Social Services

"Attention Medicaid Beneficiaries: 

Notice of Your Rights Under Hawkins v. Cohen"

Notice from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of NC 

What is North Carolina Work First? 

Please call 694-6161 or 694-6163 for Medicaid Transportation Forms

FOR MORE INFORMATION SEE IMPORTANT LINKS LISTED BELOW:

Henderson County Department of Social Services only provides TIPS-MAPP training three times a year. Since we need dedicated families and space is limited we require the following be completed before we will allow you to attend the first night of class. YOU MUST:

Steps to Becoming a Foster Parent:

What is Foster Care?

An important health and safety service for our community's children, our staff members are available 24 hours a day year round to receive reports of suspected child abuse and neglect and conduct prompt investigative assessments. When abuse or neglect is determined, our staff works with the family in their home (when safe to do so). Through home based services, staff strive to enable abused and neglected children to remain with their families rather than be placed in foster care.

Henderson County Department of Social Services has a Program Integrity Unit that is devoted to investigating cases of fraud, abuse, and waste in public assistance programs. These programs include: Work First, Food Assistance, DayCare, Emergency Assistance, Low Income Energy Assistance, Special Assistance, etc.

Please try to provide as much of the following information as possible when reporting suspected welfare fraud: