Department of Social Services

Diane Deane, Commissioner
 ddeane@co.livingston.ny.us

1 Murray Hill Drive
Mt. Morris, New York 14510
(585)243-7300
(585) 335-1748

Notice of Privacy Practices


SERVING: Livingston County
HOURS: 8:00 AM to 12 Noon 1:00 PM to 4:00 PM Monday - Friday

SERVICES:

FINANCIAL
Day Care for Children
Employment
Food Stamps
Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
Housing
Medicaid
Temporary Assistance

SOCIAL
Adoption
Adult Protection
Child Protection
Child Support Collection & Enforcement
Family Health Plus
Foster Care Placement & Home Finding
Information & Referral
Personal Care
Preventive Services for Children
Services to Pregnant & Parenting Teens
Summer Camp Program

ELIGIBILITY: Livingston County residents *Denotes income eligibility requirement

SERVICES OBTAINED BY: Phone, Walk-in, Appointment or Referral.

FEE: All of the above services are without charge except for some child-care programs.


DESCRIPTION OF FINANCIAL AND SOCIAL SERVICES

Adult Protection: Provides services to adults, including mental hygiene releases, aged, blind, or disabled individuals, and adults 18 years and older, in need of protection. Services include individual and family counseling, home management counseling, case management aide services, health related services, financial management services, and social and legal protective services.

Day Care for Children: Provides financial assistance for day care costs to persons who are employed or attending school if they meet the income guidelines.

Child Protections: Investigates all reports of suspected child abuse and/or neglect. Provides supportive services when families are found to be neglecting or abusing their children.

Employment: Assesses and refers Temporary Assistance Clients for job placement, work experience, and training; supervises job search activities; transports and supervises recipients assigned to mobile work crews; maintains and updates client Employability Plans; coordinates employment case activity with other service providers.

Food Stamps: A nutrition program dedicated to reducing hunger and malnutrition by supplementing the food purchasing power of eligible low-income individuals.

Medicaid: A program to assist low-income persons in attaining and paying for medical care.

Temporary Assistance: Financial support to individuals and families in financial need.

Foster Care: Provides intake for all children coming into foster care; provides rehabilitation services to families whose children are in foster care; recruits and investigates foster homes for children needing temporary care out of their home.

Adoption: Provides services for adoptable children awaiting adoptive placement and/or placed for adoption, and recruits and investigates adoptive homes for children needing permanent families.

H.E.A.P.: The Home Energy Assistance Program provides energy assistance (fuel oil, kerosene, liquid petroleum gas, natural gas, wood, electricity) to low-income families who meet eligibility guidelines and who are under 60 years of age.

Information and Referral: Provides information and referral service to all Livingston County residents, helping individuals find resources to meet their needs either within the Department of Social Services or elsewhere in the community.

Personal Care: Provides personal care services to Medicaid recipients in need of assistance with personal hygiene, nutritional support, and/or environmental maintenance due to a medical condition. These services are provided upon the joint agreement of a public health nurse, social worker, and the recipient's personal physician. They are provided as a supplement to the recipient's support group in order to help maintain the person in the community.

Preventive Services for Children: Provides case management and supportive services to families in crisis to prevent the need for foster care placement. These services include home management, parenting skills, social adjustment, and education/employment counseling.