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Today in Henderson County 44.5% of all children are on Medicaid and NC Health Choice, and 44.7% of all children have private health insurance. More and more young families in our county's labor force, particularly from the service sector, are coming to Social Services for health care assistance and child support. We expect these will be growing numbers with the rising cost of health care costs and private insurance becomes even more scarce.
Another factor in children's social work services such as Child Protective Services, is lack of other community resources for families, teachers, and other concerned people to turn to for help. The state's fiscal situation, stock market decline, and related economic situations have cut back resource development and availability for families.

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Use the Quick Search window to look up a piece of property using an address, owner name, REID, or PIN.

• Address: use ONLY the street name, but not the street type. For example:  "1 BEARCAT" instead of "1 Bearcat Blvd"; or "200 N GROVE" instead of "200 N Grove St".
• Owner Name: use LAST NAME, FIRST NAME. For example:  "SMITH, JOHN" or "SMITH, J".
• REID: The Real Estate ID, which is a number of 6 - 9 digits. Examples:  9948805, 1013416
• PIN: The Property Identifcation Number, a 10-digit number corresponding to the property's geographic location. Examples:  9568971859, 9612258290

Whether you have children or not the law requires you must go through 30 hours of preparatory training before a person can be licensed as a foster parent in North Carolina. This training is called MAPP/GPS(Model Approach to Partnership in Parenting/Group Preparation and Selection). The purpose of MAPP/GPS is to inform potential parents about the needs of children who come into the foster care system, and to help them decide whether they can parent these children. The training will explain the importance of working in partnership with our social service agency, the court system and birth families to meet the needs of children who have be physically, mentally, sexually abused or neglected or abandoned. 
The law does not specify the number of training hours to become an adoptive parent; however, Henderson County Department of Social Service encourages those who are considering adoptions to take the MAPP/GPS training, especially if you do not have a specific child in mind at the beginning of consideration. 

Values are placed on real property using either one or a combination of the following appraisal approaches:

• Sales comparison or market approach.  This approach compares the selling prices of similar properties and places a value on those properties based on actual selling prices. This approach is the most accurate when there are numerous arms-length sales occurring.
• Cost approach.  Values are determined on what it would cost to replace a similar property at current building costs minus depreciation based on a variety of factors and the age of the property.  This approach is best used for unique properties or newer construction.
• Income Approach.  This approach is used primarily for income producing properties such as apartment buildings or business offices.  Revenues are analyzed to determine a net operating income. This income is then capitalized to determine a value for the property.

A Notice of Assessed Value will be mailed to all Henderson County real property owners on file with the Henderson County Assessor's office in February 2023.

You and Henderson County Department of Social Services will enter into a “partnership agreement” describing the duties and responsibilities of each. The following is a general overview of our foster parent’s role:

• Realize foster care is meant to only be temporary. When children first come into care “Reunification is always the first goal”. Therefore cooperation and being a team player is very important.

• Protect and supervise children.

• Help foster children to feel accepted and loved.

• Allow the foster child to express his or her feelings about their past or present situation.

• Help prepare the child for any future plans that are made.

• Hold in strictest confidence any information about the foster child and their birth families.

Under specific circumstances, property owners may be eligible for reduced taxes or participation in other deferment or special programs. To participate in these programs, requirements specified by North Carolina law must be met. Available programs are listed below. For detailed information regarding these programs, please visit the Tax Department's website at www.hendersoncountync.gov/tax These programs include:

• Elderly, Disabled, and Disabled Veteran Relief; and
• Exempt Property.

North Carolina law exempts some peoperties from property taxes if certain requirements are met. Some types of exempt property are:

• Property used for religious purposes;
• Property set aside for burial;
• Property used for educational, scientific or literary purposes; and
• Property used for charitable purposes.

Applications for exemption are accepted by the Tax Department during January of each year.

Present-Use Value Program. The North Carolina General Assembly enacted the Present-Use Value Program allowing reduced tax assessments for individually owned property currently in use for agriculture, horticulture, or forestry. Property accepted into this program is taxed at its "present use" as a farm. The present-use value is usually less than the market value of the property. The difference between the present-use value and the market value is deferred. When the property or a portion of it is removed from the program for any reason, the deferred taxes for the current year and the previous three years, plus interest, becomes due. Applications for this program are accepted during January of each year.

