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.
Child Protective Services, a division of the Durham County Department of Social Services, provides services to children known or alleged to be abused, neglected or dependent. CPS offers investigative assessment, case management, at-risk services, home placement and juvenile court intervention. Its services are provided in collaboration with other community agencies on behalf of children, youth and their families. Child Protective Services is located in Durham, N.C., a city in north central North Carolina with a population of more than 450,000.
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