General Info

Durham County Department of Social Services is open from Monday through Friday, except county holidays. Based in Durham, N.C., it offers food stamps, Medicaid, Work First family assistance, child support establishments, and family crisis units. The department also provides child protective services, adult services, child support enforcement, and foster care and adoptions services. Durham County Department of Social Services provides day care facilities through Durham s Alliance for Child Care Access program. The department operates under the Durham County government and also offers a range of emergency assistance. It provides financial assistance to persons facing eviction, foreclosure, disconnection of utilities, and in need of medication and medical equipment.