Social Services Links and Info

Many New Yorkers are homeless, poverty stricken or without healthcare. I don't equate that everyone who is on welfare deserves it but there is a suprising amount of people currently barely above the poverty level if not falling below it that need help. To top this, we as americans have a crisis in the housing market that is crumbling our ability to keep let alone buy houses.


Local Departments of Social Services:

• Albany County DSS http://www.albanycounty.com/dss/ 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York 12210, 518-447-7492
  
• Allegany County DSS http://www.alleganyco.com/default.asp?show=btn_dss 7 Court St. , Belmont, New York 14813-1077 , 585-268-9622
  
• Broome County DSS http://www.gobroomecounty.com/dss/ 36-42 Main Street , Binghamton, New York 13905-3199 , 607-778-8850
  
• Cattaragus County DSS http://www.co.cattaraugus.ny.us/dss/ Cattaraugus County Building , 1701 Lincoln Avenue Suite 6010 , Olean, New York 14760-1158 , 716-373-8065
  
• Cayuga County DSS http://co.cayuga.ny.us/hhs/index.html County Office Building , 160 Genesee Street , Auburn, New York 13021-3433 , 315-253-1011
  
• Chautauqua County DSS http://www.co.chautauqua.ny.us/hservframe.htm Hall R. Clothier Building , Mayville, New York 14757 , 716-753-4421
  
• Chemung County DSS
  Human Resource Center , 425 Pennsylvania Ave PO Box 588 , Elmira, New York 14902 , 607-737-5302
  
• Chenango County DSS
  PO Box 590 , Court Street , Norwich, New York 13815 , 607-337-1500
  
• Clinton County DSS http://www.clintoncountygov.com/Departments/DSS/index.htm 13 Durkee Street , Plattsburgh, New York 12901-2911 , 518-565-3300
  
• Columbia County DSS
  25 Railroad Avenue , PO Box 458 , Hudson, New York 12534 , 518-828-9411/12
  
• Cortland County DSS http://www.cortland-co.org/dss/ 60 Central Avenue , Cortland, New York 13045-5590 , 607-753-5248
  
• Delaware County DSS
  111 Main Street , Delhi, New York 13753 , 607-746-2325
  
• Dutchess County DSS http://www.co.dutchess.ny.us/CountyGov/Departments/SocialServices/SSIndex.htm
  60 Market Street , Poughkeepsie, New York 12601-3299 , 845-486-3000
  
• Erie County DSS http://www.erie.gov/depts/socialservices/ 95 Franklin Street , Buffalo, New York 14202-3959 , 716-858-8000
  
• Essex County DSS
  7551 Court Street , PO Box 217 , Elizabethtown, New York 12932-0217 , 518-873-3441
  
• Franklin County DSS http://franklincony.org/content/ 355 W. Main St. , Malone, New York 12953 , 518-483-6770
  
• Fulton County DSS 4 Daisy Lane , PO Box 549 , Johnstown, New York 12095 , 518-736-5600
  
• Genesee County DSS http://www.co.genesee.ny.us/dpt/socialservices/index.html 5130 East Main Street , Suite #3 , Batavia, New York 14020 , 585-344-2580
  
• Greene County DSS http://www.greenegovernment.com/department/socialserv/ 411 Main Street , PO Box 528 , Catskill, New York 12414-1716 , 518-943-3200
  
• Hamilton County DSS
  PO Box 725 , White Birch Lane , Indian Lake, New York 12842-0725 , 518-648-6131
  
• Herkimer County DSS http://herkimercounty.org/content/Departments/View/10 301 North Washington Street , Suite 2110 , Herkimer, New York 13350 , 315-867-1291
  
• Jefferson County DSS
  250 Arsenal Street , Watertown, New York 13601 , 315-782-9030
  
• Lewis County DSS http://lewiscountyny.org/content/Departments/View/30? PO Box 193 , Lowville, New York 13367 , 315-376-5400
  
• Livingston County DSS http://www.co.livingston.state.ny.us/dss.htm 3 Livingston County Campus , Mt. Morris, New York 14510-1699 , 585-243-7300
  
• Madison County DSS http://www.madisoncounty.org/ PO Box 637 , North Court Street , Wampsville, New York 13163 , 315-366-2211
  
• Monroe County DSS http://www.monroecounty.gov/hs-index.php 111 Westfall Road , Rochester, New York 14620-4686 , 585-274-6000
  
• Montgomery County DSS County Office Building , PO Box 745 , Fonda, New York 12068 , 518-853-4646
  
• Nassau County DSS http://www.nassaucountyny.gov/agencies/dss/DSSHome.htm
  60 Charles Lindbergh blvd., Uniondale, New York 11553-3656 , 516-227-7474
  
• New York City http://www.nyc.gov/html/hra/html/home/home.shtml http://www.nyc.gov/acs
  Human Resources Administration, 718-557-1399 or , 1-877-472-8411 , (Toll free within the five boroughs of New York City)
  
• Niagara County DSS http://niagaracounty.com/departments.asp?City=Social+Services
  20 East Avenue, PO Box 506 , Lockport, New York 14095-0506 , 716-439-7600
  
• Oneida County DSS http://www.ocgov.net/oneidacty/gov/dept/socialservices/dssindex.html
  800 Park Avenue , Utica, New York 13501-2981 , 315-798-5632
  
• Onondaga County DSS http://www.ongov.net/DSS/
  Onondaga County Civic Center , 421 Montgomery Street , Syracuse, New York 13202-2923 , 315-435-2928
  
• Ontario County DSS http://www.co.ontario.ny.us/social_services/
  3010 County Complex Drive , Canandaigua, New York 14424-1296 , 1-877-814-6907 for outside the County area 585-396-4060
  
