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NCDHHS »   Divisions »   Social Services »   Catawba County Department of Social Services

Catawba County Department of Social Services

Address: 3030 11th Avenue Drive, SE, Hickory, NC 28602
P.O. Box 669 Newton, NC 28658 
State Courier #: 09-70-03
Phone: 828-695-5600 
Fax Number: 828-695-2497
Website

Key Staff 
Director: Karen Harrington

Business Officer: Carrie Morris

Senior Attorney: Lauren Vaughan, 828-695-4559

Continuous Quality Improvement Manager/Quality and Training Services: Kari Whisnant, 828-695-4563

Personnel Coordinator: Susan Propst, 828-695-5602

Adult and Family Support Program Administrator: Rodney Franklin, 828-695-5607

Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children's Medicaid/Medicaid Transportation: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708

Child Protective Services Program Managers: Jessica Ford 828-695-4433 Katie Nash 828-695-4521  

Child Welfare Program Administrators: Debbie Dunn 828-695-4545

Child Support Services: Crystal Clark, 828-695-5614

Foster Care/Post Care and Child Wellbeing Services Program Manager: Christina Triplett, 828-695-4428

Family NET/Adoptions/Residential Services/Clinical Program Manager (Foster Home Residential Services/Intensive In-Home Services/Early Childhood Support Services/Outpatient Treatment/Psychological Testing/Psychiatric Evaluation and Medication Monitoring/Adolescent Substance Abuse Services/School Social Work and Therapy/Adoptions (In Home Services/Foster Care and Kinship Licensing/Adoptions): Janine Szymanski, 828-695-6961

Children’s Advocacy and Protection Center Director: Adrienne Opdyke, 828-465-7665

Economic Services Managers
Adult Medicaid/Special Assistance/Family and Children’s Medicaid: Karen Mace, 828-695-5708

Food and Nutrition Services/Program Integrity: Jimmiann Huffman, 828-695-5654

Administrative Support Services/Day Care Assistance/Work First/LIEAP and CIP: Beth Jones, 828-695-5625

County Social Services Board:
Sherry Butler, Chair
Reed Baer, Vice-Chair
Summer Carrol
Dr. William Pekman
Sarah Temple

Board of Commissioners

NC General Assembly Delegation

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NC Department of Health and Human Services
2001 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-2000
Customer Service Center: 1-800-662-7030
For COVID-19 questions call 1-888-675-4567
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