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What Services
Provided?
How
do I get Services?
Available Resources
Available Services
Facts
about Housing
in Westchester
Facts
about Homeless
in Westchester
Related Links
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Housing/Homeless Services
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The Housing Office of the
Westchester County DSS provides temporary shelter to homeless families, singles, and childless couples in
the county. The office has a contractual
relationship with not-for-profit agencies for the provision of
case management services in |
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facilities, transitional residences, and
emergency apartments. Homeless programs are designed to lead the
homeless population toward permanent housing and independence.
What Services are Provided?
- Placement and Payment - The
office handles the placement of homeless
in Westchester County and payment to agencies who provide services.
- Housing Resources
Development - The office has oversight of homeless units and facilities
as well as construction/renovation projects and other building-related issues of homeless facilities.
- Case Management Services -
The office oversees the provision of casework services to the
homeless provided by the not-for-profit agencies and provides direct casework
services to the hard to serve population.
How
do I get Services?
Eligibility for temporary
shelter and services is determined at the Yonkers, Peekskill,
Mount Vernon, or White Plains offices of Social Services,
depending on where you last lived in the county of
Westchester. They are open Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. -
5:00 p.m..
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