SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY - FOSTER CARE AND PREVENTIVE SERVICES | SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY
Foster Care: safe, temporary placement for children unable to safely live with their own families with goal of returning children to their homes. If needed, a permanency plan can free the child for adoption, independent living or discharge to an adult residential setting.Preventive Services: after referral, conducts needs assessment, creates service plan and makes referrals to community agencies. Workers provide casework counseling, transport, mediation, crisis intervention and, sometimes, financial management.
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211 Tompkins Cortland
Physical Address
60 Central Avenue, Cortland, NY 13045
Hours
Mon 8:30am - 4:30pm; Tue 8:30am - 4:30pm; Wed 8:30am - 4:30pm; Thu 8:30am - 4:30pm; Fri 8:30am - 4:30pm;
Voice
Voice
Application process
Referrals from PINS, Child Protective Services or self-referral.
Fee
None
Eligibility
All ages
Service area
Cortland County, New York
Agency info
SOCIAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT, CORTLAND COUNTY
Three major divisions: Income Maintenance Temporary Assistance Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), partially federally-funded Safety Net (SN), partially state-funded Food Stamps Medicaid Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) employment programs Child Care Block Grant (CCBG) child support emergency programs Services foster care Preventive Services adoption Child Protective Services (CPS) Coordinated Children's Services Initiative (CCSI) Adult Protective Services Long Term Care services Administration network technology accounting staff development legal investigations