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Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters
… the New York City Police Department to deploy a Management Team to oversee DHS’ security personnel (peace officers) and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2018/05/07/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-sheltersDiNapoli: Homeless Families, Adults Living in Squalid Shelters Due to Oversight Failure
… 29 of 32 approved full-time equivalent staff; two single adult shelters had inadequate night shift coverage (one staff … Catholic Charities Men Syracuse Onondaga 112 Webster House Adult Poughkeepsie Dutchess 60 Dorothy Day Expansion Women … the minimum of 120 square feet required by law; A rooftop-access door removed from its hinges that allowed anyone — …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2016/02/dinapoli-homeless-families-adults-living-squalid-shelters-due-oversight-failureSocial Services Block Grant – Federal Funding and New York
… Services $ 92.7 $ 92.7 Protective Services 30.4 30.4 Foster Care Services and Support 24.3 24.3 General … children spend in foster care. In total, SSBG funds make up 27 percent of ACS’ planned spending for preventative … unable to manage their own resources. SSBG funding makes up 42 percent of DSS’s total planned spending for APS in both …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/reports/budget/fed-funding-ny/social-services-block-grantPermanent COLA
… In July 2000, the Retirement System was at the forefront of a successful effort to enact a law providing an annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) for retirees. A COLA payment is a change, based on the cost of living index, that permanently increases your retirement …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/retirement/publications/permanent-colaControls Over Equipment
To determine whether the New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation has established adequate controls over equipment
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/01/09/controls-over-equipmentBlock Institute School – Compliance With the Reimbursable Cost Manual
… Day, Clinical, and Residential Services funded by the Office for People With Developmental Disabilities; and a … Block and its affiliates¹ operate from three locations in Brooklyn and share the same executive management and board of … documentation to show that these employees worked the hours Block reported for them in the SED preschool cost-based …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/31/block-institute-school-compliance-reimbursable-cost-manualSocial Media Use Policy
… dollars are spent. The opinions and beliefs expressed by users on our social media sites are those of the users and … on our social media sites may have been placed there by the social media provider and not OSC. Their placement … etc.) you share with or post to our sites may be used by the owners of the host site for their own purposes …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/help/social-media-use-policyOversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Follow-Up)
… report, Oversight of Selected Fiscal Aspects of Homeless Shelter Services (Report 2016-N-1 ). About the Program Governed by a “right to shelter” mandate, New York City provides temporary emergency … the issues identified in our initial report. Of the report’s four recommendations, one was implemented and three were …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2020/05/06/oversight-selected-fiscal-aspects-homeless-shelter-services-followDiNapoli: Medicaid Costs for Diabetes Reach $1.2 Billion
… “Diabetes in New York State,” notes that about 1.6 million adult New Yorkers, or 10.3 percent of the adult population, have been diagnosed with either Type 1 or … of life effort. With continued education, awareness, and access to treatment we can help turn the tide on this …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2015/10/dinapoli-medicaid-costs-diabetes-reach-12-billionState Comptroller DiNapoli, Congresswoman Meng and Council Member Ung Return Lost Money to Flushing Businesses
… Lunar New Year brings hope for good fortune, and State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli visited local, small … Grace Meng, New York City Council Member Sandra Ung and Flushing Chinese Business Association’s Peter Tu joined him to return the lost money and visit the newly remodeled Flushing Library Auditorium. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/03/state-comptroller-dinapoli-congresswoman-meng-and-council-member-ung-return-lost-money-flushingOversight of Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… meet certain standards, as established in New York Codes, Rules and Regulations. In contrast, it has delegated … and Motels Used for Homeless and Mixed-Use Temporary Residency ( 2016-S-49 ) Office of Temporary and Disability …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2017/06/27/oversight-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli Op-Ed in Democrat & Chronicle Calls for Swift Action to Address Growing Food Insecurity
… and injustice. The long lines of people waiting for food speak to the inequities many face when it comes to … a well-developed nutrition infrastructure and national programs including SNAP, food support for women, infants and … and The Emergency Food Assistance Program. We have a network of nonprofit food banks that squeeze nutrition from …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2020/07/dinapoli-op-ed-democrat-chronicle-calls-swift-action-address-growing-food-insecurityOversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Follow-Up)
… audit report, Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and Adult Family Homeless Shelters (Report 2016-N-6 ). About … audit report Oversight of Security Expenses in Single Adult and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2019/12/10/oversight-security-expenses-single-adult-and-adult-family-homeless-shelters-followDiNapoli: One in Ten New York Households Suffer From Food Insecurity
… additional Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits expire on March 1. This is the second report … of food insecurity were highest for households headed by single mothers at 24.3%, as well as households headed by … Access. State agencies should conduct outreach to increase participation in SNAP and WIC and make it easier to apply and …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2023/03/dinapoli-one-ten-new-york-households-suffer-food-insecurityOversight of Adult Care Facilities
… The audit covered the period from January 2018 through October 2024. About the Program Adult care facilities provide … it investigated certain complaints or fully documented its investigation of others. Further, DOH did not issue investigation reports to facilities on time or at all in some …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2025/07/09/oversight-adult-care-facilitiesCapital Asset Management
… Objectives To determine whether the Office of General Services is adequately overseeing selected State agencies and … its mission of delivering a broad scope of critical services for State agencies, the Office of General Services (Office) provides essential support services for the …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/02/12/capital-asset-managementMedicaid Program – Provider Compliance With the Electronic Visit Verification Program
… and notify them of the requirements. Medicaid paid over $31.5 billion for PC services from January 2021 through March …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/state-agencies/audits/2024/11/13/medicaid-program-provider-compliance-electronic-visit-verification-programIrvington Union Free School District – Information Technology (2016M-266)
… purposes or the inappropriate use of IT equipment. The email policy allows for the use of personal email through external mail servers. District staff are able … Consider the risk of allowing users to access personal email through external mail servers and amend the email …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/local-government/audits/school-district/2016/11/18/irvington-union-free-school-district-information-technology-2016m-266DiNapoli: State Needs to Improve Services for Vulnerable Adults
… Services (APS) for vulnerable adults, many of them senior citizens, who need help with food, shelter or medical … each case to determine what help is needed, such as a new living arrangement, money management advice, meal deliveries …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2021/11/dinapoli-state-needs-improve-services-vulnerable-adultsDiNapoli: Stronger Oversight Needed for Social Adult Day Care Programs
… An audit of Social Adult Day Care (SADC) programs found questionable … on the investigation. “Many vulnerable New Yorkers rely on social adult day care services to help them stay in their own … Department of Health: Medicaid Program: Oversight of Social Adult Day Care Programs. …
https://www.osc.ny.gov/press/releases/2026/02/dinapoli-stronger-oversight-needed-social-adult-day-care-programs