Purpose: To provide practical and supportive services to individuals who need help with essential daily activities in the areas of home management and personal care.
Services include:
Social Work Services:
Provides an assessment of need
Knowledge and access to community resources
Development of a service plan and monitoring of service delivery
Education, resource referral and advocacy for services and resources
Purpose: Guardianship involves the provision of services to individuals who are alleged to be incompetent and their families. It includes legal proceedings in which the court finds an adult incompetent and another party is given responsibility for duties relative to the personal affairs and/or property.
The Child Care Subsidy Program office Hours are 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday. For more information, please call (828) 697-5500. Service availability may be limited and names placed on a waiting list.
The Child Day Care Program's goal is to ensure safe, quality, accessible and affordable child care for children in Henderson County. This program supports the independence of families by enabling responsible adults to secure and maintain employment and meet the basic needs of their children.
WHAT IS NC HEALTH CHOICE?
A new program that began October 1, 1998.
Low-income families may still be able to get health insurance for their children. North Carolina's children's health insurance plan "NC Health Choice" will cover children from low-income families that still earn too much to qualify for Medicaid.
PURPOSE OF THE FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
The Food Assistance Program is designed to promote the general welfare and to safeguard the health and well being of the nation's population by raising the levels of nutrition among low-income households.
Medicaid will pay for medically necessary nursing home care for a Medicaid eligible individual who is either a patient in a nursing home or in an Intermediate Care facility for the Mentally Retarded.
Transportation services provides transportation to and from appointments with medical providers for the purposes of diagnosis, treatment, routine follow-up and any other necessary services. The individual requesting this service must be a current Henderson County Medicaid recipient in an independent living situation. This service is provided by Henderson County at no additional cost to the individual.
For further information, contact the DSS Transportation Unit at (828) 694-6163 from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm.
The Henderson County Department of Social Services does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. Language assistance is available upon request.
To file a complaint of discrimination contact the North Carolina Office of Administrative Hearings, Civil Rights Division at 919-431-3036/Fax 919-431-3103.
