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Organization of Services and Programs:
The Yates County Department of Social Services (DSS)
is organized into Service Units.
There are three main services units, each of which which has various
programs, special projects or services offered within the general
unit:
Financial Assistance
Unit: The focus is on providing short-term help to
families and individuals while they work their way toward
self-sufficiency. We do this by having "Work First"
education, employment and rehabilitation opportunities. We strive to
promote greater self-sufficiency of Yates County residents through
temporary and transitional assistance, disability assistance and the
collection of child support. Some of the services and programs offered
include:
 | Food Stamps Program
which is a Federal nutrition program that strives to assist
eligible individuals in acquiring adequate food for themselves
and their families. |
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| Day Care Program
is designed to
provide a financial subsidy
to help pay for day care costs so parents can work or focus on
issues related to becoming independent. |
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| HEAP
is a federally
funded program that helps low-income households pay their home
energy costs. HEAP is usually available from November through April.
There is also an emergency component. |
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| Financial Cash
Assistance
strives to assist eligible individuals in coverage for
themselves and their families. |
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| Safety Net
Assistance is for
eligible individuals and uses a voucher based method of
providing essential services |
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| Employment Program for all applicants and recipients of Temporary Assistance who must participate in work
activities in order to receive assistance. The Federal government
outlines acceptable work activities. |
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| Homeless Services provide essential
services to homeless persons to stabilize their housing situation
and increase levels of self-sufficiency. |
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| Child Support Collection and Enforcement
is designed
to establish and obtain financial support for children |
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Medical Assistance Unit strives to ensure the provision of
health care to all eligible residents of Yates C ounty.
This unit of the agency
provides the following areas of services: (click
on links for more details)
| Community Program
assists eligible individuals in acquiring
adequate health coverage for themselves and their families.
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| Chronic Care
Program assists Yates County residents in
establishing long term eligibility within the Medicaid framework.
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| Managed Care
Program educates Medicaid eligible individuals to
enable them to make informed choices in the selection of appropriate
Managed Care plans for themselves and their families. |
Medicaid is a federally mandated program to cover medical expenses
of the uninsured and underinsured. The program is administered locally
through the Yates County DSS using criteria established by State and
Federal government. It is funded by Federal, State, and local taxes.
Eligibility for Medicaid, although financially driven,
takes into consideration household composition, age, and the ability
of an individual to carry out substantial gainful activity.
In Yates County, Medicaid is a "fee for service" program
that covers most traditional medical needs; for example,
prescriptions, inpatient and outpatient care, nursing home care,
physician's services lab work, therapy, etc.
Medicaid allows expanded financial limit for some
categories of people; for example, pregnant females, children under age
19, and certain disabled individuals. Medicaid may also pay certain
health insurance premiums such as Cobra benefits and Medicare
premiums.
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Services for Adults and Families:
The Services Unit of Yates County DSS helps Yates's
County's public by promoting the well being and safety of our children, families and communities. We achieve results by
various interventions based on need. We work hard at building
partnerships providing quality services.
(click on title below for further information):
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Supporting Services
to Units
In addition to the units above that directly serve the public,
the Department of Social Services has several Administrative Support
Units such as Legal, Staff Development and Training,
Accounting, and Welfare Management Services (WMS). These units
work behind the scenes to help support the
mission of the agency. |
