human services

By a single vote, the Senate has approved merging the state Health Department with the Department of Human Services.As amended in the Senate, HB 1247…

The North Dakota House has approved a measure to merge the state Health Department with the Department of Human Services.It may be the longest bill in the…

Legislative Democrats are again pushing for a “Human Services Stabilization Fund,” similar to the current Budget and K-12 stabilization funds.That has…

North Dakota’s Human Service Department says its eight regional human service centers and four satellite clinics are open to provide on-site and community…

The executive director of the North Dakota Association of Counties believes a redesign of county social services is going very well.As of the first of the…

North Dakota has $19 million available for heating assistance to low income households this winter.It’s through the “LIHEAP” program.North Dakota…

Work continues on the concept of “human service zones.”Under it, counties agree to work together to share services and administration.State Human Services…

The North Dakota Department of Human Services will be working with the Human Service Research Institute to identify the state’s capacity to meet…

The North Dakota legislature broke up North Dakota into 19 multi-county “human service zones” as an extension of the previous state legislative Senate…

Prairie Public's Dave Thompson interviews State Human Services executive director Chris Jones and North Dakota Association of Counties executive director…