Paying for Child Care
Child care tuition rates are unaffordable for many families.  In each county across North Carolina, funds are available to help families pay for child care.  Eligibility for Subsidy Child Care Program is based on income and priorities set by the individual county. There is currently no waiting list.  Please contact Alamance County Department of Social Services at 336-513-4763.
 
Child Care Resource and Referral
Child Care Referral Central (Referral Central) is a regional collaborative between Alamance, Caswell, Person, and Franklin-Granville-Vance Partnerships for Children and Child Care Services Association (of Durham, Orange, and Wake counties) that makes finding child care in the 9 counties of the Referral Central area easy and central for families:

• Free referrals to child care programs that meet your needs.
• Information about financial assistance and other resources.

For an overview of how child care referral central can help you, watch this video.
Families looking for child care can call the toll-free number: 1-855-EARLY-ED or 1-855-327-5933
Referral services are free and individualized on the child's and family's needs. ​Information is provided in both English and Spanish. ​​
For more information visit: https://www.childcareservices.org/families/
 
Triple P- Positive Parenting Program
When it comes to raising kids, everyone has an opinion. There are so many ideas out there. So how do you know what’s best and what works? The North Carolina Triple P State Learning Collaborative is taking the guesswork out of parenting, supporting parents and caregivers with the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program.  For more information click on Triple P.


Safe Children & Families
Reporting suspected child abuse is the first important step in stopping abuse and protecting a child from effects of abuse that can have consequences that last for years. You can help stop the cycle of abuse by calling 1-800-CHILDREN or notifying the Child Protective Services Unit at the Alamance Department of Social Services at (336) 570-6532. 

• Family violence occurs when a family member, partner or ex-partner attempts to physically or psychologically dominate or harm another family member and affects both children and adults deeply. 
  
• It has many forms, including physical violence, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, intimidation, economic deprivation or threats of violence. 
  
• If you or anyone you know is experiencing family violence, call a national family violence hotline for immediate assistance: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233).  Local resources are available through the NC Coalition against Domestic Violence website: www.nccadv.org.  For local help, please contact

Social Services & Supports
There is a summary of programs offered locally through the Alamance County Department of Social Services here: Alamance County Program Fact Sheet.

Child Support Enforcement
Some single parents find it hard to collect child support from the other parent. The following website http://www.ncchildsupport.com/index.jsp will allow you to make a payment, check your case, and calculate child support obligation, and also find a local office near you. Please contact Alamance County Department of Social Services at (336) 570-6532.

Foster Care
Foster care is a temporary living arrangement for abused, neglected and dependent children who need a safe place to live when their parents or other relatives can not take care of them. Please contact the Alamance County Department of Social Services at (336)570-6532.

Additional Websites:

• Frank Porter Graham Child Development Center
• NC Child Advocacy Institute
• NC Department of Health and Human Services
• NC Division of Child Development and Early Education
• NC Health Choice for Children
• North Carolina Partnership for Children (NCPC is the Statewide Smart Start Agency)
• RAISE Foster Reform Coalition
• Project Enlightenment in Raleigh
• PBS Tips for making good TV viewing choices for children
• Tax Credits Toolkit for Child Care Advocates Website

FREE tax help for families earning around $49,000 or less! 

• United Way offers free tax assistance

Tax credits for families: 

• ​Tax Credits Toolkit for Child Care Advocates Website

​Additional Resources

• http://www.census.gov/schools
• Adoptive Families
• TEACCH Autism
• Exceptional Children Assistance Center
• Lucy Daniels Center
• NC Infant Toddler Program
• TV Guidelines
• US Consumer Products Safety Commission
• Wake AHEC
• WIC
• www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/toy.html Toy Hazard Recalls

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