Local County Directory
Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services
Wallace H. Kuralt Centre, 301 Billingsley Rd. Charlotte, NC 28211
Youth and Family Services 5800 Executive Center Drive, 4th Floor, Charlotte NC
P.O. Box 220999, Charlotte, NC 28222
http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/dss/
State Courier#:05-14-12
(704) 336-3000 / Fax: (704) 353-1325
Emergency Phone: (704) 336-2273
County Population: 805,000
Key staff contacts | County DSS Board | Board of Commissioners
NC Legislative Delegation: House | NC Legislative Delegation: Senate
Key staff contacts
Director:
Vacant / 704-336-3000 (main)
Administrative:
William Wheeler / (704) 336-3000 / william.wheeler@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Out of County Case Closure Requests:
(704) 336-3000 or http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/dss/Pages/OnlineRequests.aspx
DDS Record Requests:
(704) 336-3000 or http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/dss/Pages/OnlineRequests.aspx
Business Affairs Division:
Interim Division Director:
Audrea Caesar / (704) 353-1778 / Audrea.Caesar@MecklenburgCountyNC.Gov
Related Programs: Contract Administration, Compliance & Quality
Assurance, Program Integrity, Community Resources, Office of Consumer Advocacy, Legislative Policy
Complaints:
http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/dss/Pages/ReportaComplaint.aspx
Customer Requests:
http://charmeck.org/mecklenburg/county/dss/Pages/Default.aspx
Community Resources Division Director:
Darrell Cunningham / (704) 336-3286 / Darrell.Cunningham@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Related Programs: (Community Social Work, Partnership Services, Resource Specialists LIEAP)
Economic Services Division:
Division Director: Rodney Adams
Rodney Adams / (704) 353-1594 / Rodney.Adams@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Related Programs: (F&C Medicaid, NC Health Choice, Adult Medicaid & Food and Nutrition Services, Work First)
Fax: (704) 353-1325
New Applications:
Meg Downs / (704) 353- 1422
Renee Cole / (704) 432-1977
Teronica McLean / (704) 353-0661
Active Cases:
General Information: Myrna Brown / (704) 353-1456
Food & Nutrition Services:
Charlotte Guthrie / (704) 353-1470
Medicaid/NC Health Choice:
Carolyn Rogers / (704) 432-3501
Work First:
Angela McDuffie / (704) 353-1588
Services for Adults Division:
Division Director:
Mike Taylor / (704) 336-3087 / MichaelA.Taylor@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Related Programs: (Adult Social Work Services, Senior
Nutrition, Medicaid Transportation, In
Home Aide, Caregiver Support, Just1Call, Customer Service and Information,
Call Centers)
Adult Protective Services Referrals & Info: (704) 336-3000,
(704) 432-1111, or 1-877-889-0323
Youth & Family
Services Division: (To make a CPS report in person see YFS address above)
Division Director:
Paul Risk / 704-336-5929 / paulm.risk@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Related Programs: Intake, After Hours, Investigations, Child Protective
Services, Family Intervention, Permanency Planning, Foster Care,
Adoption, Interstate
Child Protective Services Intake Fax #: (704) 336-5940
Child Protective Services Referrals & Info:
(704) 336-2273 / Fax (704) 336-5940
Cross County/State Issues:
Caroline Houston / (704) 353-0065
Home Studies/Assists from other counties:
Betty Hooper or Aaron Clark / (704) 336-7850
Referrals for Abuse, Neglect and Dependency: (704) 336-2273 Fax (704) 336-5940
Foster Parent Training: (704) 336-5434 or (704) 336-6068
Adoption Recruitment:
Richard Buchanan / (704) 432-0990
Adoption Letters:
Denise Syles-Ballard / (704) 336-6067
Community Complaints:
(704) 336-2297
NOTE: YFS Location is 720 East 4th Street, Charlotte, NC 28202 / Fax (704) 336-7429
Information
Technology Services:
Isa Momoh / 704-353-0644 / isa.momoh@MecklenburgCountyNC.gov
Media
Relations Coordinator:
Andy Fair / (704) 432-0021 / Andrew.Fair@mecklenburgcountync.gov
Child Support Enforcement (County office, not local DSS office):
Joan Kennedy / 800-992-9457/ 5800 Executive Center Drive, Charlotte, NC 28212
County DSS Board/Board of Commissioners:
Pat Cotham, Chair
Kim M. Ratliff, Vice-Chair At-Large
Matthew Ridenhour
Vilma D. Leake
Dumont Clarke
George Dunlap
Bill James
Trevor Fuller
Karen Bentley
NC Legislative Delegation: House
Rob Bryan (District 88)
Charles Jeter (District 92)
Thom Tillis (District 98)
Rodney W. Moore (District 99)
Tricia Ann Cotham (District 100)
Beverly M. Earle (District 101)
Becky Carney (District 102)
William Brawley (District 103)
Ruth Samuelson (District 104)
Jacqueline Michelle Schaffer (District 105)
Carla D. Cunningham (District 106)
Kelly M. Alexander, Jr. (District 107)
NC Legislative Delegation: Senate
Daniel G. Clodfelter (District 37)
Joel D. M. Ford (District 38)
Bob Rucho (District 39)
Malcolm Graham (District 40)
Jeff Tarte (District 41)
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