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Provides Medicaid eligible individuals with a medical need the opportunity to remain in their homes, direct the care they receive, and choose the person that will be caring for them. Promotes greater flexibility, freedom of choice, and responsibility for the consumer or a designated other to direct their own care.

Provides short-term help for families and individuals while they work their way toward self-sufficiency.

Offers free Farmers Market Coupons during summer months to provide seniors the ability to purchase farm fresh fruits and vegetables to enhance good health and nutrition.Coupons available after July 15thAlso offers FREE Produce to seniors

* Offers the state managed, federally funded health insurance that covers: Medical care. Nursing home care. Prescription coverage. Other professional services for physical/mental illness.

Makes monthly payments to disabled adults and children who have limited income and resources. Benefits are payable to people ages 65 years and older without disabilities.

Temporary Assistance (TA) is temporary help for needy men, women and children. If you are unable to work, can't find a job, or your job does not pay enough, TA may be able to help you pay your expenses.Applicants need to apply through their local department of social services.

* Provides assistance to Alzheimer's and dementia caregivers to receive respite funds from their county's area agency on aging, available through a grant to the Alzheimer's Association.

* Assists the public in filing applications for social security benefits: retirement, disability, survivors, death benefit and Medicare.
* Assists with supplemental security income benefits applications; aid to aged, blind and disabled.

Provides one-on-one screening and application assistance to connect individuals to SNAP benefits.

Assists families with individualized in-home care coordination services for youth ages 5 to 18 years with mental health challenges.

Services include intensive in-home services, crisis response, respite services, family support, information and referral, family peer advocacy, and skill building.

Coordinates individuals plans with the participant, parent-caretaker/ legal guardian, individualized care coordinator, and other supporters identified by the child and family.

* Administers a special Medicaid program that provides coverage for cancer related treatment.

Social Services promotes self-sufficiency by providing financial and social services to eligible County residents.Able-Bodied Adults Without Dependents (ABAWDs) are SNAP recipients aged 18-64 who are able to work and don't have a dependent child in their household. They can only receive SNAP benefits for a limited time (3 months in a 36-month period) unless they meet certain work requirements or have an exemption. These work requirements generally involve working or participating in a work program for at least 20 hours per week (80 hours per month). There have been a lot of "skimming" problems with EBT cards - it is recommended that people lock their cards if they are not using them and unlock when they go to use them.Below is the link to the EBT Skimming Scam - there is a way to lock EBT cards and this link lets clients know how to do it.EBT Scam Alert | OTDA

Provides breastfeeding support, nutrition counseling, and healthcare referrals. Offers the eWIC program, which helps participants afford healthy food for babies.

* Administers a special Medicaid program that provides coverage for cancer related treatment.

Provides information on resources available for families who need caregiving help.

Offers free or very low-cost state sponsored health insurance for children.

Public health insurance application assistance program for people who are aged, blind or disabled. Educates and assists New Yorkers with enrolling in Medicaid and the Medicare Savings Program (MSP)Facilitated Enrollment consists of private, one-on-one counseling about Medicaid and the Medicare Savings Program. We can meet with people at our offices, various public locations, also telephone appointments, or in special circumstances go to the home to mitigate barriers that might prevent someone from applying.

Represents central source of information and assistance about programs, services and benefits for seniors and caregivers. Staff help callers identify needs and explore options. Services include, Medicad/Medicare Applications, senior ride programs, housing information, and health related services.

* Provides supplemental nutrition, food, nutrition education through the WIC program.* Provides trained peer counselors to assist WIC moms with breastfeeding questions through classes, home visits, support, education and information.

Helps individuals and families enroll in health plans through NY State of Health, the state’s health insurance marketplace. The Navigator Program is funded by a grant from the New York State Department of Health, and has no ties to any insurance companies.

Facilitates federally mandated programs for the elderly and disabled including Medicare, social security retirement and disability insurance, and distribution of social security numbers.

Non-profit health insurance provider offering health insurance coverage to children and adults across New York State. Maintains additional satellite offices across the state. Not all programs are available in all areas.

Provides assistance enrolling eligible children, families and individuals in low or no-cost state health insurance plans including Medicaid and Child Health Plus. Assists in enrollment with small business health insurance. Additional help is provided navigating the health insurance marketplace for people not eligible for state health insurance options.

Determines eligibility for government health insurance coverage to individuals under the State Medicaid program including: Medicaid, Medicare Premium Payment Programs, COBRA Continuation Payments, Medicaid Buy-In for working individuals with disabilities, Medicaid Managed Care, Coverage for Long Term Care, Family Benefits Program, and insurance coverage for low income and/or disabled individuals. Covered medical services includes care provided by a primary care physician, specialists visits, emergency care, diagnostic testing and treatment, women's health services, prescription and dental care coverage and long term care services including home health services as referred by your primary care physician.

Provides help navigating the health insurance marketplace including help in understanding new health insurance options under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), available Qualified Health Plans (QHP), and help with enrollment into the marketplace. Also helps in enrolling eligible children, families and individuals in low or no-cost state health insurance plans including Medicaid and Child Health Plus.