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NYC 9/11 Public Portal Document

DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES res with The Department of Social Services provides a range of services and programs to assist individuals and families ) will be achieve self-sufficiency. Eligible participants receive employment and support services. Public Assistance, ’the first Medical Assistance, and Food Stamps. The Department also provides shelter, housing, and support services to id as the victims of domestic violence, people with AIDS and HIV-illness, and frail and elderly adults.

Financial Review' le same. ties will The Departm,ent’s 2002 Executive Budget provides for operating expenses of $5.6 billion, of which $3.5 billion are City fiinds. '

irogram. Expense Budget Highlights

Budgetary Priorities: Providing Core Services

• an increase of $8.6 million in total funds in 2002 will provide for 342 new emergency shelter beds for li Ilion). victims of domestic violence, for a total of 1,810 beds by October 2002.

etention • an additional $287,443 in total funds will support seven staff in the Department’s Office of Domestic Violence and Emergency Intervention Services to coordinate and, manage shelter information systems, , procedures and training initiatives.

( • increases of $6.5 million in 2002 and $6.9 million in 2003 in total funds will support additional staff in I the Medical Assistance Program for Medicaid outreach, applications assessment and recertification. In 2001 the Department processed over 2,000 additional new applications per month as a result of the HealthSTAT initiative, which began in March 2000.

iy^tems, • the completion of a Special Needs service center, with $7.3 million in City Capital funds, will permit the the first Department to develop specialized case management units for clients with special needs, including tne disabled and those with substance abuse problems.

nd ($47 • in 2002 the agency will continue its initiative to provide temporary subsidized employment to individuals receiving assistance under Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). Parents who have ( been participating in employment activities but are at risk of losing TANF benefits because of the federal /. timelimit on assistance will be placed in jobs in public and private settings. Participants will receive case management and other supports to help them gain unsubsidized employment.

Restructuring and Streamlining

• in 2062 the Department will continue its commitment to promoting independence through its “Ladders to lipment, Success” initiative. By the end of 2001 all Income Support Centers will be converted into Job Centers. Job Centers provide integrated case management combining employment services with other necessary supports, including childcare and substance abuse services. 1 iipment • savings of $1.7 million in City funds will be achieved in 2002 through data base matches that will transfer individuals from the City and State funded Safety Netprogram to the Social Security, Supplemental Security Income and Social Security Disability programs.

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