Posts Tagged ‘DHSS’
DHSS Seeks Comment on State Plan on Aging During April Public Hearings
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services’ Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities (DSAAPD) is seeking public comment on a proposed State Plan on Aging for…
Read MoreJosette Manning Sworn in a Secretary of DHSS
Molly Magarik has stepped down as Secretary of the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services and Josette Manning was sworn in as the next secretary Monday. The move was…
Read MorePublic Town Hall Meeting in Georgetown on State Service Reimaged Project
The Delaware Department of Health and Social Services will host a Town Hall meeting Tuesday, July 18th, to share the findings, upcoming improvements and feedback from the community on its…
Read MoreRecovery Resources for Sussex County Tornado
“Care4Sussex” can offer help to those affected by the April 1 deadly tornado in Sussex County. Delaware 211 is a resource center powered by United Way of Delaware. Dial 2-1-1,…
Read MoreDelaware to Issue Final Monthly Emergency Benefits on Feb. 28 to All SNAP Households
The Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for February to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. Due to…
Read MoreSCAM ALERT: Bogus DHSS Text Message
If you receive or have received a text message that appears to be from @dhss.delaware.gov containing the message “Customer Department: 1-888-241-0357 #Your Delaware Card is Blocked. #MSG IDDE,” you should…
Read MoreDE DHSS to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits on Nov. 23
Emergency Benefits for November for eligible Delaware households will be issued by the Division of Social Services on Wednesday, November 23rd. These benefits will be issued as part of SNAP…
Read MoreDE to Issue Monthly Emergency Benefits
DHSS will issue emergency benefits for October to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 public health emergency. In a release from DHSS: Benefits will…
Read MoreDHSS to Issue Emergency Benefits for September
Delaware Division of Social Services will issue emergency benefits for September to eligible households as part of the State’s ongoing response to the Covid-19 public health emergency. Benefits will be…
Read MoreWork-Release Walk Away Quickly Apprehended
An offender from the Sussex Community Corrections Center in Georgetown who walked away from an approved outside work assignment within the facilities programs area has been apprehended. According to the…
Read MoreEligible DE Families to Receive Emergency Food Assistance Benefits in 2 Distributions
Eligible Delaware households will receive emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program to cover the summer period when children are on break and not receiving…
Read MoreDel. Overdose Deaths Reach Monthly High In May 2022
Delaware health officials are concerned that more lives may be lost at a faster rate due to overdose connected to deadly fentanyl or the increasing use of cocaine.According to Delaware…
Read MoreDHSS: Del. Overdose Deaths Rose 15% In 2021
Overdoses claimed the lives of 515 people in Delaware in 2021, a record for one year and a 15% increase from 2020.The Delaware Division of Forensic Science annual report also…
Read MoreDPH Reports Delaware’s 1st Flu-Related Death Of Current Flu Season
Delaware Public Health is reporting the first confirmed flu-related death of the current influenza season.A 54-year-old Kent County woman who became infected with Influenza A died in early April. DPH…
Read MoreGov. Carney Revises, Extends Public Health Emergency Order
Delaware’s Public Health Emergency Order was revised and extended for 30 days Thursday by Governor John Carney. State law requires that a public health emergency declaration be extended every 30…
Read MoreRabid Fox Found in Rehoboth Beach Neighborhood
The Delaware Division of Public Health (DPH) is advising Sussex County residents, who live or spend time near the area of Bayard Avenue and Philadelphia Street in Rehoboth Beach, of a…
Read MoreDHSS Offers Naloxone Training This Month In Sussex Co.
Free training in the use of Naloxone, a medication proven effective in reversing the effects of an opioid overdose, will be offered in Delaware this month and in April. The…
Read MoreP-EBT Program Returns For ’21-22 School Year
Delaware households with children affected by school closures or reduced in-person hours or attendance caused by COVID-19 will receive emergency food assistance benefits under the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT)…
Read MoreWhere Can The Homeless Find Shelter From The Cold?
Shelters for the homeless are open and available during the winter, thanks to volunteers and the non-profit Code Purple. Beds can be found on a nightly basis, but capacity at…
Read MoreDel. COVID-Related Hospitalizations Climb Close To 500 Statewide
Delaware concludes 2021 with 485 people in hospitals statewide for COVID-19 complications, the highest number yet since the beginning of the pandemic. Also, on Wednesday, a one-day record for new…
Read MoreNew COVID-19 Cases Spike In Del. – Weekly Update
Delaware has now detected more than three dozen cases of coronavirus linked to the Omicron variant. Delaware Public Health also reports that new records for daily new cases of COVID-19…
Read MoreDonovan Smith Community in Lewes Closer to Municipal Water & Sewer
Delaware state agencies today officially moved to connect the Donovan Smith community in Lewes to municipal water and sewer, which is the pilot project of the Clean Water Initiative for Underserved…
Read MoreCOVID-19 Vax Available For Homebound Delawareans
Delawareans who are not able to get out for a COVID-19 vaccination can now arrange to get the shot by calling a new toll-free number. Delaware Health and Social Services…
Read MoreKent Co. Woman Tests Positive For West Nile Virus
An 87-year-old Kent County woman has been diagnosed with West Nile Virus, according to Delaware Public Health. DPH said Tuesday that because the woman had no travel history, that means…
Read MoreARPA Funds Directed Toward Del. Healthcare Workforce Recruitment, Retention
Delaware hospitals, long-term care facilities and state-operated 24 / 7 facilities will be eligible for a share of American Rescue Plan Act funding to boost their work forces. Governor John…
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