Press
- 11/28/2025: Regular (Heating) HEAP Component to open 12/1/25
- 11/12/2025: Erie County 2026-2027 Biennial Temporary Assistance (TA) and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) Employment Plan
- 10/01/2025: What to know about SNAP benefits amid federal government shutdown
- 10/07/2025: Safeguarding your Benefit Card
- 09/29/2025: Wait list for those seeking child care (day care) assistance in Erie County
- 08/07/2025: Directory of Benefit Offices
- 06/24/2025: Funding for Municipal Lifeguards Available for Towns and Villages
- 06/18/2025: HEAP Cooling Assistance Program will close 6/23/25
- 05/15/2025: Alert regarding skimming incidents with EBT cards
- 05/15/2025: Alert regarding skimming incidents with EBT cards
- 03/31/2025: HEAP Cooling Assistance available beginning 4/15/25; Heating benefits close 4/7/25
- 04/02/2025: Online Enrollment Wizard (OEW) allows for streamlined Child Support Services
- 03/19/2025: Double Up Food Bucks grocery sites available locally
- 02/11/2025: EBT freeze card feature
- 12/11/2024: Public Comment session January 2, 2025 for 5-Year Child and Family Services Plan
- 06/25/2024: Rybicki named permanent Commissioner of Social Services
- 07/25/2024: Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) to temporarily re-locate to 290 Main St. effective 8/19/24
- 07/17/2024: HEAP Cooling Assistance program will close July 19
- 04/10/2024: Domestic Violence resources made available
- 10/30/2023: Biennial Employment Plan for Erie County
- 10/12/2023: Replacement of Stolen SNAP & Temporary Assistance benefits
- 12/12/2022: EBT - Skimming prevention
- 03/01/2023: Second Emergency HEAP Emergency benefit available to residents
- 01/11/2023: 2023 Summer Primetime Programming - Request for Proposal
- 12/05/2022: Call 211 for essential community services!