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Provides the following services: - Short-term Residential Services - Therapeutic Foster Care - Diagnostic Residential Services - Non-Secure Detention Services - Intensive Support Unit - Developmental Abilities Services Transitional Unit - Home and Community Based Services Waiver Program - Medicaid Service Coordination - Customized Community Services - Bridges to Health

Provides financial assistance for child care.

Assists in applying for New York State sponsored health insurance through Medicaid, as well as Managed Long Term Care (MLTC) and Nursing Home Coverage. Facilitated enrollers help go over paperwork and put together all of the information needed to apply. Helps apply for Medicaid as a supplement to existing coverage such as commercial insurance, Medicare, or VA Healthcare. If eligible, Medicaid can pay for remaining costs that insurance doesn't cover, including co-pays, dental, and prescriptions.

Offers SNAP (Food Stamps) program for qualified applicants.

Operates and oversees a takeout ready to eat community kitchen and provides an emergency food pantry and mobile food pantry. Other services include food recovery, food redistribution, community gardens, and seedling provision. Offers a food box giveaway providing fixings for a complete holiday dinner during the December holiday season; see Hours below for 2025 details.

Provides supplemental food program for pregnant women, infants, and children under age 5. Approved clients will receive an EBT food package benefit card each month to purchase formula, milk, eggs, cheese, juice, and nutritious foods. Offers counseling, referrals, nutritional meetings, and breastfeeding counseling and support. Satellite Offices: Calvary Baptist Church, 8703 Lake Street Road, Le Roy, NY 14482: 3rd Wednesday of every month. St. Peter Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1355 West Avenue, Medina, NY 14103: 2nd & 4th Wednesday of every month. Tonawanda Indian Reservation, 372 Bloomingdale Road, Akron, NY 14001: 1st Wednesday of January, April, July, and October.

Administers Temporary Assistance including Family Assistance, Safety Net Assistance, SNAP, and childcare assistance. An application for Temporary Assistance is an automatic application for Medical Assistance and SNAP benefits. May be able to assist with rent and mortgage payments, depending on the circumstances. Provides once-only or alternative assistance to applicants, who are low-income and without sufficient resources, in the form of diversion services. May include transportation and work related expense assistance.

Determines eligibility of families for day care subsidies, promotes quality day care in the community and offers technical assistance to providers in meeting New York State regulations. Child care assistance is authorized for eligible individuals through a variety of programs outlined below. Each program determines method of payment, required paperwork, and who to contact with questions and problems. Temporary Assistance Day Care: Available for TANF or Safety Net households involved in approved training programs or work site assignments. Program enables parents to work or participate in approved training programs while receiving child day care services. Transitional Day Care: Available when a Temporary (Public) Assistance case is closed and there is a need for day care services due to employment. Transitional day care is guaranteed for 12 months if working families earn less than or equal to a designated percentage of The State Income Standard (which is based on The Federal Poverty Level and subject to charge). Parents contribute to the cost of care based on a sliding income scale. Non-Temporary Assistance Day Care: Available to employed families who earn less than or equal to a designated percentage of the State Income Standard. Parents contribute toward the cost of care based on a sliding income scale. This assistance is also provided to teen parents attending high school and people working toward a GED who are under the age of 21. Preventive/Protective Services Day Care: Available to recipients of Children's Services when day care is mandated as part of the family's service plan.

Medicaid provides medical coverage for individuals based on income and resource guidelines.

Provides basic food for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5. Eligible participants receive a food benefit card to purchase nutritious foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, cereal, peanut butter, and baby formula. Also offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and community referrals.

Family Assistance: Provides temporary financial support to families with children and pregnant women who are without sufficient income to maintain themselves. Safety Net: Provides vouchers for essential expenses to individuals who have reached their lifetime limit of Family Assistance and children in the care of non-relatives, or for single and childless couples. Temporary Disability Assistance (TDA): Provides assistance to persons with temporary disabilities, persons 60 years of age and older, caregivers of those with disabilities, and those with permanent disabilities awaiting SSI benefits. SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program): Provides assistance purchasing food for individuals and families with limited income. Mixed Household SNAP benefits are granted to households who have some members who receive temporary assistance and some who do not. Benefits are obtained electronically through the EBT system. Medical Assistance: Provides medical coverage to persons without insurance, premium support to persons paying a Medicare premium and coverage for adults whose children receive Child Health Plus. Rental Assistance: Provides assistance with rental payments to eligible households, as determined by the application process.

Provides screening for benefits programs including Food Stamps/SNAP, HEAP, Medicare Savings Programs, and Medicaid. As appropriate, provides referrals to agencies such as the Social Security Administration, Department of Social Services, and Veterans Service Agency.

A multifaceted prenatal assistance and health education program that provides community outreach and promotes the importance of early prenatal care. Offers assistance in applying for W.I.C. (Women Infants & Children) and health insurance through the NYS Marketplace. Works to connect parents with community-based services to support pregnancy and beyond. Offers essential information and education on fetal development, prenatal nutrition, birthing, infant nutrition, breastfeeding, labor and delivery, signs of premature labor, birth control options, the dangers of nicotine/alcohol/drug use, and HIV prevention.

Provides basic food for pregnant and postpartum women, infants, and children up to age 5. Eligible participants receive a food benefit card to purchase nutritious foods such as milk, eggs, cheese, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, cereal, peanut butter, and baby formula. Also offers nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and community referrals.

Medicaid provides medical assistance for those families and individuals whose medical expenses exceed their income. DSS processes applications for a variety of health insurance programs.

Provides a fund specifically designed for assistance to cancer patients requesting alternative health therapies such as nutritional counseling, natural medicines, acupuncture, chiropractic care, yoga and reflexology. Call for further information.

Provides a supplemental food/nutrition program for low income women who are pregnant, new mothers or have children under 5 years which offers nutrition/health education, and referrals for other health care services, including additional funds to purchase healthy foods in WIC-approved food markets.

Provides various support services to families with children. Services include information and referrals related to raising children, testing for children who may shows signs of delay, along with parent skills classes and parent/child groups. Training and professional development opportunities for child care providers on all aspects of early childhood development, early care and learning.

MHA provides funding stream for individuals with developmental disabilities, that creates more independent housing opportunities, such as those who live independently and require additional supports, or for those leaving home, a community or institutional facility, or those who are homeless.

Provides food stamps to individuals and families who qualify.

Medicaid provides medical assistance for those families and individuals whose medical expenses exceed their income. DSS processes applications for a variety of health insurance programs.

Offers five Family Health Centers which provide essential primary care services and “medical homes” to residents of some of Long Island’s most underserved communities. By bringing quality primary care and a growing number of specialty services out into the community, we’re helping more Long Islanders get the care they need, where they need it most. Our goal is to keep our patients healthy and out of the hospital. Through Harmony Healthcare Long Island (HHLI) we are bringing a new kind of health services to the communities that need it most. We provide affordable, quality health services to everyone in the neighborhood, regardless of insurance status or the ability to pay. Call for detailed information.

Provides caregivers a temporary break from care giving, while the person with Alzheimer’s disease continues to receive care in a safe and supportive environment. Scholarships are available.