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PUBLIC NOTICE
Nomination Period for Currituck County Board of Social Services
The North Carolina Social Services Commission will make an appointment to the Currituck County Board of Social Services. The Social Services Commission will consider nominations at a future meeting.
The nomination period is scheduled from April 1, 2025, to May 1, 2025. Nominations must be received no later than 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2025. You may obtain a Nomination Form from the local department of social services office (DSS). The form must be fully completed by the nominee, signed, and returned. Forms may be mailed, faxed, or emailed to the address below.
The form can also be accessed on the Web at: https://www.ncdhhs.gov/application-county-boards-social-services/download?attachment. Click on the link to the Nomination Form at the bottom of the Social Services Commission members web page. Please submit the completed form to:
Danielle Upchurch
N.C. Social Services Commission
2444 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, N.C. 27699-2444
Fax Number: 919-334-1018
Email: [email protected]
Should you have any questions, please contact Danielle Upchurch at 919-527-6338 or [email protected].
November 8, 2022 – Notice of Proposed Settlement in Franklin et al. v. Kinsley, formerly known as Hawkins et al. v. Cohen.
March 1, 2019 – Hawkins v. Cohen (5:17-CV-581 E.D.N.C.) is a federal lawsuit filed in 2017 on behalf of Medicaid beneficiaries in North Carolina. This case concerns improper terminations of Medicaid benefits.
Read the lawsuit’s Public Notice in English or Spanish
The Currituck County Department of Social Services is a county administered, state supervised service delivery agency funded by federal, state and county revenues. The mission of the Currituck County Department of Social Services is to provide an array of essential social services to the citizens of Currituck County that will support self sufficiency and self-reliance through education and jobs that will endeavor to prevent abuse, neglect or exploitation of children or the elderly, and will support enhanced self worth.
A team of social workers, income maintenance caseworkers, management personnel, and support staff work to provide County citizens:
- Economic and Social Work services
- Public assistance programs
- Assisting families in achieving self-sufficiency
- Protects children from neglect and abuse and investigates complaints
- Coordinates foster care, health support, and adoption services for children
- Licenses foster care homes
- Assists senior and disabled adults in their efforts to lead independent and productive lives
- Administers Food Stamp, Medicaid, Energy, and Work First Family Assistance program
- Protects elderly and disabled adults from abuse, neglect and exploitation, and investigation of these referrals
- Child care services
