiding harassment and abuse, filling out health care proxies, and other legal matters. In addition, information and assistance on domestic violence and family matters will also be provided. The Pace Women’s Justice is one of the largest legal services providers in Westchester County, specializing in domestic violence and elder abuse, and serving over 2,500 clients each year. Bi-lingual assistance available. Visit their website for more information here. 

Westchester offers countless resources, services, and benefits to its seniors, but keeping track of it all can be difficult. The library system is here to help you find and make sense of the information you need. Find more information here.

Information, one-on-one assistance and referrals are available from a trained advisor from Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO) in these areas: Affordable housing opportunities in Westchester, Fair Housing, Mortgage Default, Senior Housing, Eviction Prevention, First Time and Home Buying. Drop-in, Lobby. WRO is a 50-year-old nonprofit agency offering housing services to area residents, free of charge. Check out their website here.