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We were prepared for today, but the Department of Social Services was not ready with their report and that is the reason the case did not go on today ... We did not ask for the extension.
In conclusion, the staff at High Winds appear to be caring people who due to a lack of experience are prone to violate traditional boundaries between children in out-of-home placement, the Department of Social Services and providers.
Our approach will include one-stop shopping for information and application referral at 2-1-1 United Way of Connecticut, as well as measures to bring services closer to various communities ... This may include DSS (Department of Social Services) workers outstationed in additional areas and expanded use of our mobile office.More quotes »
Newsday's coverage
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Letter: Pre-dawn checks blunt shelter use
for our objection to pre-dawn identification checks at the overnight trailers operated as shelters by the Suffolk Department of Social Services and county jail officials in Westhampton ["Claim: Cops bullying sex offenders," News, May 17]. Some regard this Read more »
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Valley Cottage man accused of Medicaid fraud
received $7,539.65 in Medicaid benefits from June 1 through Dec. 31, 2011, the district attorney said. The county's Department of Social Services referred the matter to the Rockland County Special Investigations Unit after learning about the alleged benefits Read more »
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Nassau Social Services fights bedbugs
Department of Social Services Building in Uniondale is being treated for an infestation of bedbugs and mice, county officials said Tuesday.Workers in the building on Charles Lindbergh Boulevard have complained in recent months of bedbug bites on their arms Read more »
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Suffolk security guards make plea for jobs
asking legislators to reconsider the cuts."I've been punched, kicked, bitten and spit on," said Louis Re, a Department of Social Services guard for the past 19 years. "I've given so much of myself to this county."The layoffs are part of the 315 county positions Read more »
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Nassau County program hopes to cut Medicaid costs
health care for individuals who have oftentimes fallen through the cracks in our health care system, said Dr. John Imhof, commissioner of the Department of Social Services.For more information, call the social services department at 516-227-8519. Read more »
Around the web
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Cuomo expresses confidence in DiFiore as head of JCOPE
ALBANY Gov. Andrew Cuomo expressed support Wednesday for Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore as head of the state's ethics watchdog agency amid allegations that she helped her housekeeper get public assistance. "I'll leave that to Westche 2:14 PM from The Star-Gazette Read more »
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DA’s ‘dirty deal’
Westchester County District Attorney Janet DiFiore pulled strings to get her family’s live-in housekeeper food stamps, cash assistance and Medicaid benefits, according to an internal report from the county’s Department of Social Services. For the past ye from New York Post Read more »
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Food pantries don't see relief in state program
To best use an $830,000 windfall from the elimination of a sales tax on food refund program, Rep. Susy Blake, D-Sioux Falls, introduced legislation this year to spend the money on programs that feed the hungry. Originally, she proposed simply making an a from Argus Leader Read more »
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State links 171 residents to DSNAP fraud
David Dearborn, a spokesman for the Department of Social Services, in an email to Hearst newspapers Thursday said the cases have been referred to the Chief State's Attorney's Office for possible legal action. The state received 23,000 applications for Di from Greenwich Time Read more »
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DSS Computer Glitch Affects Applications
The state Department of Social Services cannot process new applications, renewals for medical coverage, food aid and other programs because of a computer glitch this week. A DSS spokesman said one of its systems went offline on Monday and has not yet bee from NBC Connecticut Read more »