For more information on any of these programs, please contact the Tax Department at 828-697-4870 or visit our website at www.hendersoncountync.gov/tax

It is the responsibility of the Assessor to value most taxable property within the County. The total value of all property within the County is the tax base. Each County agency or department submits an annual operating budget to the County Manager. The County Manager then submits a recommended total County budget to the County Commissioners for consideration. The Board of Commissioners carefully reviews the recommended budget and conducts a public hearing for citizen input. By the end of June, the Board of Commissioners adopts a budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget, less any additional revenues to be received by the County, is divided by the value of the tax base to determine a tax rate. The tax rate is based on amounts per each $100 in property value. A similar process is completed for each municipality and fire district within Henderson County. 

Property tax bills are mailed in August of each year and become due on September 1st. Typically, taxpayers have until the following January 5th to pay the bill without interest. January 5th is the deadline for paying property taxes before they become delinquent. If you are interested in a payment plan, contact our Collections Division at 828-697-5595.

The owner of the property as of January 1st of the current tax year is responsible for taxes for the entire year unless the property changes ownership during the tax year. If there is a change of ownership, the owner of record on the following January 6th (or the date interest begins), and any subsequent owner, will be held liable for any unpaid real property taxes. The Tax Department does not prorate real estate taxes. Proration is handled between the buyer and seller at the time of the sale. Tax liens against the property will remain in effect until paid in full. It is the responsibility of the new owner to pay any taxes due before January 6th. 

The majority of children are reunified with their birth families. If for some reason a child is not able to return home, then he or she may become available for adoption. Since the children have established a bond with their foster parents, the adoptions review team will give consideration to the foster parents if it is in the best interest of the child to remain with them. 

For further information on adoption please contact our adoption social worker at (828) 694-6260.

Contact the Henderson County Department of Social Services to learn more about becoming a foster parent, (828) 694-6252 to request an application packet or click here to email us.

Yes.  The website indexes web pages as well as PDFs, Microsoft Office documents, and text documents.

Bringing home your baby from the neonatal intensive care unit, or NICU, can be both exciting and terrifying. If there's one thing you can be sure of after leaving the NICU, it's that you're going to be asking a lot of questions. You'll have questions for the doctors, nurses, and hospital staff before you're discharged and will undoubtedly have countless more once you arrive home.

We hope that these tools will help with some of those questions related to the new member of your family. Go to Organizing Information to find information to help you start organizing the piles of paperwork that you are sure to collect quickly.

Helpful Resources

• Before Going Home (PDF)
• NC Infant Toddler Program (PDF)

We provide free science-based educational lessons to students in any academic setting. These lessons are tailored to teacher’s needs and are designed to help meet the NC Essential Standards. Contact the Henderson Soil and Water Conservation District Education Coordinator, April Hoyt, to schedule an appointment (828-697-4949).

• Entering Preschool? Things to Consider - English (PDF)
• Entering Preschool? Things to Consider - Spanish (PDF)
• Exceptional Children's Preschool Program Overview (PDF)
• Helpful Hints for Transition (PDF)
• Parent's Guide to the Infant-Toddler and Preschool Programs (PDF)
• School Disability Categories - English (PDF)
• School Disability Categories - Spanish (PDF)
• Family Child Care Home Checklist (PDF)
• Childcare Center Checklist (PDF)

Leading zero's have been removed from REID's (Parcel Numbers). You'll need to remove them from your search. For example, instead of searching for 0123779, you would need to search for 123779. If this still doesn't work, the REID may have been retired, and you should try searching by owner name or street address instead.

Being a recipient of Medicaid and/or Food Stamps automatically qualifies you. Additionally, you must be pregnant, postpartum, and/or have children under the age of 5 to be eligible.

Making the transition from elementary to middle school is often difficult for children. This transition is even more difficult for a child with a disability. Middle school is a time when a child becomes an adolescent and he/she faces new challenges, academically and socially. We hope that the tools below will help you and your child prepare for this transition process.

Useful Tools

• Snapshot Profile About Your Child with Special Needs (PDF)
• Signs that Your Child with Special Needs is Being Bullied (PDF)
• Five Steps to Take to Protect Your Child from Being Bullied (PDF)
• Sex Education for Youth with Special Needs (PDF)
• Communication Tips for Parents - English (PDF)
• Communication Tips for Parents – Spanish (PDF)

The Natural Resources Conservation Service provides Web Soil Survey, a tool that can assist you in finding your soil type for your property or project. Visit this website to use the Web Soil Survey.

