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District Offices
DSS has District Offices in Mount Vernon, Peekskill, White Plains and Yonkers.
DSS Administrative Office
112 East Post Road, 5th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays
Please address all legal correspondence here.
Hotlines
- Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 342-3720
- Abandoned Infant Information: (866) 505-SAFE (7233)
- Benefit Fraud Hotline: (888) 377-0009
- Eviction Prevention: 211
- HEARS Family Line: 888-55HEARS (888-554-3277)
- After Hours Emergency Services: (914) 995-2099
Service Phone Directory:
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General Information |
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Office of the Commissioner/ Constituent Affairs |
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Court Record Certification |
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DSS Court Subpoenas and Record Access |
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FOIL |
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| Media Inquiries | (914) 995-7459 |
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Temporary Financial Assistance |
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program |
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Home Energy Assistance |
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Guide Dog Food Program |
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Burial Assistance |
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Benefit Fraud Hotline |
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New Medicaid Applications: |
(914) 995-3333 |
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- Home Care |
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- Community Certification |
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- Nursing Home |
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Medicaid Already Under Care: |
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- Community Recertification |
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- Home Care |
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- Nursing Home |
(914) 813-6626 |
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Medicaid Managed Care |
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Medical Transportation |
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Long-Term Care Medical Needs Assessment |
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Other: |
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Medicare Premium Payments |
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SSI Medicaid |
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Third Party Health Insurance |
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Adoption Medicaid |
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Medicaid Spenddown |
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Foster Care Medicaid |
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Homeless Services |
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Eviction Prevention |
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Adoption |
(914) 995-5302 |
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Adoption Recruitment |
211 |
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Child Abuse Hotline |
(800) 342-3720 |
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Child Protective Services |
(914) 995-6028 |
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Child Support Enforcement |
(888) 208-4485 |
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Child Welfare Inquiries |
(914) 995-6028/(914) 995-9311/9306 |
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Day Care Subsidies |
(914) 995-6522 |
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Emergency Services |
(914) 995-2099 |
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Foster Care Medicaid |
(914) 995-5460 |
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Foster Care Recruitment |
211 |
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Foster Care Resource |
(914) 995-5321 |
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H.E.A.R.S. Family Line |
(888) 554-3277 |
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Mandated Reporter Hotline |
(800) 635-1522 |
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Preventive Services |
(914) 995-9333 |
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Residential Services |
(914) 995-2232 |
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White Plains Career Center |
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Mount Vernon Career Center |
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Peekskill Career Center |
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Yonkers Career Center |
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Unemployment Insurance Questions |
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Adult Protective Services Intake |
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Fair Hearings |
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Request for Fair Hearing |