Caswell Developmental Center, a state-operated developmental center in Kinston that serves the state's eastern region, is experiencing a phone outage due to its service provider, CenturyLink, having widespread outages. Caswell Developmental Center has maintained frequent and regular contact with the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, which operates the center, and DHHS has reached out to guardians to notify them of the outage. All residents are currently doing well, and should any individual concerns arise, guardians will be contacted.
Emergency numbers for the center are 252-560-3558 and 252-526-8506.
Caswell Developmental Center provides services and support to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), complex behavioral challenges and/or medical conditions with clinical treatment needs that exceed the level of care available in the community.