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Provides prescreening, assistance filling out applications, and assistance obtaining necessary documentation for food stamp benefits.

Oversees the delivery of temporary and transition assistance, disability assistance, and the collection of child support. Contact the local Department of Social Services for temporary and transition assistance, and the local Social Security Administration office for disability assistance. Provides an online prescreening tool for temporary assistance, food stamps, health insurance, tax credits and other programs that help individuals make ends meet. Tool can be used to apply for food stamps.

Provides prescreening, assistance filling out applications, and assistance obtaining necessary documentation for food stamp benefits.

Delivers food directly to seniors and people with disabilities who need assistance obtaining food and may have difficulty reaching local pantries or accessing other food programs. Also provide information and ancillary services, such as flu shots and nutrition counseling. Call or visit web site for locations.

Provides pre-screening of eligibility qualifications, assistance filling out applications, and assistance obtaining necessary documentation for SNAP benefits. Most help can be done over the phone and help is available in both Spanish and English.

Helps vulnerable families access public entitlements, emergency food, food stamp applications, shelter, eviction prevention, and other benefits assistance. Also offer financial literacy classes that teach people how to make every dollar count. (Emergency financial assistance is limited by resources).

Works with agencies to bring services to rural area. Center for information and application to Food Stamps, Child Health Plus, Family Health Plus, EPIC, HEAP, and Access to Independence (services for persons with handicaps), Office of the Aging and Family Counseling of Cortland.

* Provides temporary financial assistance to individuals and families in need. Rent payment assistance Medicaid SNAP (Food Stamps) Childcare payment assistance for families with low income More information can be found at www.mybenefits.ny.gov

* Provides an online tool for New York State residents where they can check their eligibility for multiple human service benefit programs and apply online for SNAP and HEAP.

Helps families apply for Medicaid/SSI and access service coordination, day programming, recreational services, residential services, vocational services, and respite services. Assists parents in their search for information as they plan for their adult child's future, including trusts, wills, guardianship, and letters of intent.

This program consists of a combination of programs and services designed to improve education and access for community members working toward optimal health and well-being. In partnership with health care providers, Community Health Workers provide intake, referral, navigation and case management services to patients at Primary Care Practices.

* Provides Temporary Financial Assistance to eligible individuals and families in need: Temporary Cash Assistance. SNAP/food stamps. Medicaid. Day Care. Emergency Payments.

Offers assistance to enroll in government-sponsored health insurance programs, such as Medicaid, Child Health Plus and Family Health Plus. Call to find out if you may be eligible.

* Provides public assistance through the following programs: SNAP (Food stamps). Medicaid. Rent payment assistance. Benefit information can be found at www.mybenefits.ny.gov. * Offers emergency housing for individuals and families. * Provides assistance to teenage runaways. * Provides fraud investigation services. Reviews information and investigates complaints of welfare fraud.

Offers assistance to individuals with disabilities and their families residing in Schenectady County to learn about, apply for and secure services needed to address their individualized interests and goals. Intake Specialists also assist individuals to prepare and submit applications for OPWDD and HCBS eligibilty.

* Offers emergency assistance, TANF and Safety Net Programs for eligible individuals and families. SNAP. Rent assistance. Medicaid. Child Care Subsidy (child care block grant).

Helps beneficiaries of Social Security Administration programs (SSI, SSDI, CDB, DWB, etc.) move from benefits to paid employment and greater economic self-sufficiency with information on making informed choices about returning to work, such as: paid employment's impact on Social Security benefits understanding current Social Security legislation work incentives such as Impairment Related Work Expenses (IRWE) subsidy and Plan to Achieve Self-Support (PASS) Access Ticket to Work Program

Services Offered: Information and referral services for pregnant women and parenting families STEP Early Childhood (birth-5yrs) effective parenting classes Professional and consumer health education and assistance to enroll in available medical coverage programs, including Medicaid and Child Health Plus and help with other insurance issues Smoking cessation program with telephone counseling Free resource library including videos on childbirth, parenting, nutrition, etc.

Helps in finding housing, clothing, furniture, emergency food, child care, etc. Referral to counseling, self-help groups, social services, legal aid. Offers Thanksgiving assistance. Offers Christmas assistance of family food packages and clothing gifts for children. Represents rural needs on area agency boards and committees.

Provides free and confidential prescreening regarding eligibility for SNAP. Assists member programs with providing referrals to SNAP and assistance with other food stamp related issues.

At home SNAP application and recertification assistanceAble-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). These requirements will not go into effect until FebruaryThere 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

Offers a prescreening tool which provides a quick and easy way for people who live in New York State to find out if they qualify for public assistance.

* Provides emergency temporary financial assistance with paying for: Utility bills Rent* Offers benefits screening with assistance available online regarding eligibility requirements and application processes for Temporary Assistance, Food Stamps, Health Insurance, tax credits and other related programs by visiting www.mybenefits.ny.gov.

* Provides public assistance through the following programs: SNAP (Food stamps). Medicaid. Rent payment assistance. Benefit information can be found at www.mybenefits.ny.gov. * Offers emergency housing for individuals and families. * Provides assistance to teenage runaways. * Provides fraud investigation services. Reviews information and investigates complaints of welfare fraud.