Temporary, emergency financial aid to eligible individuals and families

Provides services relating to the following: Issuance/Filing of Vital Records (birth, death and marriage certificates),Building Permits, Certified copies of birth, death and marriage certificates, conditional use permits, county landfill coupons, dog licenses, replacement tags, impoundment, fire and police alarm permits, garbage/trash licenses, junk licenses, notary public services,

The American Kidney Fund offers several programs that help qualifying dialysis patients pay for health insurance premiums, prescription medicines, and other treatment related expenses.

Caring homes Program provides financial assistance to homeless families and families at risk of homelessness in the city of Binghamton. Financial Assistance up to $400 per family for security deposits, rent arrears, and utility arrears to either help the family remain in their current home or help them to obtain new housing. For referrals, contact 2-1-1.

Chautauqua County provides once-only or alternative assistance to applicants, who are low-income and without sufficient resources, in the form of diversion services. This diversion assistance is available to persons who are at risk of needing ongoing Temporary Assistance. The purpose is to improve the applicant's opportunities for employment or to maintain their current employment so that the need for ongoing assistance wouldn't be necessary.

Services Provided Diversion services include, but are not limited to:

**Transportation Needs - For eligible applicants some of the needs might include help with motor vehicle insurance, vehicle registration and/or necessary vehicle repairs to ensure transportation to and from employment

**Work-Related Expenses - For eligible applicants some of the expenses might include purchase of work clothes, work boots and/or tools necessary for employment

Provides municipal services that include: Marriage licenses, dog licenses, handicap permits, town building, zoning and sign permits

Provides undesignated temporary financial aid to low income people and families for daily necessities.

Service: Marriage licenses, dog licenses, handicap permits, town building, zoning and sign permits.

To find out if you are eligible to receive Temporary Assistance, including help with an emergency, you need to file an application with your county Department of Social Services. You should identify any emergency needs you may have at this time. If you have an emergency, you will be interviewed and told in writing should be within seven working days of your filing an application. You should be told within 30 days of thedate you filed your application if your application for Family Assistance is approved or denied; be toldwithin 45 days of the date you filed your application for Safety Net Assistance if your application iswithin 45 days of the date you filed your application for Safety Net Assistance if your application isapproved or denied. You DO NOT have to be eligible for ongoing Temporary Assistance to receive Emergency Assistance.New York State Temporary Assistance Hotline at 1-800-342-3009

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Temporary Assistance is Chautauqua County's term for federal and state temporary assistance programs. These programs give short-term help to families and individuals as they work toward self-sufficiency; Family Assistance provides cash assistance to needy families that include a minor child living with a parent (including families where both parents are in the household) or a caretaker relative; Safety Net assistance; Services and Assistance Programs for Non-Parent Caregivers; indigent burials (Indigent Burials

The local district provides for burial when a Temporary Assistance recipient or other indigent person dies leaving no funds or insurance sufficient to pay the cost and there are no relatives, friends or other persons liable or willing to take responsibility for the burial expense.) .