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Date

 Letter Number Subject Section
January 6, 2003 CS-01-2003 CCPT Updates and Information Children's Services
January 8, 2003 EI-02-2003 Conference Call to Discuss LIHEAP Budget Proposal for SFY 2004 Economic Independence
January 9, 2003 EI-01-2003 Payment Accuracy Meetings
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3
Attachment 4
Attachment 5
Attachment 6		 Economic Independence
January 14, 2003 EI-03-2003 Automated Food Stamps Economic Independence
January 14, 2003 CS-02-2003 Experiences of Children Entering Child Welfare Custody in North Carolina Report for State Fiscal Years 1998-2002 Children's Services
January 16, 2003 BG-01-2003 County Operations Liaison Budget
January 21, 2003 EI-04-2003 Merging of Planning and Information and Economic Independence Automation Economic Independence
January 21, 2003 EI-05-2003 Web-based CIP System Economic Independence
January 29, 2003 AFS-01-2003 Applications in Family Centered Practice with Adults Adult and Family Services
February 4, 2003 EI-07-2003 State TANF Plan Public Comment Economic Independence
February 10, 2003 AFS-02-2003 Adult Care Home Case Management Services Basic Training Adult and Family Services
February 12, 2003 EI-08-2003 Crisis Intervention Program (CIP)
Attachment		 Economic Independence
February 14, 2003 EI-06-2003 Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW) 2003 Training Sessions
Attachment 1
Attachment 2		 Economic Independence
February 14, 2003 BG-02-2003 DSS Records Retention Schedule Budget
February 25, 2003 CS-04-2003 Child Welfare Training Schedules for May and June, 2003 Children's Services
February 28, 2003 EI-09-2003 Notification of March 2003 Work First Check Insert
Attachment 		Economic Independence
March 4, 2003 CS-05-2003 Data Warehouse Central Registry Training Children's Services
March 4, 2003 CS-06-2003 Tax Benefits for Adoptive Parents Who Adopted After January 1, 2003 Children's Services
March 13, 2003 EI-11-2003 Crisis Intervention Program
Attachment 		Economic Independence
March 14, 2003 DIR-3-2003 Terminal Message Listserv Directors Office
March 14, 2003 EI-12-2003 North Carolina Nutrition Network Economic Independence
March 21, 2003 EI-10-2003 Potential ABAWD Funding
Attachment 		Economic Independence
March 26, 2003 EI-13-2003 Potential ABAWD Funding
Attachment 		Economic Independence
March 27, 2003 BG-03-2003 Work First Block Grant/TANF Maintenance of Effort/Reallocation Budget
April 10, 2003 CS-07-2003 Training for Child Welfare Intake and On-Call Supervisors and Social Workers Children's Services
April 11, 2003 CS-08-2003 MRS Training for Child Welfare Administrators, Managers and Supervisors: Cornerstone Two: "What is Good for Families is Good for Workers" Children's Services
April 14, 2003 CS-09-2003 Conference for Foster and Adoptive Parents Children's Services
April 16, 2003 DIR-04-2003 Monitoring Plan Revisions Director's Office
April 17, 2003 AFS-04-2003 New Training on APS in Facilities Adult and Family Services
April 22, 2003 CS-10-2003 Shared Parenting Training Children's Services
April 22, 2003 EI-14-2003 Reallocation of Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) Funds Economic Independence
April 23, 2003 EI-15-2003 2003 Governor's Award for Excellence in Workforce Development
Attachment 		Economic Independence
May 13, 2003 CS-11-2003 State Child Fatality Review Report: SFY 01-02 Children's Services
May 15, 2003 AFS-05-2003 Beginning with the End in Mind, Refining Your Skills in Termination
Attachment 		Adult and Family Services
May 19, 2003 CS-12-2003 Upcoming Training: Interdependent Living Children's Services
May 20, 2003 CS-13-2003 Change to Child Medical Evaluation Program Consent/Authorization for Medical/Mental Health Evaluation From (DSS 5143, rvised 4/99) Children's Services
May 29, 2003 EI-16-2003 Information Available from the Employment Security Commission System (ESCS) Economic Independence
June 1, 2003 EI-17-2003 Food Stamp Notices and Forms Effective June 1, 2003
Attachment 1
Attachment 2		 Economic Independence
June 5, 2003 AFS-06-2003 Mid Year Reconciliation of DHHS Blanket Bond Coverage for Public Agent Guardians Adult and Family Services
June 10, 2003 EI-18-2003 Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) Funds for the CIP Web-based System Economic Independence
June 11, 2003 EI-19-2003 Advance Child Tax Credit Payments Economic Independence
June 12, 2003 EI-20-2003 Question and Answer Documents for Food Stamp Policy Changes Effective June 1, 2003
Attachment 1
Attachment 2		 Economic Independence
June 16, 2003 PM-PRA-05-2003 EIS, EPICS, FSIS System Availability Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
June 19, 2003 AFS-07-2003

