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Mission
Statement
The Department of
Human Services is committed to improving the lives of children, families,
and communities through comprehensive services that support the
well-being of Norfolk citizens.
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STRATEGIC
GOALS |
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Goal 1 |
Create an environment for citizens to
become and remain self-sufficient by supporting welfare reform
efforts and advocating for the legislative removal of barriers
to citizen self-sufficiency. |
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Goal 2 |
Increase community and interagency
cooperation and collaboration to connect families and children
with comprehensive, community-based services. |
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Goal 3 |
Protect vulnerable citizens in at-risk
situations by providing preventative and intervention services
to eliminate the threat of neglect, abuse and exploitation. |
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Goal 4 |
Remove conditions and barriers which
obstruct the development of healthy families and individuals and
which impede their full participation in the community. |
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Goal 5 |
Improve the Department's capacity to
promote creativity, innovation, accountability, and employee
growth and satisfaction in serving the needs of Norfolk's
citizens. |
Office Locations and Hours
The
Norfolk Department of Human Services utilizes a variety of locations to
foster community involvement and implement client services. To view a
full list of our service centers including information on: addresses,
office hours, units housed at that location, and the main telephone
number; please use the link above.
To contact a worker
in a program/unit, click on Contact List below.
Contact List
To
better meet the needs of our clients, the Norfolk Department of Human
Services sits on several
commissions and boards, participates in partnerships
with all manner of outside organizations, and coalitions. To see and
explore our full list of co-operative efforts, please use the Links
below.
Commissions and Boards
Partnerships
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