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The Office for the Aging offers many services for the senior residents of Steuben County including, but not limited to, information and referral, nutrition through congregate meals, advocacy, support groups, transportation services, caregiver services, case management, and the Bone Builders and Senior Meal Programs. Bone Builders and the Senior Dinner Clubs are overseen by Pro Action of Steuben-Yates.

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Housekeeping Assistance
Home Delivered Meals
Caregiver Issues
Driving Evaluation
Older Adult / Aging Issues
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Family Caregiver Subsidies
Congregate Meals / Nutrition Sites
Ramp Construction Services
Heating Fuel Payment Assistance
Senior Ride Programs
Area Agencies on Aging
Medicare Information / Counseling
Living Wills
Food Vouchers
Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Personal Alarm Systems
Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care
Specialized Information and Referral
Personal Safety Education
Gas Service Payment Assistance
Support Group Clearinghouses
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Grandparent Rights
Alzheimer's Disease
Adult In Home Respite Care
Home Maintenance and Minor Repair Services
Caregiver Training
Aging and Disability Resource Centers
Errand Running / Shopping Assistance
Special Collections and Archives
Long Term Care Issues
Home Health Aide Services
Elder Law
Friendly Visiting
Long Term Case / Care Management
Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Workshops / Symposiums
Electric Service Payment Assistance
Caregiver / Care Receiver Support Groups
Kinship Caregivers
Provides county-wide police patrol and criminal investigations. Offers various crime prevention programs and education and general information covering law enforcement. Accepts reports of consumer fraud and criminal acts.

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Law Enforcement Complaints
General Crime Prevention Programs
Crime Investigation
Sheriff
Law Enforcement Community Engagement / Outreach
General Crime Reporting
Offers limited assistance with consumer issues, hospital patient rights, landlord/tenant disputes, Medicare/Medicaid, SSA and SSI issues. The attorney may be able to provide court representation. Help is not available for criminal matters.

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Medicaid Appeals / Complaints
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Elder Law
Landlord / Tenant Dispute Resolution
Accepts and investigates consumer fraud reports including reports about charities and nonprofits. Also the state counsel and Medicaid fraud unit. Provides assistance to victims of crimes that happened within New York State.

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State Attorneys General
Government Consumer Protection Agencies
General Consumer Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Crime Victim Accompaniment Services
Consumer Fraud Reporting
General Crime Victim Assistance
Welfare Fraud Reporting
Reviews and mediates complaints from individual consumers. Also provides information to consumers and seeks to ensure a fair and vigorous market place. The Bureau also drafts legislation and conducts studies and writes reports on emerging consumer problems and issues.

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Rent Control Enforcement
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
* Helps consumers through information, complaint mediation, and regulatory policy.

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Consumer Protection Agencies
Consumer Fraud Reporting
This toll-free hotline focused on vaccine-related fraud. New Yorkers who suspect fraud in the vaccine distribution process should call the hotline at 1-833-829-7226 or email the Department of Health at [email protected]. One example of fraud would be any offer of the vaccine in exchange for payment. Hotline staff will route complaints to the appropriate investigative agencies to ensure New Yorkers are not being taken advantage of.

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Regional Office of the New York Attorney General serving Allegany, Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, Erie, Genesee, Niagara, Orleans, and Wyoming Counties. Helps citizens by protecting consumers and investors, charitable donors, the public health and environment, and the rights of wage-earners and businesses. Bureaus represented in the office include: Consumer Frauds and Public Advocacy, Charities and Not-for-Profits, Criminal Prosecutions, Environmental Protection, Organized Crime Task Force, Public Integrity, State Counsel and Litigation, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, and the Sex Offender Management Bureau.

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Charitable Organization Registration
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Charitable Organization Complaints
Consumer Protection Agencies
State Attorneys General
General Consumer Complaints

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General Consumer Complaints
Charity Information
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Consumer Protection Agencies
Fraud Prevention
Consumer Education
Arbitration
Auto Warranty Scam Reporting

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Fraud Prevention
Medicare Fraud Reporting
Social Security Fraud Reporting
Consumer Protection receives and investigates complaints, initiates investigations of fraud and/or unfair dealings. Public education on consumer frauds and scams.
Assists with uncovering, prosecuting, and deterring welfare fraud.

