Provides HEAP outreach and assists clients with HEAP applications.

Provides food assistance to low-income households with food loss or damage caused by a natural disaster.

Promotes fire safety in Schenectady County. Provides fire investigation, fire prevention programs, hazardous materials incident mitigation, technical training, and public relations for fire departments in Schenectady County.

Provides food assistance to low-income households with food loss or damage caused by a natural disaster.

* Provides leadership, coordination, and support to prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate man-made and natural disasters and other emergencies.

* Provides residents with opportunities to get relief from the heat with cooling sprays from fire hydrants, extended hours at City pools and spray parks.The City of Rochester has announced Cool Sweep for June 17th - June 20th as it will be over 85 degrees. School District will implement its early dismissal schedule for grades PreK through 8 and cancel all after-school activities on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Schools are closed Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday.Students and residents can escape the heat in the City's air-conditioned R-Centers and libraries or cool off in a spray park with the following schedule:M 2:00PM-9:00PM, TU-F 9:00AM-9:00PM. . Adams, 85 Adams St.. Avenue D, 200 Avenue D. Carter, 500 Carter St.. Frederick Douglass, 999 South Ave.. Edgerton, 41 Backus St.. Willie W. Lightfoot, 271 Flint St.. David F. Gantt, 700 North St.. Trenton and Pamela Jackson, 485 N. Clinton Ave.. Thomas P. Ryan, 530 Webster Ave.Students will be served lunches and snacks Tuesday through Friday, and dinner on Monday.Spray Parks: M 10:00AM-9:00PM, TU-F 9:00AM-9:00PM. . Carter Street R-Center, 500 Carter St.. Edgerton R-Center, 41 Backus St.. David F. Gantt R-Center, 700 North St.. Thomas P. Ryan R-Center, 530 Webster Ave.. Roxie Ann Sinkler R-Center, 75 Grover St.. Tyshaun Cauldwell R-Center for Hope, 524 Campbell St.. Humboldt R-Center, 1045 Atlantic Ave.Spray Features: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park, 353 Court St. (at the play area). Fourth and Peck Playground, Corner of Fourth and Peck Streets. Troup Street Park, Troup Street and Van Auker Street (between Reynolds Street and Ford Street)City Branch Libraries:During this Cool Sweep period, Arnett, Lincoln and Winton Branches will offer extended hours until 9 p.m. However, all libraries will be closed Wednesday, June 19, in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. Arnett Branch, 310 Arnett Blvd., (585) 428-8214;Central Library of Rochester & Monroe County, 115 South Ave., (585) 428-7300;Charlotte Branch, 3557 Lake Ave., (585) 428-8216;Frederick Douglass Community Library, 971 South Ave., (585) 428-8206;Lyell Branch, 956 Lyell Ave., (585) 428-8218Monroe Branch, 809 Monroe Ave., (585) 428-8202;Phillis Wheatley Community Library, 33 Dr, Samuel McCree Way, (585) 428-8212;Sully Branch, 530 Webster Ave., (585) 428-8208;Winton Branch, 611 N. Winton Rd., (585) 428-8204;For more information on other location hours, visit: https://roccitylibrary.org/location/

* Provides leadership, coordination, and support to prevent, protect against, prepare for, respond to, recover from, and mitigate man-made and natural disasters and other emergencies.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.

Provides assistance and care to families immediately in the event of natural and other disasters including home fires, flood, and power outages due to storms.

Red Cross volunteers and staff work to deliver vital services - from providing relief and support to those in crisis, being prepared to respond in emergencies. Disaster services- assistance after a fire or flood Blood donation services Certification and Training- CPR

Emergency Food delivery available to residents of Tompkins County 1x month- callers can now contact Salvation Army directly for this serviceMulti-program organization with religious and human services components.Annual Thanksgiving Dinner: Doors open 11 am 12 - 2 pm doors close at 2 pmServes 250 people

Offers assistance, information and pre-screening for potential for SNAP/food stamp eligibility. Staff assists in completing paperwork, copying documents, scheduling telephone interviews, following up with and advocating on behalf of applicants at the local social services department.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). 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

Provides HEAP outreach and assists clients with HEAP applications.

Provides educational workshops concerning disaster preparedness for people of all age groups. Provides free smoke alarms for families.

Provides centralized dispatch service for fires, medical emergencies, disaster preparedness, and Sheriff's Department.

* Offers emergency disaster services such as shelter, food, clothing, disaster welfare inquiries, emergency preparedness and response planning. Also offers family emergency/disaster training.* Offers Volunteer opportunities.

Provides food assistance to low-income households with food loss or damage caused by a natural disaster.

Provides information about highway conditions, public transportation services, and related information that commuters and other travelers can access.

* Provides disaster assistance which is financial or direct assistance to individuals and families whose property has been damaged or destroyed as a result of a federally-declared disaster, and whose losses are not covered by insurance. * Provides disaster survivor resources. * Offers disaster recovery centers where individuals or families can go to for information about FEMA or other programs. * Offers a service in which individuals who have been denied assistance the ability to appeal the decision. Appeals must be made in writing and sent by mail or fax within 60 days of receiving the letter.

Provides essential coordination of emergency preparedness, planning, response, and recovery.

* Provides preparedness education programs for individuals, families or groups. Programs include smoke alarm installations including strobe light alarms and bed shakers, NYS citizen preparedness training, prepare with Pedro youth program.

Provides educational workshops concerning disaster preparedness for people of all age groups. Provides free smoke alarms for families.

An overnight shelter with dinner and a cot from 8:30 pm-6:00 am. Also, a warming center at a nearby location from 6:30 am-2:30 pm.

Assists citizens during the most critical times of emergency care - following a traffic crash - when they may not be able to communicate their needs themselves. Placing a Yellow Dot decal in your vehicle's rear window alerts first responders to check your glove compartment for vital information to ensure you receive the medical attention you need. Contact the Community Relations Office for more information.

Offers anyone in need of a cool down location during extreme heat waves or power shut downs.