Communications and Coordination Initiative to Strengthen Long Term Care Services
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3

 Adult and Family Services
June 20, 2003 PM-PRA-02-2003

Work First Performance Goals SFY 2004
Attachment 1
Attachment 2

 Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
June 23, 2003 CS-15-2003 Division of Social Services Reorganization-Family Support and Child Welfare Services Section Children's Services
June 25, 2003 EI-21-2003 Disaster Food Stamps Planning Economic Independence
June 26, 2003 PM-PRA-01-2003 TANF Data Collection Schedule for State Fiscal Year 2003-2004 Performance Mangement-Performance Reporting and Automation
June 26, 2003 PM-PRA-03-2003 Work First Applicant Survey July 2003 Performance Management- Performance Reporting and Automation
July 3, 2003 FSCW-01-2003 Education and Training Vouchers (ETV) Family Support-Child Welfare
July 8, 2003 AFS-08-2003 Special Assistance In-Home Program Expansion Adult and Family Services
July 11, 2003 FSCW-02-2003 2003 Adoption Excellence Awards
 Family Support-Child Welfare
July 16, 2003 FSCW-04-2003 Updated Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect in North Carolina Family Support-Child Welfare
July 18, 2003 FSCW-06-2003 Changes to the Child Placement and Payment System (DSS-5094) Family Support-Child Welfare
July 21, 2003 FSCW-05-2003 Challenge for Children Family Support-Child Welfare
July 22, 2003 FSCW-07-2003 Foster Care Standard Board Rate and Adoption Assistance Increase Family Support-Child Welfare
July 22, 2003 PM-PRA-06-2003 County Holiday Schedule Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
July 22, 2003 FAEP-01-2003 Additional Questions and Answers for Food Stamp Policy Changes Effective June 2003
Attachment 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
July 23, 2003 FSCW-03-2003 SFY 2003-2004 Facility Rates Family Support-Child Welfare
July 25, 2003 FSCW-08-2003 2003-2004 Children & Youth After School Opportunity Grant (CYASO Grant) Family Support-Child Welfare
August 1, 2003 FSCW-09-2003 Expansion of the Multiple Response System Family Support Child Welfare
August 1, 2003 FSCW-10-2003 MRS Training for Child Welfare Administrators, Managers and Supervisors:Cornerstone Two:"What is Good for Families is Good for Workers" Family Support Child Welfare
August 4, 2003 FSCW-11-2003 Local Memorandum of Agreement Regarding Comprehensive Treatment Services Program 2003-2004
Attachment 1
Attachment 2
Attachment 3		 Family Support Child Welfare
August 20, 2003 AFS-09-2003 Adult Protective Services Basic Skills Training Adult and Family Services
August 22, 2003 AFS-10-2003 Assessing an Adult's Capacity to Consent Adult and Family Services
August 22, 2003 AFS-11-2003 Protecting Adults in Facilities Training Adult and Family Services
August 22, 2003 AFS-12-2003 Training on the Dynamics of Mistreatment Among Elderly and Disabled Adults Adult and Family Services
August 25, 2003 AFS-13-2003 Adult Services Training Schedule for FY 03-04
Attachment 		Adult and Family Services
August 26, 2003 FSCW-12-2003 Statewide Contracts with Private Adoption Agencies Family Support Child Welfare
August 27, 2003 FAEP-02-2003 Notification of September 2003 Food Stamp Notice Food Assistance-Energy Programs
August 29, 2003 AFS-14-2003 Training for Disinterested Public Agent Guardians Adult and Family Services
August 29, 2003 AFS-15-2003 Guardianship Training for Supervisors, Social Workers, Case Managers and Others Providing Guardianship Services Adult and Family Services
August 29, 2003 PM-02-2003 Family Formation and Healthy Marriage Initiatives Performance Management
September 5, 2003 FSCW-13-2003 Special Children Adoption Incentive Fund Update Family Support-Child Welfare
September 15, 2003 FSCW-14-2003 Annual LINKS County Plan
Attachment 		Family Support-Child Welfare