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General Relief Fraud Reporting
In Home Supportive Services Fraud Reporting
Medicaid Fraud Reporting
Food Stamps/SNAP Fraud Reporting
Mortgage Fraud Reporting
TANF Fraud Reporting
WIC Fraud Reporting
* Accepts and investigates complaints and consumer fraud reports from individual consumers.

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General Consumer Complaints
Crime Investigation
Consumer Protection Agencies
State Attorneys General
Disaster Related Fraud Reporting
Computer Complaints
Automobile Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Identity Theft Prevention
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Provides a hotline available for fraud reporting, for consumers, insurance, medicaid, landord/tenant issues, etc. Also offers a "Tenants Rights Guide" with information about leases, safety, repairs, and rights available to both tenants and landlords.

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Insurance Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
State Attorneys General
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Prosecutes businesses and individuals engaged in fraudulent, misleading, deceptive or illegal trade practices.

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Government Consumer Protection Agencies
Home Improvement/Repair Complaints
Internet Fraud Reporting
Insurance Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
Landlord Rights Information/Counseling
Telemarketing Fraud Reporting
Home Health Care Complaints
Arbitration
Credit Card Fraud Reporting
Housing Complaints
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
General Consumer Complaints
Fraud Prevention
Mail Fraud Reporting
Automobile Complaints
* Helps people get answers to questions about supports and services for individuals with developmental disabilities in New York State. It is also used to take complaints of alleged misconduct, fraud, waste and abuse in the service system.

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Specialized Information and Referral
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Reviews and mediates complaints from individual consumers. Also provides information to consumers and seeks to ensure a fair and vigorous market place. The Bureau also drafts legislation and conducts studies and writes reports on emerging consumer problems and issues.

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Consumer Fraud Reporting
Rent Control Enforcement
Identity Theft Reporting/Recovery Programs
* Accepts and investigates complaints and consumer fraud reports from individual consumers.

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General Consumer Complaints
Crime Investigation
Consumer Protection Agencies
State Attorneys General
Disaster Related Fraud Reporting
Computer Complaints
Automobile Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Identity Theft Prevention
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Carries out functions of the Attorney General's office in the Central New York, such as: supervising the Organized Crime Task Force protecting consumers against fraud safeguarding civil and workers' rights condemning property collecting the state's debts
Coordinates statewide investigation and prosecution of law enforcement actions involving the Internet, primarily fraudulent, deceptive or otherwise illegal conduct online: consumer complaint form posted on the Attorney General's website responds to inquires from other bureaus and governmental and law enforcement agencies reviews and prepares legislation to keep laws current with Internet development
Provides a hotline available for fraud reporting, for consumers, insurance, medicaid, landord/tenant issues, etc. Also offers a "Tenants Rights Guide" with information about leases, safety, repairs, and rights available to both tenants and landlords.

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Insurance Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
State Attorneys General
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Provides a hotline available for fraud reporting, for consumers, insurance, medicaid, landord/tenant issues, etc. Also offers a "Tenants Rights Guide" with information about leases, safety, repairs, and rights available to both tenants and landlords.

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Insurance Fraud Reporting
Tenant Rights Information/Counseling
State Attorneys General
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Provides assistance to state residents on consumer issues, and and assists with filing complaints. Also offers educational outreach presentations which focus on identity theft prevention, mitigation, avoiding scams and more.
* Accepts and investigates complaints and consumer fraud reports from individual consumers.

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General Consumer Complaints
Crime Investigation
Consumer Protection Agencies
State Attorneys General
Disaster Related Fraud Reporting
Computer Complaints
Automobile Complaints
Crime Victim Compensation
Identity Theft Prevention
Consumer Fraud Reporting
Provides information on consumer issues or complaints. Types of complaints handled: Internet, telephone scams, telemarketing, warranties, credit, deceptive advertising, mail order, scholarship scams, office supply scams, franchise, investment scams, identity theft, and funeral complaints.

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Internet Fraud Reporting
Pyramid/Ponzi Scheme Fraud Reporting
Telemarketing Fraud Reporting
Fraud Prevention
Mail Fraud Reporting
Credit Card Fraud Reporting