Social Care Networks

Social Care Networks

At VIP Community Services, we recognize that health extends far beyond clinical care. Our Social Care Network (SCN) is designed to address the social drivers of health such as housing instability, food insecurity, transportation barriers, and access to essential resources that directly impact overall well-being.

Through the SCN, we connect individuals to coordinated, community-based services that support healthier lives and stronger outcomes. By partnering with local organizations and leveraging data-driven approaches, we ensure that each person receives holistic, person-centered care that meets both their medical and social needs.

A key component of this work is led by our Community Engagement Specialists, who meet individuals where they are both on the street and within community organizations. Through trusted, relationship-centered conversations, they raise awareness of available resources and proactively connect residents and their families to services they may be eligible for. This early engagement helps address unmet behavioral health, physical health, and social needs before they escalate into crises requiring emergency or acute care.

Our goal is simple yet powerful: to remove barriers, close care gaps, and create pathways for individuals and families to thrive.

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Notice

Summer EBT is an annual $120 food benefit program that helps low-income families with school-aged children buy groceries during the summer when they may not have access to school meals. The New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) is preparing to issue $75 million dollars in Summer EBT benefits to over 600,000 New York City families with school-aged children who spent the benefits they received last year. New York State has received reports of benefits being stolen in other states and doesn’t want that to happen to New York City residents. Please encourage EBT cardholders to protect their benefits by calling the number on the back of their card and changing their PIN today, June 15th, or as soon as possible. Summer EBT households will also receive a text message from OTDA reminding them to reset their PIN.

For more information on resetting Summer EBT PINs, click here.

Heat Advisory

The New York City Emergency Management Department (NYCEM) urges New Yorkers to take precautions during the hot weather expected on Thursday, June 11 and Friday, June 12.

The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory in effect both Thursday and Friday from 12:00PM to 8:00PM. Temperatures are expected to reach the low 90s on Thursday and Friday, with heat indices up to 100°F on Thursday, June 11, and heat indices above 90°F on Friday, June 12.

Thunderstorms are likely both Thursday and Friday evening. There is a potential for isolated to scattered thunderstorms with localized heavy downpours mainly during the evening commute on Wednesday. There is a slight chance that some thunderstorms may be severe. Thunderstorms can also bring local winds gusts between 30-40 mph.

During periods of extreme heat, New Yorkers and visitors should use air conditioning to stay cool, go to a place that has air conditioning if it is not available at home, stay hydrated by drinking water at regular intervals, and limit strenuous activity, especially during the hottest parts of the day. If you don’t have air conditioning, find a cool place to visit nearby, like a friend’s place, a mall, a museum, a coffee shop, a library, or an NYC Cooling Center.

More than 600 Cooling Centers will be open across the five boroughs find your nearest cool option or Cooling Center by visiting NYC.gov/beattheheat, or by calling 311.