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Date
Letter Number
Subject
Section
January 5, 2004 FSCW-01-2004 Challenge for Children 2003-End of Year Reports and Challenge for Children 2004-Time to Make A Committment Family Support-Child Welfare
January 7, 2004 PM-PRA-01-2004 Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW) 2004 Training Sessions
Attachment 		Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
January 16, 2004 FSCW-02-2004 Training for Child Welfare Administrators, Managers and Supervisors-Supporting Supervisors in Promoting Family-Centered Practices: Cornerstone II Follow-up Family Support-Child Welfare
January 20, 2004 FSCW-03-2004 Access to the AOC Criminal Records Family Support-Child Welfare
January 30, 2004 AFS-01-2004 Training for Public Agent Guardians Adult and Family Services
February 2, 2004 FAEP-01-2004
FSCW-04-2004 		Systematic Alienage Verification for Entitlements (SAVE) Changes Food Assistance-Energy Programs
Family Support-Child Welfare
February 2, 2004 FSCW-05-2004 Knowledge Assessment Tool for Child Welfare in North Carolina Participants Family Support-Child Welfare
February 2, 2004 FAEP-02-2004 Revised Questions and Answers for Food Stamp Policy Changes Effective June 2003
Attachment 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
February 4, 2004 DIR-01-2004 DSS Public Relations Toolkits DSS Director
February 12, 2004 DIR-02-2004 Payback of Local Funds for SACWIS Purchases DSS Director
February 15, 2004 PM-PRA-02-2004 Quarterly EIS SSN/ESC & UIB Match Report
Attachment		 Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
March 5, 2004 FSCW-06-2004 Legislative Committee Survey on Malicious CPS Report Family Support-Child Welfare
March 9, 2004 FAEP-03-2004 New Assistant Chief, Program Integrity, Local Support Food Assistance-Energy Programs
March 15, 2004 FSCW-07-2004 Community Child Protection Team Update Family Support-Child Welfare
March 19, 2004 FAEP-04-2004 Food Stamp E&T Update Food Assistance-Energy Programs
March 27, 2004 BG-05-2004 Electing Counties Work First Block Grant TANF Maintenance of Effort/Cash Assistance Budget
March 30, 2004 FSCW-08-2004 Child Welfare Training Schedules for April, May, and June 2004 Family Support-Child Welfare
March 31, 2004 FAEP-05-2004 Lifeline-Link-Up Program Food Assistance-Energy Programs
April 2, 2004 BG-06-2004 Standard Work First Block Grant/TANF Maintenance of Effort/Reallocation Budget
April 7, 2004 FSCW-09-2004 National Recruitment Effort & Adopt USKids' "Answering the Call" Materials Family Support-Child Welfare
April 12, 2004 FSCW-10-2004 Training Calendar for the Summer/Fall 2004, NCDSS Family Support and Child Welfare Services
Attachment 		Family Support-Child Welfare
April 15, 2004 FSCW-11-2004 North Carolina Transportation Notification System Family Support-Child Welfare
April 15, 2004 FAEP-06-2004 Payment Accuracy Meetings
Attachment, Meeting Schedule 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
April 26, 2004 FSCW-12-2004 Promote Foster Care Awareness During May Family Support-Child Welfare
April 27, 2004 PM-PRA-03-2004 Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW) 2004 Training Sessions
Attachment 		Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
May 7, 2004 FAEP-07-2004 2004 Governor's Awards for Excellence in Workforce Development
Attachment, Nomination Procedures and Forms 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
May 7, 2004 FAEP-08-2004 Disaster Food Stamp Planning
Attachment, Driving Directions		 Food Assistance-Energy Programs
May 18, 2004 FSCW-16-2004 Shared Parenting Training Family Support-Child Welfare
May 25, 2004 AFS-02-2004 New Management Reports in the Adult Protective Services Register Adult and Family Services
May 27, 2004 FSCW-15-2004

Use of QSAPs in Child Protective Services
