HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Health Department
preserve the health and environment of the citizens and communities of
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employee health clinic.
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the inspection of food service, institution, daycare, and lodging facilities.
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concerns of substance abuse, heart disease, and suicide.
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to improve health outcomes for minority populations and reduce health
disparities.
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treatment and assist participants in building a recovery support system.
Social Services The mission of the Stanly County Department of Social Services is to promote
residents. The agency provides services to protect vulnerable adults and children,
promote economic stability, and increase access to health care and nutrition.
Work First
Employment
Assists job seekers with training,
education, and support services to
prepare them to become self-sufficient
16 families served
Crisis Intervention Assists individuals and families
with payment for heating or cooling
emergencies which are life or healththreatening
Provided $188,242 in
assistance to local
families
Low Income Energy
Assistance (LIEAP)
Assists low income households with
the cost of heating
Provided $150,800
to local families
Food and Nutrition Improves quality of nutrition for lowincome
households
Provided
$11,548,748 to local
families
Child Support
Enforcement
Promotes parental responsibility
and reduces welfare dependency by
locating absent parents, establishing
paternity and support obligations,
and enforcing support payments
Collected
$4,128,581 in Child
Support payments
Day Care Purchased from private day
care centers to enable parents
to maintain employment, attend
educational and job training classes,
and to ensure the safety of children
Paid $1,906,298
to local daycare
providers
Foster care Provides temporary placements for
children in licensed foster homes or
group homes
Worked with 20
licensed foster
families to provide
care for our foster
children; provided
placement
responsibility for 35
children
In-home Services Available to aged and disabled adults
who are unable to perform essential
household and personal care tasks
for themselves
22 adults received
services
Community
Alternative
Program (CAP)
Medicaid program which can pay
for in-home services, nursing visits,
and medical supplies for certain
individuals so that they can remain in
their own homes
88 adults received
services
Medical Assistance
(Medicaid)
Provides payment for basic medical
care to elderly and disabled adults
and families based on need, income,
and resources
11,723 individuals
per month received
assistance
to protect the child from further abuse and neglect and help the parents learn