NHC begins accepting applications for heat assistance
Today the New Hanover County Department of Social Services begins accepting applications for help with heating costs for the winter. Applications will be taken until the end of March or until funding...
View ArticleNC bill allows county commissioners greater control of health, social services
North Carolina House bill 438 opened a new door for county commissioners. It gives them more control over public health and social services departments. Brunswick County’s already switched over. New...
View ArticleNHCo. Commission approves group to study HB 438
New Hanover County will begin looking at whether or not it should consolidate two major agencies: the departments of health and social services. T he board of commissioners approved the creation of a...
View ArticleCoastLine: Foster Care in New Hanover County
This broadcast of CoastLine originally aired on May 20, 2015. New Hanover County is seeing a rise in the number of children in need of foster homes. While the reasons for the increase aren’t clear,...
View ArticleCoastLine: At-Risk Youth Numbers On The Rise
In New Hanover County alone, which has an estimated population of about 220,000 people, more than 1100 kids are served by programs through the Brigade Boys and Girls Club. Two-and-a-half years ago, 352...
View ArticleRevamped New Hanover County Non-Profit Funding Approach Underway
This week New Hanover County’s revamped process for funding non-profit agencies gets underway. The approach was approved by county commissioners last November, and aims to offer a more objective...
View Article