SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY - FOSTER CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES | SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY

60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045

Eligibility

All ages

Hours

Mon 8:30am - 4:30pm Tue 8:30am - 4:30pm Wed 8:30am - 4:30pm Thu 8:30am - 4:30pm Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm

Voice

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Application process

Referrals from PINS, Child Protective Services or self-referral.

Fees

None

Service area

Cortland County, New York

Foster Care: safe, temporary placement for children unable to safely live with their own families with goal of returning children to their homes. If needed, a permanency plan can free the child for adoption, independent living or discharge to an adult residential setting.Preventive Services: after referral, conducts needs assessment, creates service plan and makes referrals to community agencies. Workers provide casework counseling, transport, mediation, crisis intervention and, sometimes, financial management.

Last assured

04/16/2026

What's Here

Permanency Planning for Foster Youth Foster Home Placement

Providing organization

SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY

Three major divisions: Income Maintenance Temporary Assistance Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), partially federally-funded Safety Net (SN), partially state-funded Food Stamps Medicaid Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) employment programs Child Care Block Grant (CCBG) child support emergency programs Services foster care Preventive Services adoption Child Protective Services (CPS) Coordinated Children's Services Initiative (CCSI) Adult Protective Services Long Term Care services Administration network technology accounting staff development legal investigations