Child Care and Education Services

677 South Salina Street
2nd Floor
Syracuse, NY

Provides enrichment services for children including child care, Early Head Start, Head Start, and Universal Pre-Kindergarten. Offers assistance to working parents who need to keep children enrolled in licensed day care services by providing sliding scale subsidies based upon income. 

Day Care Services

421 Montgomery Street
5th Floor
Syracuse, NY

Provides subsidies to employed persons for the cost of day care for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years in certified day care homes, day care centers, group homes, or acceptable informal providers.

Day Care Unit

6 Judson Street
Canton, NY

Provides subsidies to employed persons for the cost of day care for children ages 6 weeks to 12 years in certified day care homes, day care centers, group homes, or acceptable informal providers.

Fair Hearings Unit

421 Montgomery Street
Syracuse, NY

Represents the Department of Social Services in administrative hearings. 

Fraud Investigation Unit

421 Montgomery Street
12th Floor
Syracuse, NY

Investigates all reported allegations of fraud in the Temporary Assistance, SNAP, Medicaid, HEAP, and Day Care programs. Also investigates day care providers being paid by Social Services who do not really provide care and cases involving food stamp trafficking. Does not investigate Social Security, …

Jefferson County Day Care Assistance

250 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY

Provides eligible families with financial assistance to meet the cost of approved day care. 

Low Income Day Care Program

100 Spring Street
Mexico, NY

Provides eligible families with financial assistance to meet the cost of approved day care. Participants must meet eligibility guidelines and be in need of day care. Referrals are received from the Department of Social Services, day care centers, or on a call-in basis.

Supportive Services for Veteran Families (SSVF)

262 East Onondaga Street
Syracuse, NY

Provides supportive services to very low income Veterans and their families who are homeless or are in danger of losing their homes. Services include outreach, case management, and assistance obtaining VA and other benefits. Provides time-limited payments to third parties, such as landlords, …