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Common Abbreviations

Find out what common abbreviations used by the Department of Social Services (DSS) stand for.

Common Abbreviations

Find out what common abbreviations used by the Department of Social Services (DSS) stand for.

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  • ABAWD

    Able-Bodied Adult Without Dependents -- A person applying for SNAP who is aged 18 to 64, not living with a child under 14 and is able to work.

  • APS

    Adult Protective Services -- Investigates reports of abuse, neglect and financial exploitation of adults 18 and older who, due to physical or mental impairments.

C

  • CBIC

    Common Benefit Identification Card -- The plastic card used in New York to access SNAP and Cash Assistance benefits via electronic benefits transfer. Also commonly called an "EBT card."

  • CCAP

    Child Care Assistance Program -- The New York State Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP), commonly referred to as the Subsidy Program, helps low-income families pay for child care in order to help them become self-sufficient.

  • CDPAP

    Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program -- A New York State Medicaid program that allows individuals who need home care to choose, hire, train and manage their own personal caregivers

  • CIN

    Client Identification Number

  • CMIC

    Case Management Information Center

  • CPS

    Child Protective Services -- Westchester County Child Protective Services investigates reports of child abuse or maltreatment.

D

  • DSS

    Department of Social Services

E

  • EBT

    Electronic Benefit Transfer

H

  • HEAP

    Home Energy Assistance Program

J

  • JD

    Juvenile Delinquents

  • JO

    Juvenile Offenders

M

  • MAS

    Medical Answering Services

O

  • OCSS

    Office of Child Support Services

  • OTHA

    Office of Temporary Housing Assistance

P

  • PCP

    Primary Care Practitioner

  • PPL

    Public Partnerships LLC

S

  • SNAP

    Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program

T

  • TA

    Temporary Assistance

  • TANF

    Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

W

  • WRAP

    Westchester Resource for Adoption Program