HAP-Lewis also administers an NYS Rent Supplement Program contracted through Lewis County DSS. This program is very similar to Section 8, but broadens eligibility to include certain people who would be unable to access a Section 8 voucher; this could include hard-to-house populations such as lifetime registered sex offenders, consumers with certain past drug convictions, those who owe substantial arrears to Section 8, as well as undocumented immigrants.

Helps families receiving Section 8 rental assistance to achieve economic independence and self-reliance through education and job training.

Helps low income families purchase a home of their own and receive assistance in paying the mortgage payment (up to 15 years of the loan). The payments are based on the family income. The utilities, insurance, maintenance savings, and taxes are all considerations when calculating the payments. The home must be a single family home. It can be located anywhere in Jefferson or Lewis Counties and there are several organizations and financial institutions that have programs that can combine with this service.

For persons 60 years of age and older.Home Care Services - Assistance with: case management, medication minding, housekeeping, grocery shopping, etc Consumer Directed Care Services - Option for consumer to hire their choice of care worker within guidelines.

Kinney Drugs houses a medication disposal station for unused and expired medication. Accepted medications: prescriptions (schedule II-V controlled and non-controlled substances), prescription ointments, vitamins, prescription patches, pet medications, over-the-counter medications. Not accepted: needles, inhalers, aerosol cans, thermometers, lotions, liquid, hydrogen peroxide.

"The purpose of Head Start is to promote the school readiness of income eligible children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development in a learning environment that supports children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning, through the provision to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social and other services that are determined based on family needs assessments, to be necessary."

"The purpose of Head Start is to promote the school readiness of income eligible children by enhancing their cognitive, social, and emotional development in a learning environment that supports children's growth in language, literacy, mathematics, science, social and emotional functioning, creative arts, physical skills, and approaches to learning, through the provision to low-income children and their families of health, educational, nutritional, social and other services that are determined based on family needs assessments, to be necessary."

Home Based 12 month program for families with children under age 3 and pregnant women. May include a weekly home visit as well as monthly small group supports.

Provides education to obtain a High School Equivalency Degree, currently the GED in NY