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Details for Service Chore Services for the Blind
Service Name Chore Services for the Blind Program Name Adults At-Risk for Out of Home Placement
Goal Provide services and supports to individuals and families experiencing health and safety needs to assist them in living successfully in the community.
Objective Assure that adults with health and safety needs that could result in out-of-home placement receive support services to enable them to continue to live at home and/or community.
Division Division of Services for the Blind
Service Description

Chore Services for the Blind provides paraprofessionals (qualified aides) to help blind, deaf/blind and visually impaired North Carolina residents with basic home management tasks such as housekeeping, cooking, and laundry which assists consumers with basic home management task.

 

This service enables North Carolina residents or consumers who are blind, deaf/blind and visually impaired to remain independent and continue living in their own homes and communities. Consumers must be medically stable and have at least one impediment to managing their activities of daily living.  People may apply by contacting the social worker for the blind in their county. The social worker authorizes services to qualified applicants if funds are available.

 

 

 

Web Site www.ncdhhs.gov/dsb/ Year First Initiated 1965
Available State Wide Yes Geographic Area Served
Grants Provided No Competitive Bidding No
Competitive Bidding Details
Waiting List No Waiting List Start Date
Number Waiting
Waiting List Details

Income Eligibility
Income Eligibility Yes
Income Eligibility Method 150% Federal Poverty Level
Income Eligibility Type All income, earned, and unearned.
Whose Income Eligibility Family income
Income Disregard No
Income Disregard Desc Not applicable
Income Verified Yes
Income Verified Method Online Verfication, Social Security award letters or checks, Veteran's Administration award letters or checks, etc.
Income Criteria APA Rule 63E.0101
Income Eligibility Change 8/1/2002
Income Eligibility Method Prior To Change 100% of the State's established income
Income Eligibility Other

Target Population
Age Range Start Age Range End
0 100+

Legal Authority
Authorization Level Authorization Type Citation
State Administrative Rules 10A NCAC 63E
State Administrative Rules 10A NCAC 71R
State Statute Chapter 111-7

Budget Information
State Fiscal Year (SFY)
As of the month of
Authorized Budget Fiscal Year 2024 SFY 2023-2024 Year To Date Expenditures Balance
Salary and Fringes (1X) 0 0 0
Salary Other (1X) 0 0 0
Operating (2X-5X) 0 0 0
Contracts/Allocations (6X) 0 0 0
Reserves (7X) 0 0 0
Transfers (8X) 0 0 0
Total Requirements 0 0 0
Receipts-Federal 0 0 0
Receipts- Local receipts 0 0 0
Receipts- Other receipts 0 0 0
Total Receipts 0 0 0
General Fund Appropriations 0 0 0
Match
State Local Other
0 0 0
 
MOE
State Local
0 0
 
FTEs
0.00