Do
you qualify for benefits?
Community
Service Society Benefits Tool
is a well organized site with brochures, forms and explanations
of all social services.
ACCESS
NYC allows users to can screen families for up to
35 City, State, and Federal health and human service benefit programs.
In addition to screening, program logistics, information, and applications
are provided.
Apply
for Social Security Benefits The Social
Security Online site allows you to apply for and calculate your
benefits.
General Information
New
York City Government Resident Resources Guide
is a general city guide on a number of topics for residents including
information on health and human services. Specific topics include
public
assistance, support
programs, disabilities,
and documents
and records. The column on the left offers more options and
links.
Lawhelp.org
on Public Benefits
is a large comprehensive legal site with listings of legal services
and factsheets on public benefits isssues, such as welfare, food
stamps, social security, medicare/medicaid, Jiggetts, and childcare
(en
Español).
The
Fortune Society
is a New York City non-profit organization that offers prisoner
re-entry services.
Guidebooks on the Welfare System
Know your Rights is a list of resources by Legal
Momentum for women dealing with domestic violence and its affect
on the welfare-to-work process, time off, discrimination, unemployment
insurance, and other resources (including New York specific content).
Parent's
Survival Guide to NYC Child Welfare System
is an in depth guide to the NYC Child Welfare System and the Administration
for Children's Services.
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