Go to http://henderson.courtcompsys.com/hendersonnc/ and 'Click here' to acknowledge the disclaimer.

Click 'View Images' to search by a deed or plat number.

Choose Book Type: 'Plat' and 'Images as PDF'.

Under 'Book', enter the YEAR of the plat (This can be looked up here), and under 'Page', enter the slide number; then click 'Go'. See image below for an example.

We provide soil sample boxes, submission forms, and instructions, but the samples must be mailed by the landowner to the NC Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Agronomic Services Division Soil Testing Lab in Raleigh. Your results will be emailed and/or mailed directly to you in about two weeks. From December 1 to April 1, there is a $4.00 fee per soil sample box. From April 2 to November 30, there is no fee for soil samples.

Please contact Deb Johnston, Director/Engineer, in the Henderson County Site Development Department 828-694-6553 or visit the Henderson County Department of Water Resources website.

Please visit the Erosion and Sediment Control website through the Energy, Mineral, and Land Resources Division of the NC Department of Environmental Quality and/or the Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control Local Program website.

We are not affiliated with any water department. You will need to contact your water provider. The phone number for the Customer Service Division of Hendersonville Water & Sewer is (828) 697-3052.

You need to come into the WIC office 4 times a year*:

• 1st appointment, Initial certification
• 2nd appointment, Low-risk follow-up (may complete a WicHealth education instead, and come into the WIC office only to receive your benefits)
• 3rd appointment, Midterm assessment
• 4th appointment, Low-risk follow-up
• 5th appointment, Subsequent certification (12-month cycle starts over again)

*The only time you may not need to come into the office is when you complete a WicHealth education for your Low-risk Follow up appointments OR if you have listed a proxy or guardian in our system who can come to the office in your place.

WicHealth.org is a website you can access to complete an online education. Doing so will exempt you from having an appointment with a WIC Nutritionist, but you must call ahead to let the office know you completed the education AND you must come to the office to sign for and pick up your benefits.

Some exceptions to the appointment schedule above is if you are already a WIC recipient and you deliver a baby, and/or if you have a foster child come into your care.

2022 Orthophoto Dates:

Starting 12/26/2021 and ending 2/12/2022.

2018 Orthophoto Dates:

Starting on February 28, 2018 and ending on March 1st, 2018.

2015 Orthophoto Dates:

Starting on March 6th, 2015 and ending on April 1st, 2015.

2010 Orthophoto Dates:

March 19, 2010 | March 24, 2010 | March 30, 2010 | April 4, 2010 | April 6, 2010 | April 13, 2010

2007 Orthophoto Dates:

Starting on March 13th, 2007 and ending on April 6th, 2007.

2001 Orthophoto Dates:

Starting on February 1st, 2001 and ending on March 31st, 2001.

We do not collect or analyze water samples. Contact the Henderson County Division of Environmental Health in the Department of Public Health (828-692-4228) or contact a private water testing lab. A list of labs that test specific contaminants can be found at the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s Water Resources Division website.

To learn more about wells in Henderson County, view the article "Testing Wells in Henderson County."

For general information, use the map provided by the NC Department of Environmental Quality. Click on your stream or river to learn about your watershed. Then, use this link to learn more about the water classification.

Ownership deeds are available online for transactions occurring after 1979. You can also look up and research deeds at the Register of Deeds site. For more information please contact the Henderson County Register of Deeds at 828-697-4901.

No, but we can suggest others that may be able to help. You can call the NC Department of Transportation at 1-877-368-4968 or submit an online request for assistance at their website, call Henderson County Emergency Management at 828-697-4728, or call a private contractor.

Yes. In fact, having Food Stamps automatically qualifies you to be WIC eligible.

You will receive WIC benefits for the duration of pregnancy, and for 6 months postpartum if non-breastfeeding, or 1 year if breastfeeding. Children up to the age of 5 are eligible.

After your first appointment, we will send you appointment scheduling reminders via text message or mail.

Please contact Henderson County Center of NC Cooperative Extension at 828-697-4891. They have several staff and volunteers to help with plant identification.