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Offers public transportation throughout Westchester County for or a small fee, with access of current fares, schedules and routes via the phone or website. Also provides reduced fares for senior citizens.

Contracts with a bus company to transport adults to and from their day time treatment program. The department also provides metro cards to various day programs to facilitate client access to those services. Day programs issue metro cards directly to eligible clients in attendance. If you are interested, please contact your day program for additional information and availability. Call for detailed information.

Provides funds to help individuals obtain and retain their employment and to become more employable by removing barriers to adequate transportation. includes auto repair grants, insurance payment grants, registration payment grants.

Provides bus services throughout the county, including localized shuttle buses to routine and specific locations by request, for those with special needs.

Provides travel information and training to help the community navigate through the local and regional transportation systems.

Serves consumers whose transportation needs cannot be met by Medicaid transportation and to ensure they have access to medical appointments and HIV related services. Individuals are provided cab rides, bus tokens, or gas cards to meet with their medical providers.

Offers charitable transportation options for those in need of assistance in getting transportation to receive medical treatment. Assistance is provided in the air with commercial airline tickets and volunteer pilots and on the ground with gas cards, bus and train tickets. All requests for rides are made online at http://patienttravel.org/.: Commercial Airline Transportation: administers charitable or deep-discount airline ticket program for patients and patient escorts on behalf of major airlines. Ambulatory patient travel exceeding 750 miles necessitates the use of airline resources. Special circumstances can make it advisable to use these programs for even shorter distances. Ground Transportation: ensures travel for low-income patients by providing gas cards and commercial bus or Amtrak tickets. Patients (with or without escort) must be ambulatory and require no medical monitoring or care en route. These trips are non-local medical care over 50 miles away and the typical trip does not exceed 300 miles. Volunteer Pilot Organizations: volunteer pilots donate their time and plane to transport patients to life-saving medical care. Patients (with or without escort) must be ambulatory and require no medical monitoring or care en route.

Provides emergency and regular food, rent, utility and prescriptions assistance to those in need in Owego Village area. Emergency food delivery to anyone 65+ who is housebound or disabled and resides in Owego Village area.

Offers individuals and families who are struggling to meet their basic needs assistance which includes a listening ear, referrals to existing programs and services, and when needed, material goods and financial assistance.

Serves consumers whose transportation needs cannot be met by Medicaid transportation and to ensure they have access to medical appointments and HIV related services. Individuals are provided cab rides, bus tokens, or gas cards to meet with their medical providers.

* Offers emergency financial assistance for utilities, rent, or security deposit payment.* Provides financial assistance for other needs such as prescriptions, glasses, formula, transportation cost, or some OTC products, based on need and funds available.

Provides help with navigating the 511 NY Southern Tier Rideshare services. Helps eliminate transportation barriers to and from medical appointments. Offers bus tokens and gas money to individuals in need of transportation assistance for non-emergency medical appointments, finding employment, groceries, and applying or re-certifying for services at a human service agency.

Offers temporary help for individuals and families in need while they work towards self sufficiency. Will assist with security deposit or first month's rent, but not both. Responsible for paying for and assisting in the scheduling of burials for residents of Hamilton County who die without funds or family to arrange and pay for a burial.

Family Assistance (FA) provides money for families with children. Cash benefits are limited to five years in a recipient's lifetime. After five years, a Family Assistance case may continue to receive benefits if an adult is disabled and cannot work or may be required to apply for assistance through the Safety Net category.

Safety Net Assistance (SNA) provides money for basic living expenses for single adults and childless couples (or families who have used up their 5-year limit of FA). Cash benefits are limited to two years in a recipient's lifeltime. After two years, the non-cash Safety Net Assistance voucher system provides benefits.

Emergency Temporary Assistance through Emergency Assistance for Families (EAF) or Emergency Safety Net Assistance (ESNA) provides assistance for crisis situations including evictions, moving expenses, utility shutoffs, help with food expenses, and diversion payments to help individuals avoid the need for ongoing assistance. Individuals do not need to be on public assistance to receive Emergency Temporary Assistance.

Provides a transportation assistance program designed to support income eligible households in acquiring transportation so adults may maintain employment.Financial assistance with the following: Vehicle repairs Gas cards Vehicle insurance payments Inspection cost Abstract cost Client DMV Registration Case ManagementThese services will target TANF-eligible households who reside in Otsego County and are working at least 20 hours/week or have a letter of hire to work at least 20hours/week.

Serves consumers whose transportation needs cannot be met by Medicaid transportation and to ensure they have access to medical appointments and HIV related services. Individuals are provided cab rides, bus tokens, or gas cards to meet with their medical providers.

Provides accessibility to community support system for eligible persons who are mentally-disabled by providing van service and bus tokens. Eligibility: Broome County residents with chronic mental illness (18+ yrs).

Previously known as Food Stamps, the Federal SNAP program provides low-income households monthly benefits to purchase food. Income and resource standards vary according to age, health, household size and household expenditures.You or your authorized representative can apply for SNAP either online at https://mybenefits.ny.gov/mybenefits/begin or by completing a New York State-prescribed form manually and mailing it to or dropping it off at the Department of Social Services.Temporary Assistance 274-5348Cash assistance program based on income and resources. Assistance can be issued on an ongoing basis or to meet an emergency need for housing or heat/utilities. Visit the NY State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance website otda.ny.govYou or your authorized representative can apply for Temporary Assistance either online at https://mybenefits.ny.gov/mybenefits/begin or by completing a New York State-prescribed form manually and mailing it to or dropping it off at the Department of Social Services.

* Offers emergency financial assistance for utilities, rent, or security deposit payment.* Provides financial assistance for other needs such as prescriptions, glasses, formula, transportation cost, or some OTC products, based on need and funds available.

Provides assistance with basic needs for individuals or families who have emergency need, including those who are homeless or at risk of being homeless. Services provided, as resources permit, include emergency rent payment assistance, local and long distance transit fare, prescription payment assistance, clothing, utility assistance, and information and referral.

Provides emergency assistance to individuals and families in need, including low-cost prom attire for teens.

* Assists military families coping with deployment and injury recovery as they struggle with devastating budget issues. Critical financial assistance is provided for the following services:

• Auto payment
• Auto Repair
• Child & dependent care
• Dental
• Food assistance
• Essential home items
• Medical
• Moving & relocation
• Rent & Mortgage
• Travel & Transportation
• Utilities
• Vision Care
• Home Repairs

Provides assistance to people who are homeless or experiencing a shelter crisis.

Provides transportation assistance to individuals in order for them to gain/maintain employment. Offers assistance with vehicle repairs, tire replacement, insurance/loan payments, and altnerative methods of transportation.