Services Provided:
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES:
Child Protective Services
Foster Care for Children
Information and Referral Assistance
Foster Parenting Licensing
In Home services for Families
ADULT AND FAMILY SERVICES:
Adult Protective Services
Payee Services
Adult Home Specialist
Guardianship
In Home Aide Services
Adoption Assistance
Services for the Blind
LINKS services for Youth
Foster Care for Children
INCOME MAINTENANCE SERVICES:
Food Stamps Assistance
Heating/Cooling Assistance
Medicaid Assistance
TANF-Work First Assistance
Special Assistance for Adults
Medicaid Transportation Assistance
Health Choice for Children
Carolina Access
Bladen County DSS Mission Statement:
The core beliefs of the Bladen County Department of Social Services as excerpted from its mission statement are embodied in the following: 1. We believe that the family unit is the primary and preferred resource for meeting the needs of children and adults. 2. Emphasis is placed on maintaining children and disabled adults in their own homes through the provision of needed services to improve and strengthen family functioning. Out of home placement services are available when the care and safety of children/disabled adults can not be insured in their own home. 3. Community based preventative services offer the necessary support to families and disabled adults in their quest to remain at home as long as possible. 4. Bladen County citizens will be respected and supported in their interactions with our agency.** taken from the Bladen County DSS website