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DSS Administrative Office

112 East Post Road, 5th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601
Hours: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays

Please address all legal correspondence here.

Case Management Information Center:  (914) 995-3333

By contacting our Case Management Information Center (CMIC), you can do the following without having to come to your local District Office:

  • Get general information
  • Have an Application mailed to you
  • Have a Recertification mailed to you
  • Check if documents were received
  • Check the status of your case
  • Notify the Agency that you have moved or update your contact information
  • Report any changes to your case
  • Get a copy of your budget
  • Have a copy of a notice or decision on your case mailed to you
  • Request a benefit card (CBIC)
  • And more

District Offices

The Westchester County Department of Social Services provides a variety of services to county residents from four District Offices. Please apply for services at your local district office. Click her to find the District Office that serves your location.

Mount Vernon

100 East First Street
Mount Vernon, NY 10550-3442
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays

  • Manager, Temporary Assistance: (914) 813-6042
  • Dir. of Child Welfare: (914) 813-6046
Peekskill

750 Washington Street
Peekskill, NY 10566-5499
Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays

  • Manager, Temporary Assistance: (914) 995-5890
  • Manager, Child Welfare: (914) 862-5093
White Plains

85 Court Street
White Plains, NY 10601-4201
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays

  • Manager, Temporary Assistance: (914) 995-5890
  • Dir. of Child Welfare: (914) 995-5027
Yonkers

131 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers, NY 10701
Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Mon. - Fri., except holidays

  • Manager, Temporary Assistance: (914) 231-2873
  • Dir. of Child Welfare: (914) 231-2028

Hotlines

  • Child Abuse Hotline: (800) 342-3720
  • Abandoned Infant Information: (866) 505-SAFE (7233)
  • Benefit Fraud Hotline: (888) 377-0009
  • Eviction Prevention: 211
  • HEARS Family Line: 888-55HEARS (888-554-3277)
    Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m.-8:00 p.m. Assists parents and families by providing resources and referrals to a variety of services.
  • Afterhours Emergency Services: (914) 995-2099

Directory

The services and phone numbers below are located at the administrative office unless otherwise indicated.

Administration

General Information

(914) 995-5000

Office of the Commissioner

(914) 995-5515

ADA Requests

(914) 995-5574

Constituent Affairs

(914) 995-5523

Child Welfare Inquiries

(914) 995-3017

Court Record Certification

(914) 995-6027

DSS Court Subpoenas and Record Access

(914) 995-6027

FOIL

(914) 995-6027

Media Inquires

(914) 995-7459

Welfare to Work

(914) 995-9334

Temporary Financial Services

Alien Eligibility

(914) 995-6055

Emergency Assistance

(914) 995-6055

Family Assistance

(914) 995-6055

Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

(914) 995-3333

Guide Dog Food Program 

(914) 995-6055

Home Energy Assistance

(914) 995-3333

Safety Net Assistance

(914) 995-6055

Temporary Assistance Services

District Offices

Office of Program Integrity Fraud Hotline

(888) 377-0009

Burial Assistance

(914) 995-5640/ (914) 995-5617

Employment Services

Westchester-Putnam Career Center

General Information

(914) 995-3910 

NYS Dept of Labor Career Center at White Plains

(914) 995-3926 

NYS Dept of Labor Career Center at Peekskill

(914) 737-3490 

NYS Dept of Labor Career Center at Yonkers

(914) 461-9077 

Unemployment Insurance Questions

(888) 209-8124

Family and Children's Services

Adoption

(914) 995-5302

Adoption Recruitment

211

Adult Protective Services Intake

(914) 995-2259

Child Abuse Hotline

(800) 342-3720

Child Protective Services

(914) 995-6028

Child Support Enforcement

(888) 208-4485

Child Welfare Inquiries

(914) 995-6028/(914) 995-9311/9306

Day Care Subsidies

(914) 995-6522

Emergency Services

(914) 995-2099

Foster Care Medicaid 

(914) 995-5460

Foster Care Recruitment

211

Foster Care Resource

(914) 995-5321

H.E.A.R.S. Family Line

(888) 554-3277

Mandated Reporter Hotline

(800) 635-1522

Preventive Services

(914) 995-9333

Residential Services

(914) 995-2232

Housing Services

Homeless Services

District Offices

Housing Services

(914) 995-3333

Adult and Medical Services

Adult Protective Services Intake

(914) 995-2259

Emergency Services 

(914) 995-2099

Foster Care Medicaid

(914) 995-5460

Managed Care

(800) 505-5678

Medicaid Applications:

(914) 813-6129

- Home Care

(914) 813-6614

- Community Certification

(914) 813-6129 

- Nursing Home

(914) 813-6618

Medicaid General

(914) 995-3333

Medicaid Restricted Recipients

(914) 995-6623

Medicaid Undercare:

 

- Community Recertification

(914) 813-6624

- Home Care

(914) 813-6614

- Nursing Home

(914) 813-6616

Medical Transportation 

(844) 666-6270

Medicare Premium Payments

(914) 813-6024

SSI Medicaid 

(914) 813-6023

Third Party Health Insurance

(914) 813-6024

Adoption Medicaid

(914) 995-2364

Medicaid Spenddown

(914) 813-6626

Fair Hearings Office, White Plains

Fair Hearings

(914) 995-3920/3901

Request for Fair Hearing

(800) 342-3334

Medical Assistance, 112 East Post Road / Mount Vernon

Office of Medical Home Care Services

(914) 995-5411

Institutional Assistance 

(914) 813-6618

Managed Care Long Term (MCLTP)

(914) 813-6614

Medical Transportation

(844) 666-6270