• Orange County DSS http://www.co.orange.ny.us/orgMain.asp?orgid=55&storyTypeID=&sid=&
  Box Z , 11 Quarry Road , Goshen, New York 10924-0678 , 845-291-4000
  
• Orleans County DSS http://orleansny.com/SocialServices/dss.htm
  14016 Route 31 West , Albion, New York 14411-9365 , 585-589-7000
  
• Oswego County DSS http://www.co.oswego.ny.us/dss/
  100 Spring Street , PO Box 1320 , Mexico, New York 13114 , 315-963-5000
  
• Otsego County DSS http://www.otsegocounty.com/depts/dss/
  County Office Building , 197 Main Street , Cooperstown, New York 13326-1196 , 607-547-1700
  
• Putnam County DSS http://www.putnamcountyny.com/socialservices/
  110 Old Route Six Center , Carmel, New York 10512-2110 , 845-225-7040
  
• Rensselaer County DSS http://www.rensco.com/departments_socialservices.asp
  133 Bloomingrove Drive , Troy, New York 12180-8403 , 518-283-2000
  
• Rockland County DSS http://www.co.rockland.ny.us/Social/
  Building L , Sanatorium Road , Pomona, New York 10970 , 845-364-3040
  
• Saratoga County DSS http://www.co.saratoga.ny.us/dindex.html
  152 West High Street , Ballston Spa, New York 12020 , 518-884-4148
  
• Schenectady County DSS http://www.schenectadycounty.com/index.php?page_id=378
  487 Nott Street , Schenectady, New York 12308-1812 , 518-388-4470
  
• Schoharie County DSS http://www.schohariecounty-ny.gov/CountyWebSite/index.jsp
  County Office Building , PO Box 687 , Schoharie, New York 12157 , 518-295-8334
  
• Schuyler County DSS http://www.schuylercounty.us/dss.htm
  County Office Building , 323 Owego Street , Montour Falls, New York 14865, 607-535-8303
  
• Seneca County DSS http://www.co.seneca.ny.us/dpt-divhumserv-children-family.php
  1 Di Pronio Drive , PO Box 690 , Waterloo, New York 13165-0690 , 315-539-1800
  
• St. Lawrence County DSS http://www.co.st-lawrence.ny.us/Social_Services/SLCSS.htm
  Harold B. Smith County Office Bldg. , 6 Judson Street , Canton, New York 13617-1197 , 315-379-2111
  
• Steuben County DSS http://www.steubencony.org/dss.html
  3 East Pulteney Square , Bath, New York 14810 , 607-776-7611
  
• Suffolk County DSS http://www.co.suffolk.ny.us/webtemp3.cfm?dept=17&ID=617
  3085 Veterans Memorial Highway , Ronkonkoma, New York 11788-8900 , 631-854-9700 Riverhead 631 852-3710, Haupauge 631-853-8730
  
• Sullivan County DSS http://co.sullivan.ny.us/orgMain.asp?orgId=42&sId=
  P.O. Box 231 , 16 Community Lane , Liberty, New York 12754 , 845-292-0100
  
• Tioga County DSS http://www.tiogacountyny.com/departments/health/social_services/
  PO Box 240 , Owego, New York 13827 , 607-687-8300
  
• Tompkins County DSS http://www.tompkins-co.org/departments/detail.aspx?DeptID=41
  320 West State Street , Ithaca, New York 14850 , 607-274-5359
  
• Ulster County DSS http://www.co.ulster.ny.us/resources/socservices.html
  1061 Development Court , Kingston, New York 12401-1959 , 845-334-5000
  
• Warren County DSS http://www.co.warren.ny.us/faq.php
  Municipal Center Annex , 1340 State Route 9 , Lake George, New York 12845-9803 , 518-761-6321
  
• Washington County DSS http://www.co.washington.ny.us/Departments/Dss/dss.htm
  Municipal Building , 383 Broadway , Fort Edward, New York 12828 , 518-746-2300
  
• Wayne County DSS http://www.co.wayne.ny.us/departments/dss/dss.htm
  77 Water Street , PO Box 10 , Lyons, New York 14489-0010 , 315-946-4881
  
• Westchester County DSS http://www.westchestergov.com/health.htm
  County Office Building #2 , 112 East Post Road , White Plains, New York 10601 , 914-995-5000
  
• Wyoming County DSS http://www.wyomingco.net/socialservices/main.htm
  466 North Main Street , Warsaw, New York 14569-1080 , 585-786-8900
  
• Yates County DSS http://www.yatescounty.org/upload/12/dss/frameset.html
  County Office Building , 417 Liberty St. Suite 2122 , Penn Yan, New York 14527-1118 , 315-536-5183

For Laws in regards to Social Services plese go here and look up SOS

1. http://public.leginfo.state.ny.us/menugetf.cgi
2. http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/nycodes/index.html
3. http://www.lawhelp.org/NY/
4. http://www.dos.state.ny.us/info/nycrr.htm

Included in lawhelp is a lawyer referal system that all indigent persons should look to use for free legal services if an when necessary.

One of the main problems facing social services as an indigent person, is that no lawyer may represent you in a fair hearing before an administrative judge in regards to your case. Their are a few Pro Bono advocacy groups that are willing to go to bat but this inequality is unfair to the common applicant who is usually quite frankly unknowledgable of the legal issues and ramifications of these cases. My contention is that this is exactly why their are homeless and a direct statistical corelation can be drawn with surmountable evidence by the counties fair hearing logs and a cross reference with vagrency arrests by name.

I hope that this information has helped you. Remember to read NYCRR related to your issue. Remember to read the laws related and most of all go to your Local Law Library and look up the cases. Dont be afraid to ask for help.