Putnam County
Social Services & Mental Health
About Us
The County Social Services Department, open from 9am to 5pm Monday through
Friday, provides the following services to County residents. No fees are
charged, unless otherwise indicated.
- Family Assistance - Financial assistance to help children in
families without sufficient means of support, which may be due to absence of
a parent, unemployment of principal wage earner, or the parent's incapacity.
- Safety Net - A program of financial assistance to needy
individuals and families who do not meet the requirements of ADC program and
who are not eligible for Supplemental Security Income (a federal program for
the aged, blind and disabled, administered by the Social Security
Administration).
- Home Energy Assistance (HEAP) - A program providing annual
one-time payments to help with energy costs of low-income households during
the fuel season.
- Food Stamps - A program that enables low-income households to buy
nutritious food.
- Medicaid
- A program providing medical services to the medically needy.
- Child Support - Provides for a full range of child support
enforcement and collection services, including field investigation, legal
representation, enforcement, paternity establishment, support establishment,
support collection and locating absent parents. (Fees are charged for legal
services for private clients only.)
- Child Protective Services - Receives reports of child abuse
around the clock (via the Putnam County Sheriff's Department after 5pm and
on weekends). The purpose of this program is to protect children from abuse
and neglect. (In an emergency, dial 9-1-1!)
- Children's Services - Foster care, day care, preventative
services, adoption services, casework counseling to families in need of
preventing out-of-home placements without regard to income.
- Adult Protective Services - A program to protect adults 18 years
of age and older from abuse and neglect. The Department responds within 72
hours of receipt of the report.
- Housing Program - Houses the homeless, searches for permanent
housing, and prevents homelessness caused by utility shut-offs, evictions
and back rent. (In an emergency, dial 9-1-1!)
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Putnam/Northern Westchester Women's Resource Center
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for Mental Health Services
