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Financial Support

Wilkes County Department of Social Services

Phone: 336-651-7400
Fax: 336-651-7559
Email:
Address: 304 College Street
Wilkesboro, NC 28697
Hours of Operation: 
Monday - Friday
8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Excluding holidays

Description of Services: The mission of the Wilkes County Department of Social Services is to serve the citizens of Wilkes County with professionalism and compassion to promote the quality of life in our community.

Service Area: Wilkes County

Website:
wilkescounty.net/279/Social-Services
Blue Ridge Opportunity Commission (BROC)
  
Phone: (336) 667-7174
Address: 711 Veterans Drive, N. Wilkesboro, NC
Office Hours:  Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM-4:00 PM

Description of Services: 
Emergency Assistance:
This program is designed to assist low-income families, elderly and dislocated workers living below the current federal poverty guidelines in emergency situations by providing emergency financial assistance.
Services include rental assistance to avoid eviction, utility assistance to avoid disconnection, heating fuel in the winter months, and crisis food assistance.
The Agency also provides prescription assistance through the United Way of Wilkes County. Clients covered by Medicaid are not eligible for prescription assistance.
The community-wide Needs Assessment helps community services workers determine a family’s needs, goals, and eligibility for services.
Eligibility for all programs is based upon the current US Health and Human Services Division of Social Services,  Federal Poverty Guidelines.

Family Self-Sufficiency Program:
The Family Self-Sufficiency project is a comprehensive program that supports individuals and families to alleviate barriers, utilize available resources, and to promote economic independence.  Clients must have the desire to succeed, be willing and able to work, and commit to program guidelines.

Service Area: Wilkes County

Website: http://brocinc.com/index.html

Blue Ridge First in Families​

Contact Person: Sherry Wilcox
Phone: (336) 
955-7140
Fax: 
Email: swilcox@fifnc.org 
Address: 406 W Main St, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Description of Services: Blue Ridge First in Families is a community-based program. They serve individuals with developmental disabilities and/or traumatic brain injuries.

Ages served: All ages


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: Services are free

Eligibility: Services are referral based. Families must complete an application and have an annual income of less than $65,000 a year after taxes and they only offer assistance one time per year.


Service Area: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Caldwell, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, Wilkes, Yancy

Website: fifnc.org/programs/local.html
NC Innovations Waiver
Vaya Health LME/MCO North Carolina Innovations Waiver (Medicaid) Services IDD/MH/SA: 

24 Hour Service Line: 1-800-849-6127

Vaya Health Office:
Phone: (828) 586-5501
Fax: (828) 586-3965
Address: 200 Ridgefield Ct., Suite 206
               Asheville, NC 28801


Description of Services: The North Carolina Innovations Waiver is a resource for funding services and supports for people with intellectual and other related disabilities that are at risk for institutional care in an Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (IF-IID).

Ages Served: All ages


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: There is no fee for this waiver.

Eligibility: To be part of North Carolina's Innovations Waiver, you must:
  • Meet the requirements for Intermediate Care Facility for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF-IID) level of care
  • Live in an ICF-IID or be at risk of being placed in an ICF-IID
  • Be able to stay safe, healthy and well in the community while using NC Innovations Waiver services
  • Need and use NC Innovations Waiver services listed in your person-centered plan at least once a month
  • Want to use NC Innovations Waiver services instead of living in an ICF-IID

Service Area: Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Mitchell, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey County

Website: http://www2.ncdhhs.gov/ncinnovations/ or http://vayahealth.com/

WIC (Women, Infants and Children) Supplemental Nutrition Program

Breastfeeding Support Services: (828) 964-0171

Phone: (336)
651-7451
Address: Wilkes County Health Department
306 College Street, Wilkesboro, NC 28697

Description of Services: WIC is funded by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and provides supplemental foods and nutrition education. The purpose of the WIC program is to prevent and improve nutrition-related health problems in its target population. 

Ages Served: Birth to age 5 and pregnant women


Fees/ Payment Type Accepted: This is a free service to those who qualify. 

Eligibility: WIC is designed to serve certain categories of women, infants, and children.​
Women:
  • Pregnant (during pregnancy and up to 6 weeks after the birth of an infant or the end of the pregnancy)
  • Postpartum (up to 6 months after the birth of the infant or the end of pregnancy)
  • Breastfeeding (up to the infant's 1st birthday)
Infants: Up to the infant's 1st birthday
Children: Up to the child's 5th birthday

Applicants must also live in the state that they apply and must have income at or below an income level or standard set by the State agency or be determined automatically income-eligible based on participation in certain programs. Applicants must also be seen by a health professional such as a physician, nurse, or nutritionist who must determine whether the individual is at nutrition risk.

Website: http://www.nutritionnc.com/wic/
Local Website: http://www.apphealth.com/wic-nutrition/
Counties We Serve
Alleghany
Ashe
Avery
Mitchell
Watauga
Wilkes
Yancey
Parent to Parent FSN-HC
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2359 Highway 105 Boone, NC 28607
Phone: 828-262-6089
Toll Free: 866-812-3122
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