The Family Focus Guide helps families and individuals in and around the Fayetteville area find resources in our community.
If you have a service-focused organization that serves families in the Fayetteville, Cumberland County area and would like to be listed, please email us at [email protected].
Provides investigative reports of neglect, abuse dependency, or exploitation, evaluates the degree of damage or risk to the child; cooperate with law enforcement agencies and initiates court action when necessary, counsels and plans with the child's family toward the solution and prevention of problems causing neglect, abuse dependency, or exploitation, and arranges for the provisions of services.
We believe the most effective means is to partner with families and the neighborhoods where they live to provide early help to vulnerable families. The help we want to provide is individualized, cost effective and outcome driven. The outcome will be families who are safe, have their basic needs net and increase/maintain health.
Temporary financial assistance for individuals and families. All payments go directly to the vendor. Based on income eligibility.
Crisis Intervention Program (CIP): provides utility assistance with heating and cooling costs. Only provides assistance for emergency situations; must have final notice.
Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP): provides utility assistance with emergency and non emergency heating costs. Applications will be taken from the beginning of December until the end of March for households that include a person who meets at least one of the following criteria: Is age 60 or older OR disabled. Applications will be taken the beginning of January until the end of March for all other households as long as funds are still available.
The Food and Nutrition Services Program is a federal program that provides a monthly allotment of food stamp benefits issued via Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) cards (which are similar to ATM cards). The Foods and Nutrition Services Program is an entitlement program, so all eligible individuals and households can receive assistance. Food Stamp benefits may be used to purchase most food items at participating authorized retailers.
Recruits, screens and trains foster parents to provide temporary care for children who have been removed from their home either by court order or voluntary placement agreements. The goal is for each child to be reunited with their family as quickly as possible. Speakers are available to any community group wanting to learn about foster care. Recruitment/Information Meetings are held on the third Thursday of each month, at 12 noon and 6:30 PM, on the first floor of the CCDSS building. The public is invited.
Provides contact information about local health agencies, clinics and hospitals. Placement assistance for intermediate or skilled nursing care facilities.
The Human Resources Unit provides a positive recruitment program in an effort to establish and maintain an effective work force. Employee selection is based upon ability, experience, intelligence and character disregarding race, age, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, or physical handicap of an otherwise qualified individual.
Women's service club provides enhancement experiences for those who are educationally disadvantaged and culturally deprived. Raises money for local charities. Call for more information.
Medicaid is a health insurance program for qualified low-income individuals and families who cannot afford health care costs. Medicaid serves low-income parents, children, seniors, and people with disabilities. Transportation to medical appointments is available for Medicaid recipients.Transportation to medical appointments is available for Medicaid recipients.
Provides adjustment services for children in foster care placement and their parents through individual & family counseling. Clients can be referred to the program by any social worker at the Department of Social Services.
The Program Integrity Unit discovers, pursues, and prevents fraud of benefits. The Integrity Unit seeks reimbursement for overissuance and or overpayments of benefits and provides a deterrent to future fraud.
A subsidized child care service provides for the protection, care, and developmental experiences for children ages birth through 12 years old. Services are provided primarily to low-income families to support employment and training efforts or in conjunction with child protective services. The program provides assistance with the cost of child care. Customers must meet eligibility requirements. See The Division of Child Development and Early Education on line for additional information.
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