Attachment 1, Authorization to Disclose Health Information
Attachment 2, Memorandum of Agreement
Attachment 3, Protocol for the use of CPS/WF QSAP personnel in CPS Case Planning and Case Management Services

Family Support-Child Welfare
May 27, 2004 FSCW-17-2004 Revised Form DSS-5157
Attachment, DSS-5157 (Revised 5-1-04) 		Family Support-Child Welfare
June 2, 2004 PM-PRA-04-2004 TANF Data Collection Schedule for State Fiscal Year 2004-2005 Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
June 3, 2004 FSCW-18, 2004 Expansion of North Carolina's IV-E Waiver Demonstration Project Family Support-Child Welfare
June 4, 2004 AFS-03-2004 State/County Special Assistance Training Adult and Family Services
June 23, 2004 PM-PRA-05-2004 County Holiday Schedule
Attachment		 Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
June 23, 2004 FSCW-21-2004 2004-2005 Plans for Use of TANF-DV Funds
Attachment 1
Attachment 2 		Family Support-Child Welfare
July 2, 2004 FSCW-23-2004 Child Welfare Training Schedules for July, August, September, October and November, 2004 Family Support-Child Welfare
July 6, 2004 FSCW-24-2004 Work First Biennial County Planning Family Support-Child Welfare
July 7, 2004 FSCW-22-2004 Annual LINKS County Plan
Attachment 		Family Support-Child Welfare
July 9, 2004 AFS-04-2004 Personnel Changes in the Adult Services Section Adult and Family Services
July 12, 2004 FSCW-26-2004 Work First Family Assistance Documentation Workbook (DSS-8228)
Attachment 1, Form DSS-8228 (Eff. 4-04)
Attachment 2, Race, Ethnicity and Language Preference Values and Descriptions		 Family Support-Child Welfare
July 12, 2004 FSCW-27-2004 Mandated Federal Reporting for Race, Ethnicity and Language Preference Family Support-Child Welfare
July 12, 2004 FSCW-28-2004 LONGSCAN Project Family Support-Child Welfare
July 15, 2004 FSCW-30-2004 North Carolina Department of Labor/TANF IDA Program
Attachment, IDA Practitioners Contact Information 		Family Support-Child Welfare
July 21, 2004 FSCW-31-2004 SFY 2004-2005 Facility Rates Family Support-Child Welfare
July 23, 2004 FSCW-32-2004 New Employee Family Support-Child Welfare
July 23, 2004 NCFAST-01-2004 Online Verification System Requirements
Rollout Schedule		 NCFAST
August 2, 2004 FSCW-33-2004 Foster Care Standard Board Rate and Adoption Assistance Increase Family Support-Child Welfare
August 2, 2004 FSCW-35-2004 Adoption Assistance Eligibility for Children Released to Private Agencies Family Support-Child Welfare
August 3, 2004 FSCW-34-2004 DHHS Directive 61 Interpreting Service Family Support-Child Welfare
August 3, 2004 FAEP-09-2004 Disaster EBT Cards and Policy Contacts
Attachment, Delivery of Disaster EBT Cards and Disaster FS Policy Contacts Form		 Food Assistance-Energy Programs
August 4, 2004 FSCW-36-2004 IV-E Maximization Foster Care Reimbursements Family Support-Child Welfare
August 10, 2004 FAEP-10-2004 Revised DSS-8648
Attachment, DSS-8648, Food Stamp Investigation and Disqualification Report 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
August 11, 2004 PM-PRA-06-2004 Direct Certification for School Lunch Program Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
August 16, 2004 FSCW-37-2004 AOC Contract and Implementation Schedule Family Support-Child Welfare
August 17, 2004 PM-PRA-07-2004 Client Services Data Warehouse (CSDW) Help Desk Performance Management-Performance Reporting and Automation
August 30, 2004 FAEP-12-2004 Payment Accuracy Meetings
Attachment, Meeting Schedule 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
September 3, 2004 FAEP-13-2004 Crisis Intervention Program (CIP) Monitoring Food Assistance-Energy Programs
September 3, 2004 FSCW-38-2004 Child Welfare Staffing Allocations/Aid to Counties for CPS
Attachment, Staffing Study-July 2004 		Family Support-Child Welfare
