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Apply for services at your local district office

 

 

The Westchester County Department of Social Services provides a variety of services to county residents from four District Offices in Mount Vernon, Peekskill, White Plains and Yonkers.

 

Certain services are centralized and can be obtained at the Department of Social Services Central Office located at:

 

112 East Post Road, 5th Floor

White Plains, NY 10601

 

The services and phone numbers below are located at the Central Office unless otherwise indicated.

 

AdministrationPhone
General Information (914) 995-5000
Commissioner's Office (914) 995-5501
Constituent Affairs (914) 995-5516
Child Welfare Inquiries(914) 995-3017
Court Record Certification (914) 995-5516
Court Subpoenas (914) 995-5516
FOIL and Record's Access (914) 995-5516
Media Inquires (914) 995-2932
  
Temporary Financial Services  
Alien Eligibility(914) 995-6055
Emergency Assistance (914) 995-5401 / 6055
Family Assistance (914) 995-5401 / 6055
Food Stamps

(914) 995-5566

District Offices

Guide Dog Assistance (914) 995-5566
Home Energy Assistance (914) 995-5619
Safety Net Assistance (914) 995-5401 / 6055
Temporary Assistance ServicesDistrict Offices
  
Employment Services  
Administration (914) 995-3707
Day Care Subsidies (914) 995-5477
Transitional Opportunities Program (914) 813-6212
Work Opportunities (914) 995-5405
Workforce Investment and Training (914) 995-3910
  
Family and Children's Services  
Adoption (914) 995-5303
Adoption Recruitment(800) 454-3727
Adult Protective Services Intake(914) 995-2259
Child Abuse Hotline(800) 342-3720
Child Protective Services (914) 995-5330
Child Support Enforcement(888) 208-4485
Child Welfare Inquiries(914) 995-3017
Emergency Services (914) 995-2099
Foster Care Medicaid (914) 995-6754
Foster Care Recruitment(800) 454-3727
Foster Care Resource(914) 995-5321
Preventive Services (914) 995-5360
Residential Services (914) 995-2232
  
Housing Services  
Homeless ServicesDistrict Offices
Housing Services(914) 995-5404
  

Adult and Medical Services

 
Adult Protective Services (914) 995-2259
Emergency Services  (914) 995-2099
Foster Care Medicaid(914) 995-6754
Managed Care (800) 549-7650
Medicaid Applications:District Offices
- Facilitated Enrollment(914) 231-3128
- Home Care (914) 231-3107
- Mount Vernon(914) 813-6129 
- Nursing Home (914) 231-3688
- Peekskill(914) 862-5173
- White Plains(914) 995-5888
Medicaid General(914) 995-5468
Medicaid Restricted Recipients(914) 995-6049
Medicaid Undercare: 
- Community Recertification(914) 231-2031
- Home Care(914) 231-3116
- Mount Vernon  (914) 813-6186
- Nursing Home(914) 231-3696
- Peekskill(914) 862-5207
- White Plains(914) 995-8157
- Yonkers(914) 231-2407
Medical Transportation  (914) 231-3675
Medicare Premium Payments (914) 995-5462
SSI Medical Assistance(914) 995-6771
SSI Medicaid  (914) 995-4699
Third Party Health Insurance (914) 995-6772
  

Fair Hearings Office, Mt. Vernon

 
Fair Hearings (914) 813-6667
Request for Fair Hearing (800) 342-3334
Bureau of Case Review (914) 813-6610
Fraud Referrals     (800) 377-0009
Transitional Opportunity Program(914) 813-6212
  

Medical Assistance, Yonkers

 
Institutional Assistance (914) 231-3674
Long Term Home Health(914) 231-3674
Medical Transportation (914) 231-3675
Personal Care Services (914) 231-3620
 

 

 

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