September 16, 2003 FSCW-15-2003 New CPPS Report Family Support-Child Welfare
September 17, 2003 FSCW-16-2003 Distribution ofo Funds from the Federal Adoption Incentive Program Family Support-Child Welfare
September 17, 2003 FSCW-17-2003 Selection of Counties for the 2003 Expansion of the Multiple Response System Family Support-Child Welfare
September 17, 2003 FAEP-03-2003 Payment Accuracy Meetings Food Assistance-Energy Programs
October 1, 2003 FSCW-18-2003 Child Welfare Training Schedules for October, November, and December 2003 Family Support-Child Welfare
October 2, 2003 FSCW-19-2003 Federal Child Welfare Safety and Permanency Outcomes Family Support-Child Welfare
October 2, 2003 FSCW-20-2003 Adoption and Foster Care Reporting System (AFCARS) Family Support-Child Welfare
October 2, 2003 FSCW-21-2003 Structured Intake Family Support-Child Welfare
October 2, 2003 FSCW-22-2003 Special Children Adoption Fund Family Support-Child Welfare
October 3, 2003 AFS-16-2003 CARES Training Events for Fiscal Year 2004
Attachment 		Adult and Family Services
October 3, 2003 BG-04-2003 Work First County Block Grant and TEA Spending Budget
October 8, 2003 FSCW-24-2003 Probability of Placement for Children Initially Substantiated for Abuse and Neglect Family Support-Child Welfare
October 9, 2003 FSCW-23-2003 Revision to the IV-E Eligibility Monitoring Process Effective Immediately
Attachment 		Family Support-Child Welfare
October 15, 2003 FAEP-04-2003 Notification of online forms NCSES-2624 and NCSES 2625 Food Assistance-Energy Programs
October 17, 2003 FSCW-25-2003 County Assignments for Children's Program Representatives Family Support-Child Welfare
October 24, 2003 FSCW-27-2003 Model Approach to Parnerships in Parenting-Group Preparation and Selection (MAPP-GPS) Leader Certification for Foster and Adoptive Parents Family Support-Child Welfare
October 24, 2003 FSCW-28-2003 MRS Kickoff Celebration Announcement Family Support-Child Welfare
November 6, 2003 FSCW-29-2003 Revised Child and Family Services Review Protocol, Instructions and Instruments
Attachment A
Attachment B
Attachment C
Attachment D
Attachment E
Attachment F
Attachment G
Attachment H
Attachment I		 Family Support-Child Welfare
November 7, 2003 FSCW-26-2003 Voter Registration
Attachment 1- Order Form
Attachment 2- Manual
Attachment 3- Application/Update Form 		Family Support-Child Welfare
November 13, 2003 FSCW-30-2003 Experiences of Children Entering Child Welfare Custody in North Carolina:
Report for State Fiscal Years 1998 -2002
 Family Support-Child Welfare
November 14, 2003 FSCW-31-2003 State Maternity Fund (SMF)
Attachment A
Attachment B		 Family Support-Child Welfare
November 24, 2003 FSCW-32-2003 Annual Child Welfare Caseload Survey
Attachment 		Family Support-Child Welfare
November 24, 2003 FSCW-33-2003 Child and Family Services Reviews - End of Biennium Report
Attachment 1
Attachment 2 		Family Support-Child Welfare
November 24, 2003 FSCW-34-2003 Education Training Vouchers Family Support-Child Welfare
December 5, 2003 FAEP-05-2003 Notification of January 2003 Mass Change
Attachment 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 5, 2003 FAEP-06-2003 LEIAP and CIP Monitoring for FY 2004
Attachment 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 8, 2003 FSCW-35-2003 Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994 (MEPA) as amended by the Interethnic Adoption Provision (IEP) of The Small Business Job Protection Act of 1996 Family Support-Child Welfare
December 9, 2003 AFS-17-2003 Adult Care Home Case Management Services Training Announcement Adult and Family Services
December 16, 2003 AFS-18-2003 Reconciliation of the DHHS Blanket Bond Listing Adult and Family Services
December 22, 2003 FSCW-36-2003 Training of Trainers Opportunity Family Support-Child Welfare