September 15, 2004 FAEP-14-2004 Civil Rights Assurance
Attachment, Compliance Agreement Form 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
September 17, 2004 FSCW-39-2004 Child Welfare Staffing Allocation
Attachment, Staffing Study-July 2004 Allocations 		Family Support-Child Welfare
September 22, 2004 FAEP-15-2004 Revised DSS-8648, Effective 9-15-2004
Attachment, DSS-8648 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
September 24, 2004 FSCW-40-2004 Special Children's Adoption Fund Family Support-Child Welfare
October 1, 2004 FSCW-41-2004 New Location of the Asheville Regional Training Center Family Support-Child Welfare
October 5, 2004 FSCW-42-2004 Experiences of Children Entering Child Welfare Custody in North Carolina: Report for State Fiscal Years 1999-2004 Family Support-Child Welfare
October 12, 2004 PM-PC-01-2004 DSS State Forms Translated into Spanish Performance Management-Program Compliance
October 14, 2004 FSCW-43-2004 Preparation for Federal IV-E Eligibility Review
Attachment, Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Instrument and Instructions 		Family Support-Child Welfare
October 20, 2004 FSCW-44-2004 Work First Performance Goals SFY 2005
Attachment 1, Work First Performance Goals SFY 2004-2005
Attachment 2, Work First Program Performance Report Goals for SFY 2005 		Family Support-Child Welfare
October 25, 2004 FAEP-16-2004 H&R Block Food Stamp Outreach Initiative Food Assistance-Energy Programs
October 25, 2004 FAEP-17-2004 New Website Developed to Provide Food Stamp Program Information Food Assistance-Energy Programs
October 26, 2004 DIR-03-2004 Food Stamp Program Access DSS Director
November 3, 2004 FSCW-45-2004 Executive Summary of North Carolina's 2003 Adoptive Family Survey Family Support-Child Welfare
November 15, 2004 FSCW-52-2004 DSS/VR Memorandum of Agreement
Attachment, Memorandum of Agreement 		Family Support-Child Welfare
November 22, 2004 FSCW-46-2004 Annual Child Welfare Survey
Attachment, Survey Instrument 		Family Support-Child Welfare
November 23, 2004 FSCW-47-2004 Notification of December 2004 Work First Check Insert Family Support-Child Welfare
November 29, 2004 FSCW-48-2004 Training Calendar for the Winter/Spring 2005 NCDSS Family Support and Child Welfare Services
Attachment, 2005 Winter/Spring Training Schedule 		Family Support-Child Welfare
December 2, 2004 FSCW-49-2004 Transfer of Family Foster Home License Family Support-Child Welfare
December 3, 2004 FSCW-50-2004 New and Revised Adoption Forms Family Support-Child Welfare
December 3, 2004 FAEP-18-2004 Notification of January 2005 Mass Change
Attachment, 2005 Caseworker Desk Reference 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 10, 2004 FSCW-51-2004 SFY 2003-2004 Child Welfare Funding Survey
Attachment, NC DSS Child Welfare Funding Survey 		Family Support-Child Welfare
December 13, 2004 PM-PC-02-2004 2004 Edition of the Social Services and Related Laws Book Performance Management-Program Compliance
December 15, 2004 FAEP-19-2004 2005 DOR and TOP Collection Fees, 2005 DOR Interest Rates Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 20, 2004 FSCW-53-2004 Challenge for Children 2004 End of Year Report and Challenge for Children 2005 Time To Make A Commitment Family Support-Child Welfare
December 20, 2004 FAEP-20-2004 Food Stamp Application Processing Time Standards Chart
Attachment, 2005 Application Processing Time Standards Chart 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 20, 2004 FAEP-21-2004 Food Stamp Notice of Adverse Action Time Standards Chart
Attachment, Notice of Adverse Action 2005 Time Standards		 Food Assistance-Energy Programs
December 23, 2004 FAEP-22-2004 LIEAP and CIP Monitoring for FFY 2005
Attachment, Monitoring County List 		Food Assistance-Energy Programs