Social Services

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:

Adult Day Care/Day health services provide an organized program of services during the day in a community group setting for the purpose of supporting the personal independence of older adults. The program focuses on the social, physical and emotional well-being of the person and offers a variety of activities designed to meet the individual needs and interests of the participants.

The North Carolina Services for the Blind provides the assistance of a community Social Worker to help family members, caregivers, civic groups, businesses, and other service providers gain access to information and services on topics related to vision loss, including:

Foster Parent Association

The Henderson County Foster Parent Association holds various fund raising events throughout the year to raise money for the foster children's clothing closet, equipment to help foster parents with placements (cribs, etc), and education and training opportunities. These events may be raffles, golf tournaments, etc.

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