Health Insurance Assistance

BronxWorks offers outreach, workshops, and one-on-one counseling to educate people about health insurance matters. We also help people enroll in free or low-cost health care programs.

We are currently providing assistance over the phone due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Learn how to use New York State of Health’s new Mobile upload app (in Spanish and English).

Learn More

Contact Us.

Tiffanie Dorch, Director of Health Benefit Programs
718.508.3198
tdorch@bronxworks.org

 

Navigator Program

BronxWorks provides Navigator services to help people access health insurance through the Affordable Care Act (commonly known as Obamacare).

Our Navigators can answer questions and help you sign up for health insurance through the New York Health Benefits Exchange.

Connect with our Navigators at the following locations:

  • Carolyn McLaughlin Community Center – Navigator Programs

    1130 Grand Concourse
    Bronx, NY 10456

    Phone:

    718.508.3040

    Schedule:

    Monday - Thursday, 8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
    Friday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    Saturday, 8 a.m. - 4 p.m.

    Languages:

    English, Spanish, Twi, Akan and Ga

    Click for map and directions

  • Townsend Ave. Office

    1477 Townsend Ave
    Bronx, NY 10452

    entrance on 172nd St.

    Phone:
    646.629.3250

    Schedule:
    Monday, 9 a.m – 5 p.m.

    Languages:
    English and Spanish

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  • Betances Cornerstone Community Center

    547 E 146th St
    Bronx, NY 10455

    Phone:
    646.629.3235

    Schedule:
    By appointment only

    Languages:
    English and Spanish

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  • Avenue St. John Office

    630 Southern Blvd
    Bronx, NY 10455

    Phone:
    646.629.3247

    Schedule:
    By appointment only

    Languages:
    English and Spanish

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  • Riverdale Neighborhood House

    5521 Mosholu Ave
    Bronx, NY 10471

    Phone:

    646.629.3245

    Schedule:

    By appointment

    Languages:

    English, Twi, Akan and Ga

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  • Bronx Clergy Task Force

    159 Dreiser Loop
    Bronx, NY 10475

    Phone:

    646.629.3245

    Schedule:

    By appointment

    Languages:

    English and Spanish

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  • Bronx Addiction Treatment Center (BATC)

    1500 Waters Place
    Bronx, NY 10461

    Building #13


    Phone:

    646.629.3248

    Schedule:

    By appointment

    Languages:

    English and Spanish

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NYC Care

NYC Care is a health care access program that guarantees low-cost and no-cost services to New Yorkers who do not qualify for or cannot afford health insurance. All NYC Care services are provided through NYC Health + Hospitals.

Learn more about NYC Care here or call 646.692.2273. Multiple language options are available.

Learn more about how the NYC Care Program works:

Community Impact

In 2021, the BronxWorks Navigator program enrolled 2,309 new clients, assisting all of them with access to affordable health insurance.

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