- Home
- Departments
- Social Services
- Social Programs
Social Programs
-
Adoption Services
Adoption Assistance to support families caring for children who must be removed from the home for reasons of child protection, delinquency or disability.
-
Adult Protection Services
Learn about adult foster care and protection services.
-
Chemical Dependency Services
Chemical Dependency services which include assessments, recommendations for services and support for chemically dependent persons.
-
Child Care Licensing
Polk County Social Services is responsible to license and monitor family child care homes in Polk County.
-
Child Protection Services
Child Protection matters such as intervention, prevention and resolution of child abuse and neglect.
-
Child Welfare Services
Social Services can assist families parenting difficulties or child behavioral issues, minor parents, and families with emotionally disturbed children.
-
Continuing Care Services
Polk County Social Services provides a range of services for adults and children who need assistance to remain living in their homes and community with the maximum level of independence possible.
-
HCBS Waivers
Information on Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) waiver programs.
-
Developmentally Disabled Services
Developmentally Disabled services assists with maintenance and support and living arrangements.
-
Foster Care
The main goal of foster care is reunification. The primary aim of all child welfare services is to preserve and strengthen the child’s own home, whenever possibly to remedy the home situation and to return the child to his/her natural parents.
-
Mental Health Services
Mental Health services such as intervention, maintenance and support of mentally ill persons.
-
Child Care Application Packet
Child Care Licensing Packet Forms
-
Becoming a Licensed Child Care Provider
Becoming a Licensed Child Care Provider
-
Variance Information
Child Care, Variance, Licensing
-
Licensing Information Lookup
Listing of licensed family child care providers.