Assists individuals in the community by promoting safety, healthy families and economic stability.

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

Provides assistance to low income families with children and single adults meeting criteria.

Provides an array of programs to address homelessness in Lewis County. Does not host an emergency shelter. If shelter emergency occurs after business hours, contact the Lewis County Sheriff at 315-376-3511 and they will contact the Department of Social Services worker assigned. Worker will provide an assessment of housing needs and make a referral to an appropriate program within the community.

Emergency aid may be available for a variety of expenses, including: shelter, moving expenses, home maintenance during illness, eviction, utility shut-off, etc. Must exhaust any other possible resources. Applicants can apply online @ mybenefits.ny.gov or in person.

Provides assistance to people who are homeless or experiencing a shelter crisis.

Provides homeless and food emergency after-hours referrals and intervention services. Any Schuyler County residents experiencing homelessness are asked to report to the Sheriff’s Dept. for assistance.

Provides homeless and food emergency after-hours referrals and intervention services. Any Schuyler County residents experiencing homelessness are asked to report to the Sheriff’s Dept. for assistance.

Provides homeless, utility, and food emergency after-hours referrals and intervention services.

Code Blue Warming Centers Info for Winter 2023-2024 http://www.cortland-co.org/149/Social-ServicesCoordinated Entry update 2024-Coordinated Entry for Cortland county is now overseen by CARES NY. Callers seeking CE assessment can either go to Catholic Charities or contact CARES NY Coordinated Entry line at 518-489-4130 ext 719Three 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 Homeless assistance Services Foster care Preventive Services Adoption Child Protective Services (CPS) Coordinated Children's Services Initiative (CCSI) Adult Protective Services Long Term Care services Administration Resource recovery Records retention Network technology Accounting Staff development Security, legal, fraud Special projects, e.g., implementating TANF allocations when available For after hours assistance, contact the Cortland Co. Sheriff's Department, non-emergency line: 607-753-3311.

Provides assistance to needy families with children and single adults meeting criteria.

Provides homeless and food emergency after-hours referrals and intervention services.

Provides homeless and utility emergency after-hours referrals and intervention services.

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). 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