An excellent resource for social service workers, you can request additional copies of New York State Office of Temporary Disability Assistance (OTDA) publications free of charge. Publications span a wide variety of topics, including WorkPays New York (Work Supports), child support, food stamps, tax credits, electronic benefits transfers, home energy and heating assistance and refugee and immigrant assistance.
The City of Rochester has compiled a list of employment resources, including Providing Real Incentive to Maintain Employment (PRIME). Click here for more information. The City of Rochester also provides a resource list for job searches and job training.
Additionally, the Urban League of Rochester operates a career training center that specializes in helping low-income individuals achieve economic self-sufficiency.
We introduce you to a man who served time for running an illegal drug operation but is now determined to find honest work to put food on the table for his two sons, as well as a man who was able to overcome his record and find stable work with the help of a career training program. Finding a job is particularly difficult for those with a criminal record, but as our experts attest, it is possible.
New York State agencies and departments have many resources available to help working families make ends meet. This portal offers a gateway into information on: work support programs that you may be eligible for, food stamps, nutrition programs, home energy assistance, weatherization assistance, child support, tax credits, job placement, social security, unemployment assistance, housing, student loans, education assistance and much, much more.
Learn more about your legal rights in the areas of credit, debt and other consumer law issues. To find legal assistance available in your area, visit LawHelp.org/NY and click on ‘Consumer.’ En Espanol: ayudalegalny.org y clik ‘Consumidor.’
This four-minute video explains how Department of Labor staff can help you find a job, and also debunks old myths, such as the idea that you must stand in a very long line, in person, in order to collect unemployment assistance.
If you are having trouble feeding your children, you are not alone and help is available. Use this resource to explore your options, which include school breakfast and lunch programs, the Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program, the Hunger Prevention and Nutrition Assistance Program (HPNAP), the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Eat Smart New York (ESNY), food banks and food stamps.
This online portal from the New York State Department of Labor includes information on careers, training, assistance and more.
CA$H is a Capital Region coalition, which the United Way oversees, that can offer you tax assistance and tools for long-term financial stability. There are CA$H chapters based in Albany, Schenectady, Rensselaer, Schoharie and Saratoga Springs. Find your local chapter to see upcoming workshops and events.
Learn about the 599 training program, which allows unemployment recipients to receive assistance while attending a training course or program that has been approved by the New York State Department of Labor.
Whether you have a disability, receive public assistance, dropped out of high school, are a convicted offender or lack significant work experience, Career Systems of Rochester is designed to deliver services that can help you, such academic and vocational assessment, remedial education, life skills counseling, employment readiness training, structured job-related counseling, job placement services and follow-up services. Click here for contact information.
