- By Rob LaHood
- Business & Technology
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The Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce has been awarded a grant from the Community Service Society of New York (CSS) through its outreach program, called Community Health Advocates (CHA), to help serve the small business community through a new Small Business Assistance Program (SBAP).The Tompkins Chamber is one of thirteen organizations that will form a statewide network to provide outreach and assistance to small businesses in their communities regarding access to health care and health insurance. Community Health Advocates (CHA) operates a similar program throughout New York State that helps individual consumers find and use health coverage and care.
Jean McPheeters, president of the Tompkins Chamber, says “This grant will allow us to reach more small businesses across Tompkins County with accurate and timely information about health insurance and access to health care. It’s a great honor to be a part of this system and to help form the SBAP.” Several of the other awardees in the region are the Greater Syracuse Chamber Foundation, the Chautauqua Chamber Development Corporation, and the Greater Oswego-Fulton Chamber of Commerce.
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