For New York Medicaid members
Healthy groceries and help with everyday needs, free if you qualify.
If you have New York Medicaid and live in Brooklyn, Manhattan or Queens, you may qualify for a free screening. After the screening, Common Threads can help you find local support for food, transportation and other everyday needs.
Take the 1-minute survey
The survey and the screening are free. Getting screened doesn't change your Medicaid benefits.
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How it works
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Take the 1-minute survey
Enter your name, date of birth, phone number, ZIP code and Medicaid ID. Common Threads uses your answers to check that you live in the area and have active New York Medicaid. Keep your Medicaid card nearby.
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Get a call with next steps
Common Threads reviews your answers and calls you with next steps within 2 business days.
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Get screened and find local support
If you qualify, the next step is a free screening about everyday needs like food and transportation. Then Common Threads helps you find local support, based on what you need.
What the screening can help with
One free screening looks at your everyday needs. Then you get help finding support near you.
Food
Common Threads helps you find healthy groceries and other food support. Healthy groceries may be free if you qualify.
Transportation
You can also get help finding transportation support in your area.
Other everyday needs
Common Threads can help you find local support for other needs that come up day to day.
Based on what you need
Everyone's needs are different. You may be referred to several services, one service or none.
Local help that fits your life
Common Threads is a national nonprofit that teaches cooking and nutrition. In New York City, it helps Medicaid members get screened and find support nearby.
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Free to check
The 1-minute survey and the screening are both free.
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Support near you
Common Threads helps you find programs and services in your community.
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A call with next steps
Common Threads calls you to explain what happens next, so you're not left guessing.
Who can take the survey
You may qualify for a free screening if both of these are true:
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You have active New York Medicaid.
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You live in Brooklyn, Manhattan or Queens.
The survey is not an application for benefits. Filling it out doesn't guarantee services.
Common questions
Here's what people ask most about the survey and the screening.
Who is Common Threads?
Common Threads is a national nonprofit that has taught cooking and nutrition for more than two decades. In New York City, it helps Medicaid members in Brooklyn, Manhattan and Queens get screened and find local support. This program is Common Threads, powered by Umoja Health.
Is it really free?
Yes. You pay $0 for the survey, the screening and the help finding local support. Healthy groceries are free for members who qualify.
Will this change my Medicaid, SNAP or WIC?
No. Getting screened doesn't change your Medicaid benefits, and it doesn't affect SNAP or WIC. The survey is not an application for benefits.
Is my information safe?
Your answers are used only to check if you qualify and to contact you. Your information is not sold.
What does the survey ask?
It asks for your name, date of birth, phone number, ZIP code and Medicaid ID. It takes about a minute.
What kind of help could I get?
It depends on what you need. After the screening, Common Threads helps you find local support for food, transportation and other everyday needs. You may qualify for healthy groceries at no cost to you. Some people are referred to several services, some to one, and some to none.
Do I need a health condition?
No. You don't need a health condition to get screened. Some local services have their own rules about who can join.
What if I don't live in Brooklyn, Manhattan or Queens?
This program serves only those three boroughs. If you live somewhere else in New York, the state lists who to contact on its health department's website.
Can I fill it out for someone else?
Yes. A family member or caregiver can help someone with New York Medicaid take the survey. Use that person's name, date of birth and Medicaid ID.
See if you qualify for healthy groceries and help with everyday needs.
The survey is free and takes about 1 minute.
Take the 1-minute survey