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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.

STRATEGIC GOALS
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.
Goal 2 Increase community and interagency cooperation and collaboration to connect families and children with comprehensive, community-based services.
Goal 3 Protect vulnerable citizens in at-risk situations by providing preventative and intervention services to eliminate the threat of neglect, abuse and exploitation.
Goal 4 Remove conditions and barriers which obstruct the development of healthy families and individuals and which impede their full participation in the community.
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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