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In August 2016, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz announced the appointment of Hogues as the new commissioner of senior services. Prior to being appointed commissioner, Hogues served as community planning coordinator and long-term care coordinator for the Department of Senior Services.
[4] [5] [3] In 1909 the Poor Law was consolidated in chapter 42, and the State Charities Law in chapter 55, of the Consolidated Laws of New York. [6] [7] The Public Welfare Law superseded the Poor Law in 1929. [8] [9] In 1931 they were renamed as the Department of Social Welfare and the State Board of Social Welfare.
The New York State Child Welfare/Child Protective Services Training Institute provided training in the area of child protection, training for mandated reporters in New York State, and training to keep child welfare workers informed regarding the most current legal requirements associated with child protective services, family-centered social ...
the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title New York State Department of Family Assistance .
The Welfare Reform Act of 1997 (the state response to the federal Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1996) created two programs, Family Assistance (FA) and Safety Net Assistance (SNA), to be state-directed and county-administered implementations of the constitutional mandate to aid, care and support the needy. [2]
Whether a municipality is defined as a borough, city, town, or village is determined not by population or land area, but rather on the form of government selected by the residents and approved by the New York State Legislature. [2] [3] [4] Each type of local government is granted specific home rule powers by the New York State Constitution. [5]
By 1950, the department had grown into the largest agency of the New York state government, with more than 24,000 employees and an operating cost exceeding a third of the state budget. [35] The state acceded to the Interstate Compact on Mental Health in 1956.
The New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) is an agency of the New York state government. [1] [2] The office has its headquarters in the Capital View Office Park in Rensselaer. [3] Along with the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance it is part of the pro forma Department of Family Assistance.