Durham County Department of Social Services is open from Monday through Friday, except county holidays. Based in Durham, N.C., it offers food stamps, Medicaid, Work First family assistance, child support establishments, and family crisis units. The department also provides child protective services, adult services, child support enforcement, and foster care and adoptions services. Durham County Department of Social Services provides day care facilities through Durham s Alliance for Child Care Access program. The department operates under the Durham County government and also offers a range of emergency assistance. It provides financial assistance to persons facing eviction, foreclosure, disconnection of utilities, and in need of medication and medical equipment.
The Durham Emergency Communications Center specializes in a variety of medical dispatch services. The center is administered by the City of Durham in North Carolina. It provides 24 hour emergency response solutions for protecting properties and lives. The Durham Emergency Communications Center maintains a public safety answering point for the citizens. The center is equipped with fully enhanced 9-1-1, computer-aided dispatch and radio systems that serve countywide. In addition, it maintains emergency callback lists for city, county, state and private utility service providers, as well as other support agencies. The Durham Emergency Communications Center also responds to vehicle accidents and fire emergencies.
