Our fully licensed, ten member team provides services that include:

• Crisis intervention and response
• Parent education
• Family outreach
• Individual, group and family counseling
• Drop out prevention and graduation awareness
• Assessment
• Consultation
• Case management
• Conflict resolution 
• School attendance monitoring and investigations
• Support for children and youth experiencing homelessness
• Linking families with school and community resources

To make an electronic referral or for team contact information, click here. 

The law requires any person or institution that has cause to suspect that a child is being abused, neglected or has died because of maltreatment shall make a report to the Department of Social Services in the county where the juvenile resides or is found.

   If you live in Cabarrus County, 
    call 704.920-2277 or 704.920-1400.
On weekends and holidays, contact local law enforcement.  



If you live outside Cabarrus County,
call the National Child Abuse Hotline @ 1-800-422-4453
for contact information in your community.

To create nurturing relationships with students that enhance students' academic achievement and personal success as globally productive citizens in the 21st century. We utilize leadership, advocacy and collaboration to promote overall academic success by providing services that strengthen home, school and community partnerships and alleviate barriers to learning.





 

School Social Workers help families :

• Understand the educational and developmental goals of their children
• Advocate on behalf of their children regarding school performance
• Link with helpful school and community resources
• Understand school policies, programs and services
• Identify family strengths that promote academic success
• Develop effective skills to strengthen parent-child relationships

School Social Workers help students:

• Increase academic success
• Improve relationships with peers
• Cope with challenging life events
• Improve self-esteem and self-discipline
• Learn problem solving skills
• Learn conflict resolution and decision making skills
• Become resilient, successful learners

School Social Workers help educators:

• Understand family, cultural, school and community factors that may impact student performance
• Link with families to address obstacles to academic success
• Develop and implement strategies to enchance academic success
• Understand child abuse and neglect reporting laws, procedures and policies
• Address social, emotional and behavioral challenges of students
• Coordinate school and community resources to meet student and family needs