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Community-Bases Services  

The Community-Based Services Unit brings together community and home-based services to address the needs of children and families at risk of out-of-home placement as well as the needs of children at risk of remaining in the child welfare system without a permanent family.

The five Families for Kids goals direct the coordination and delivery of proactive, individualized, family-centered services with an emphasis on safety, permanence and collaboration between families / caregivers / agencies and our community.

  • Community-Based Family Support
  • One Coordinated Assessment
  • One Social Work Team
  • Single Stable Placement
  • One Year To A Permanent Home

Community-Based Services Include:

  • School-Based Prevention
  • Foster and Adoption Recruitment
  • Specialized Foster Care
  • Post Adoption Support

For a listing of county-wide programs & services offered by Buncombe County Government, please visit our Services for Children section.