Jefferson County Department of Social Services

250 Arsenal Street
Watertown, NY 13601
Phone: (315) 785-3000
Fax: (315) 785-3346
Website: https://www.jeffersoncountyny.gov/SocialServices

The objective of the local Department of Social Services is to provide for the general welfare of needy residents of Jefferson County; to assist individuals and families in achieving self-sufficiency, to ensure the protection of individuals unable to protect themselves from abuse, neglect or exploitation and to enhance and support the development of Family Life.

Services Include:

• Adoption
• Adult Services
• Booklets and Forms
• Child Protective Services
• Child Support
• Day Care
• Foster Parent Program
• Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP)
• Indigent Burials
• Investigations
• Medicaid
• Medicaid Managed Care
• Ongoing Children’s Services
• SNAP
• Social Security
• Summer Food Service
• Temporary Assistance
• Volunteer Income Tax Assistance