New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner's Subject and Correspondence Files

16034-09: Alphabetical.

16034-20: Roughly chronological.

The commissioner of the Department of Social Services was empowered by the legislature to determine policies and principles upon which public assistance, service, and care were to be provided; to exercise general supervision over the social services programs administered by the fifty-eight local social services districts in the state (fifty-seven counties and the New York City Department of Social Services); to promulgate regulations for the administration of public assistance and care; and to enforce department regulations and state laws relating to public assistance and care.

The Welfare Reform Act of 1997 (Chapter 436 of the Laws of 1997) renamed the Department of Social Services the Department of Family Assistance. Two major offices were created within the new department: the Office of Children and Family Services and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA). OTDA is responsible for supervising programs that provide assistance and support to eligible families and individuals. Its functions include: providing temporary cash assistance; providing assistance in paying for food; providing heating assistance; overseeing New York State's child support enforcement program; determining certain aspects of eligibility for Social Security Disability benefits; supervising homeless housing and services programs; and providing assistance to certain immigrant populations.

16034-00: This accretion consists of the Phone Logs, Calendars, Travel, and Day Files (1990-1993) of Executive Deputy Commissioner Gregory Kaladjian and the Day Files (1990-1993) of Deputy Commissioner for Executive Services and Support Mark Lewis.

16034-00A: This accretion consists of the day files (1992-1995) of Commissioner Mary Jo Bane and the calendars (1980-1994), mail and signature logs, and day files (1987-1994) of Nelson M. Weinstock, Deputy Commissioner for Management Support and Quality Improvement.

16034-09: This accretion consists of records of Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance Commissioner Brian J. Wing, 1995-2003. Records for the years 1983-1994, when Mr. Wing held the position of Local Liaison Director, are also included. Topics documented by the records include child and family services; the consolidated services plan (CSP); health and long term care; housing and adult services; field operations; and the 1991-1992 departmental reorganization.

16034_99Accretion 16034-99, New York State Commissioner of Social Services César Perales Subject and Correspondence Files, contains additional records. A separate finding aid was created for the records of Commissioner Perales as a part of Ventana Al Pasado: Building a Latino/Hispanic Online Research Collection.

16034-00: Container list is available at the repository.

16034-09: Folder list is available at the repository.

16304-20A: Transfer list is available at the repository.

16034-20A: This accretion includes records from transfer list 140010.

Restricted in part to protect confidentiality of client correspondence; 8NYCRR Sect. 357.