Offers limited financial assistance to cancer patients for homecare, childcare and transportation for chemotherapy and radiation treatments.

Temporary assistance provides financial support and emergency assistance to individuals and families who meet income and resource eligibility criteria.

Provides undesignated temporary financial aid to low income people and families for daily necessities.

Temporary Assistance (TA) is a form of temporary financial assistance available for needy children, families and single individuals. This program may be able to assist you if you are unable to work, cannot find a job or your income does not meet your basic needs. Temporary Assistance may be able to help pay for expenses such as food, clothing, rent/mortgage, heat and utilities.

Temporary Assistance provides financial help to those families or individuals who qualify. Emergency assistance may also be available.

If you are unable to work, can't find a job, or your job does not pay enough, temporary assistance (TA) may help to pay for some of your basic expenses.

Applicants may also be issued SNAP and Medicaid benefits and referred to other resources to help them overcome obstacles to becoming financially stable.

TA is temporary help for needy men, women and children. If you are unable to work, can’t find a job, or your job does not pay enough, TA may be able to help you pay for your expenses.

One must apply for the benefit in person.

Description

The EAA Unit evaluates the need for emergency financial assistance for SSI recipients. EAA authorizes benefits when necessary for true emergencies beyond the individual’s control. Examples of emergencies are:

• replacement of SSI checks (usually due to burglary or theft and verified with a police report)

• provision of emergency housing and emergency moving expenses

• damages due to catastrophes such as fires or floods.

• An EAA funded emergency shelter allowance is also available to persons who have AIDS or

persons who have tested positive for HIV and have an HIV-related illness provided that certain eligibility criteria are met.

Who Is Eligible?

Over 18, on SSI and with a financial emergency that was beyond the individual’s control.

Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Referral process

Apply in person at Dept. of Social Services - Economic Security

421 Montgomery St., 2nd Floor, Syracuse, NY 13202.

Temporary Assistance

The Temporary Assistance Unit works to provide benefits and services to eligible individuals and families according to federal and state laws and regulations while striving to assist each recipient to become self-sufficient.

Temporary Assistance Services

The Temporary Assistance Unit provides the following areas of services:

•Child Care Subsidy

•Employment

•Electronic Benefits Transfer

•Family Assistance

•Food Stamps

•HEAP

•Safety Net Assistance

Temporary Assistance provides short-term help to families and individuals as they work toward self-sufficiency. If you are unable to work, can’t find a job, or your job does not pay enough to meet your basic needs, Temporary Assistance may be able to help you pay expenses. Eligibility for Family Assistance and Safety Net Assistance is determined based on income, resources, and cooperation with all required actions.

Family Assistance

Family Assistance is a cash benefit program providing payments to eligible households with children. Benefits are based on the household size, income, resources available, and the needs and expenses of the household as defined by state and federal regulations. Under welfare reform, an adult is eligible for a lifetime limit of 60 total months.

Safety Net Assistance

Safety Net Assistance is a program of financial assistance to needy individuals and childless couples that do not meet the requirements for Family Assistance or SSI. Generally, cash Safety Net Assistance is received for a 24-month lifetime total. After reaching the lifetime limit, benefits are received as non-cash vouchers or direct payments to vendors like landlords or utilities.

Provides services relating to the following: Issuance/Filing of Vital Records (birth, death and marriage certificates),Building Permits, Certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, conditional use permits, county landfill coupons, dog licenses, replacement tags, impoundment, fire and police alarm permits, garbage/trash licenses, junk licenses, notary public services,