Benefit Programs Medicaid - Information - 274-5328 Appointments - 274-5359 Medicaid Transportation - 274-5330 Medicaid Managed Care - 274-5667. Medicaid is an assistance program for the medically indigent. Income and resource standards vary depending on age, health, household size and household expenditures. The coverage available ranges from skilled nursing home care to routine medical care and payment of health insurance premiums including Medicare. Partial coverage is available in some situations.

Food Stamps - 274-5343; Appointments - 274-5244 Food Stamps can provide low-income households monthly benefits to purchase food. Income and resource standards vary according to age, health, household size and household expenditures.

Cash & Emergency Assistance - 274-5345; Appointments - 274-5289 Cash Assistance programs provide financial help to families and individuals as well as some emergency assistance. Income eligibility standards and benefit levels vary depending on the household situation.

HEAP (Home Energy Assistance Program) - Information & Appointments - 274-5264 HEAP can help low-income households meet the high costs of home energy. Income and resource eligibility standards change annually. A single annual benefit based on the household's method of heating is provided. Emergency assistance is also available.

Services Programs Adoption Services and Foster Homefinding - 274-5285 or 274-5320 Provides adoptive home placements for children, preparation of home studies for families who wish to adopt, training for prospective adoptive parents, information on available children, information and referral services on adoption issues, and certification and training for foster parents.

Day Care Services - Inspections and Complaints - 274-5627 Eligibility and Billing - 274-5219 or 274-5628. Day care for children of low-income families or to prevent a child's placement in foster care.

Child Protective Services - 274-5627 or 274-5321; Emergency, toll-free: 1-800-342-3720 24-hours Investigates all reports of child abuse and maltreatment. Provides protective/preventive services to families and children.

Foster Care - Preventive Intake - 274-5627 or 274-5321 Ongoing - 274-5296 or 274-5333 Temporary placement in foster homes, group homes, or institutions for children who temporarily cannot live at home. Provides preventive services to families, and court diversion services for youth.

Families Together - 274-5650 Family Preservation and Treatment Foster Care services.

Protective Services for Adults - 274-5259 or 274-5323 Investigates reports of abuse/neglect of adults, provides financial management, case management, and legal interventions necessary for the protection of at-risk adults. Long Term Care (LTC) Services - 274-5278 LTC Services provides a single location for information, referral and case management to all Tompkins County residents with LTC needs such as nursing and adult home placements, non-medical in-home services, information on health and home care services, and referrals to other community services. Child Support Services Child Support Unit - 274-5220 Receives and disburses child support payments, assists custodial parents in the establishment of paternity for children born out of wedlock and in obtaining court ordered child support, enforces child support orders by collection methods including income executions against absent parents' wages and unemployment benefits and seizure of income tax refunds and lottery winnings.