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  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services


Child Support Needs Updated Mailing Addresses to Ensure Transition for Recipients to New Debit Card

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Child Support Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 27, 2020) – Across Delaware, about 18,000 child support recipients receive their child support payments electronically loaded to a prepaid debit card. In January 2019, the Delaware Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) teamed up with U.S. Bank to issue a new prepaid debit card, the U.S. Bank ReliaCard®, for child support […]




DPH Announces Two Additional Flu-Related Deaths; Delawareans Should Follow Basic Tips to Stop Spread of Germs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2020

DOVER – As the number of confirmed influenza cases in Delaware continues to rise, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two recent flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths for the 2019-2020 season thus far to four. The most recent victim is a 29-year-old New Castle County man diagnosed with influenza B […]




DPH to Hold Public Workshop On Solicitation of Water Infrastructure Improvement Projects

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020

DOVER – The Division of Public Health’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) will host a public workshop Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, to present and discuss the Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water Grant, authorized under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. The workshop begins at 9:00 a.m., and will be […]




2020 LIFE Conference Offers Keynote from Self-Advocates

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020

More than 500 people are expected to attend the 2020 LIFE Conference, the largest annual cross-disability conference in Delaware in support of people with disabilities and their families, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center. The conference brings together people with disabilities, their families, advocates, providers, educators, legislators and government officials […]




Marking Delaware’s Progress Improving Reentry Services

Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020

Governor John Carney on Monday joined state leaders at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington to review progress on improving reentry services for offenders and to announce more than $1 million in grants to support Delaware’s reentry initiatives.







  Category: Delaware Health and Social Services

Child Support Needs Updated Mailing Addresses to Ensure Transition for Recipients to New Debit Card

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Child Support Services | News | Date Posted: Tuesday, January 28, 2020

NEW CASTLE (Jan. 27, 2020) – Across Delaware, about 18,000 child support recipients receive their child support payments electronically loaded to a prepaid debit card. In January 2019, the Delaware Division of Child Support Services (DCSS) teamed up with U.S. Bank to issue a new prepaid debit card, the U.S. Bank ReliaCard®, for child support […]




DPH Announces Two Additional Flu-Related Deaths; Delawareans Should Follow Basic Tips to Stop Spread of Germs

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Friday, January 24, 2020

DOVER – As the number of confirmed influenza cases in Delaware continues to rise, the Division of Public Health (DPH) is announcing two recent flu-related deaths, bringing the total number of deaths for the 2019-2020 season thus far to four. The most recent victim is a 29-year-old New Castle County man diagnosed with influenza B […]




DPH to Hold Public Workshop On Solicitation of Water Infrastructure Improvement Projects

Delaware Health and Social Services | Division of Public Health | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020

DOVER – The Division of Public Health’s Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) will host a public workshop Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, to present and discuss the Assistance for Small and Disadvantaged Communities Drinking Water Grant, authorized under the Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act. The workshop begins at 9:00 a.m., and will be […]




2020 LIFE Conference Offers Keynote from Self-Advocates

Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Education | News | Date Posted: Thursday, January 16, 2020

More than 500 people are expected to attend the 2020 LIFE Conference, the largest annual cross-disability conference in Delaware in support of people with disabilities and their families, on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at Dover Downs Hotel and Conference Center. The conference brings together people with disabilities, their families, advocates, providers, educators, legislators and government officials […]




Marking Delaware’s Progress Improving Reentry Services

Criminal Justice Council | Delaware Health and Social Services | Department of Correction | Department of Labor | Governor John Carney | Office of the Governor | Date Posted: Monday, January 13, 2020

Governor John Carney on Monday joined state leaders at Howard R. Young Correctional Institution in Wilmington to review progress on improving reentry services for offenders and to announce more than $1 million in grants to support Delaware’s reentry initiatives.