

Senior Services: Serving Seniors over 60 with a congregate meal site, meals on wheels, and health promotion activities.Include programs for adolescent parents and at-risk youth.

If you need help or information about health care, child care, food assistance, or temporary assistance, please contact the Family Support Division. Preventive Services: Programs for children and adults who are at-risk of needing protection. Family Support Division Resource Centers.Day Care: Subsidized day care for public assistance recipients and working families with low incomes.Work Programs: Work First and Food Stamp Employment and Training services for recipients of public assistance.Public Assistance: Medicaid, Food Stamps, Work First Cash Assistance, Energy Assistance, Surplus Food Distributions, and Special Assistance for Home Care.Adult Services: Adult Protective Services, rest home monitoring, group care placements, in-home care.Child Welfare: Protective Services for Children, Foster Care, Adoption, Crisis Intervention, court-ordered studies.The general services available are outlined below: The mission of the Craven County Department of Social Services is to provide services to enhance the quality of life of the county’s most vulnerable citizens.
