Provides food benefits to low-income families to supplement their grocery budget so they can afford the nutritious food essential to health and well-being. Handles SNAP appeals/complaints and SNAP fraud reporting.SNAP recipient households that have lost food purchased with SNAP benefits due to household storm damage or power outages are entitled to a replacement issuance of SNAP benefits for July 2024, provided that the household reports the loss within 10 days of the date of loss, and the household returns a signed and completed form "Request for Replacement of Food Purchased with Food Stamp Benefits," within 10 days of the date of the report of loss. If the 10th day falls on a weekend or holiday, a statement received the day after the weekend or holiday is acceptable.Online Application: https://otda.ny.gov/programs/applications/2291.pdf

Oversees volunteer program and youth community service projects in Broome County, coordination of Blood Services volunteers and community presentations on preparedness. Volunteer opportunities range from helping at blood drives to office assistance. Also opportunities to work in disaster relief, youth services, health/safety education. Teen volunteer opportunities range from helping at blood drives to grocery shopping for homebound elderly to office assistance. Also opportunities to work in disaster relief, youth services, health/safety education.Age Requirement: 16+ yrs. Required Training & Application Procedures: Generally one hour scheduled training; complete written application Police Clearance: Background check required. Proof of Immunization: May be required for disaster services.

* Provides assistance with local disaster recovery services via 211 Mid-York hotline. Visit https://unitedwaygu.wufoo.com/forms/z3b55ip159nid6/

* Shelters are as follows:

• ONEIDA COUNTY
  • First Presbyterian Church at 1605 Genesee St. Utica NY 13501
• HERKIMER COUNTY
  • Frankfort-Schuyler Central High School at 605 Palmer Street Frankfort, NY 13340

Assists individuals with furniture and clothing after loss of belongings due to fire and other natural disasters.

Provides meals, clothing, and household items to families impacted by fire.

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.

Assists individuals affected by flooding with hotel and grocery vouchers as well as storage unites, furances, and water heaters.

Plans for and provides direction in case of natural and/or man-made disasters.

* Services offered: Hydromassage. Laundry. Reiki. Art Therapy. Suicide Prevention. Crisis Intervention. Peer-to-peer veteran groups.

* Offers crisis counseling for all victims of domestic violence. Hotlines for victims, concerned family, friends, and the general community in domestic violence situations or know someone who is. * Offers a shelter for victims of domestic violence and their children. No maximum number of children that may be brought into the shelter; if number exceeds beds available, other arrangements will be made. If no beds available, other arrangements can be made. Can provide services for male victims of domestic violence and their children. Collect calls accepted. * Provides advocacy for out-of-county emergency shelter support. * Offers support groups for victims of domestic violence. * Offers Court Advocacy: Court accompaniment with on-site advocate at family court. Help with securing orders of protection. Legal representation. * Personal advocacy to obtain needed services. * Emotional and Transitional Support Services. Information and counseling and support services. * Offers the Domestic Violence Prevention Education Program. For preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, and college students, community youth programs, parents, and businesses. * Provides transportation by police or some other form may be provided as appropriate. * Provides a hotline for Jewish women in domestic violence situations (Sara Line).

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.

* Accepts and investigates complaints and consumer fraud reports from individual consumers.

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.

* Provides feeding unit (36 feet long) equipped to prepare 10,000 meals per day. * Provides recovery trailers (16 and 12 feet long) each containing tools, generators, high pressure water sprayers, wheel barrows, shovels, rakes, air compressors, chainsaws, gloves, masks, tools, protective gear, etc. * Provides shower/laundry trailers (28 and 30 feet long), including one water purification unit. * Provides utility trailer serving as a storage unit for extra supplies.

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.

Call to report suspicion of any abuse or fraud of FEMA programs.

Provides a collaborative structure to coordinate the work of community organizations and resources to mitigate, prepare for, respond to, and recover from disasters in Broome County, NY.

Offers face-to-face meeting with IRS representatives who need help with tax forms, understanding financial tax laws, or materials needed to fill out forms correctly.

* Assists minorities and women in launching and growing their businesses through classroom instruction, one-on-one technical assistance, and help with New York State Minority and/or Women-Owned Business Enterprise certification applications. * Assist dislocated workers, individuals with disabilities, as well as aspiring small businesspersons in the start-up, development, and/or expansion of independent self-owned micro-enterprise ventures.

Provides county-wide 9-1-1 communications for fire, emergency medical or police emergencies.

* Accepts and investigates complaints and consumer fraud reports from individual consumers.

Offers an appliance grant program for state residents who sustained property damage due to Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. The program will help cover the cost of replacing vital household appliances, such as refrigerators, boilers, hot water/heater tanks, washing machines, dryers, dehumidifiers, and furnaces damaged by flooding. Purchase of appliances and equipment must be for replacement purposes only and were not covered by insurance or FEMA.

Sets up a temporary hotline or disaster centers during times of disasters and offers help to people that are having problems with their insurance companies, applying for financial assistance or other post-disaster issues.

* Provides a food voucher and groceries.* Provides general counseling services.* Provides clothing for all ages.* Provides assistance with Social Security Income (SSI) and other benefits.* Provides tenant/landlord dispute and rent/eviction services.