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    The Bladen County Department of Social Services is located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Its mission is to support families and disabled adults in their homes through needed services, with out-of-home placement available if safety cannot be ensured at home. The agency's vision is to efficiently and responsibly provide customer-focused county services. Its core values include safety, integrity, respect, communication, timeliness, reliability, and accountability. The agency was established to serve Bladen County, one of the original counties in North Carolina settled in the 18th century. Going forward, the agency director aims to expand the agency to more effectively serve clients with a larger staff.

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    The Bladen County Department of Social Services is located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Its mission is to support families and disabled adults in their homes through needed services, with out-of-home placement available if safety cannot be ensured at home. The agency's vision is to efficiently and responsibly provide customer-focused county services. Its core values include safety, integrity, respect, communication, timeliness, reliability, and accountability. The agency was established to serve Bladen County, one of the original counties in North Carolina settled in the 18th century. Going forward, the agency director aims to expand the agency to more effectively serve clients with a larger staff.

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    The Bladen County Department of Social Services is located in Elizabethtown, North Carolina. Its mission is to support families and disabled adults in their homes through needed services, with out-of-home placement available if safety cannot be ensured at home. The agency's vision is to efficiently and responsibly provide customer-focused county services. Its core values include safety, integrity, respect, communication, timeliness, reliability, and accountability. The agency was established to serve Bladen County, one of the original counties in North Carolina settled in the 18th century. Going forward, the agency director aims to expand the agency to more effectively serve clients with a larger staff.

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    Agency Overview

    Brenna Smith
    University of North Carolina at Pembroke

    Agency
    Bladen County Department of Social Services.
    208 East McKay Street, Elizabethtown, NC,
    28337
    (910)862-6800
    (Bladen County, North Carolina, n.d.)

    Mission
    The core beliefs of the Bladen County Department of Social Services are as
    follows:
    The family unit is the primary and preferred resource for meeting the needs of
    children and adults.
    Emphasis is placed on maintaining children and disabled adults in their own
    homes through the provision of needed services to improve and strengthen
    family functioning. Out of home placement services are available when the care
    and safety of children/disabled adults can not be insured in their own home.
    Community based preventative services offer the necessary support to families
    and disabled adults in their quest to remain at home as long as possible.
    Bladen County citizens will be respected and supported in their interactions
    with our agency.
    (Bladen County, North Carolina, n.d.)

    Vision
    To provide customer focused county services
    efficiently and responsibly.
    (Bladen County Personnel Policy, 2013, p. 2)

    Core Values
    Safety: Ensuring safe work environments
    Integrity: Honesty, trustworthiness, and forthright
    Respect: Valuing clients and employees and treating them in a
    professional manner
    Communication: Providing useful information to encourage,
    initiate and support community involvement
    Punctuality and Timeliness: Being prompt in daily activities
    and services with clients
    Reliability: Providing high quality services consistently
    Accountability: Being responsible agents of public resources
    (Bladen County Personnel Policy, 2013)

    History
    Bladen County DSS is located in South Eastern
    North Carolina also known as The Coastal Plains
    The first settlers of Bladen County were highland
    Scots who came who came to the Cape Fear Valley
    seeking religious freedom in 1734
    Bladen county is also known as the Mother County
    as fifty-five counties have been carved from it
    (Bladen County, North Carolina, n.d.)

    History Cont
    Bladen County is the fourth largest in the state of
    North Carolina
    There were originally over 1,000 lakes in Bladen
    County making it North Carolinas most beautiful
    county, Today seven of them remain
    In Bladen County you will find down home
    individuals with a focus on the future. HINT:
    ME!!
    (Bladen County, North Carolina, n.d.)

    Needs

    Money
    Community Support
    More cooperation from clients (parents)

    Future Direction

    Director has talked about expanding


    the agency (making it bigger)
    After expanding, there will be more
    workers and the clients can be served
    effectively and efficiently.

    References
    Bladen County, North Carolina. (n.d.). Social
    Services. Retrieved from:
    http://www.bladennc.govoffice3.com /index.asp?
    SEC=B5244DDC-3A3A-482F-B5778234E7098E1F&Type=B_BASIC
    Bladen County Personnel Policy. (2013). Personnel
    Policy for Bladen County. Retrieved from:
    http://www.bladennc.govoffice3.com/vertical/site s/
    %7B3428E8B4-BA8D-4BCE-9B92- 0A719CB4C4FB
    %7D/uploads/Personnel- Policy.pdf

    Thank You!!!

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