Queens Nonprofit Offering Virtual Mental Health Counseling

QUEENS, NY — The social services organization Commonpoint Queens is offering virtual mental health counseling with licensed therapists to help Queens residents cope with the COVID-19 pandemic.

The counseling service is among a suite of emergency aid programs available during the pandemic, which prompted the organization to suspend all in-person programs and services.

The organization is working to accept a variety of insurance plans for the counseling sessions; the sessions are not necessarily free, a spokesperson said.

Commonpoint Queens — the name for the merger between Samuel Field Y in Little Neck and Central Queens Y in Forest Hill — is also offering transportation to medical appointments and supermarkets for senior citizens.

Other emergency aid offerings include:

• Emergency food packages from a Digital Food Pantry.
• Fully cooked meals for Older Adults. Pick-up is available at Sam Field Center or home-delivered.
• Case Assistance and Crisis Management for SCRIE, HEAP, Medicare, Medicaid, and other benefit enrollment.
• Job Placement and Career Assistance.
• Application Assistance for a coronavirus financial impact loan. (In partnership with the Hebrew Free Loan Society).

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Commonpoint Queens is also offering online educational programs for young children, fitness videos and online classes.

Click here to sign up for emergency assistance from Commonpoint Queens.

Correction: This story has been updated to clarify that the counseling sessions are not necessarily free.