Programs
North Carolina Division of Social Services
Children's Services
Adoption Services
Child Protective Services
Foster Care Services and Permanency Planning Services
Adult Social Services
Adult Protective Services
Guardianship Services
In-home Aide Services
Medicaid Transportation Services
Representative Payee Services
Economic Services
Adult Medicaid
Carolina Access
Child Care Services
Crisis Program
Food and Nutrition Program
LIEAP (Low Income Energy Assistance Program)
Medicaid to Families and Children
North Carolina Health Choice for Children
Program Integrity or Fraud Investigation
TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
Work First Employment Services
Cherokee County DSS Mission Statement:
To serve the citizens of Cherokee County efficiently and effectively with compassionate and positive attitudes in order to enable these citizens to realize the need to strive for self-sufficiency which in turn fosters a more positive self-image, thus improving their quality of life** taken from the Cherokee County DSS website