Edgecombe County DSS

What Edgecombe County DSS does

Edgecombe County DSS (Department of Social Services) is a government department within Edgecombe County Government, headquartered at 201 St. Andrew St., Tarboro, North Carolina. It delivers publicly funded social services to county residents, with programs spanning income maintenance casework, child welfare services, health department coordination, child support enforcement, and family support programs including Work First workforce development. The department operates with 501-1000 employees and is overseen by County Manager Eric Evans.

As a county government department, Edgecombe County DSS does not operate as a commercial enterprise. It is funded through county budgets, state allocations, and federal program funding, and provides services at no cost to eligible residents. Its service delivery is primarily in-person at county government buildings, supplemented by an online county portal that offers tax payments, utility payments, permit applications, records search, and public transportation information. The department maintains coordination with the County Health Department on shared programs such as Baby Love Plus maternal health initiatives, and accepts the NC State PD107 standard employment application form in addition to its own application system.

Edgecombe County DSS holds a statutory monopoly over the delivery of mandated social services within its geographic jurisdiction. It does not offer commercial products, software platforms, or proprietary technology. The department's primary differentiators are its role as a publicly funded service provider and its integration with broader county and state government service ecosystems.

Name

Edgecombe County DSS

Legal name

Edgecombe County Department of Social Services

Website

https://edgecombecountync.gov

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Edgecombe County DSS is a North Carolina county government department providing publicly funded social services — including income maintenance, child welfare, Medicaid, child support enforcement, and workforce development — to residents of Edgecombe County.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Social Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Child and Youth Services (62411), Social Assistance (624)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Family & Parenting Support Services (BPAGAEAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Financial Assistance & Benefits Navigation Services (BPAGAEAK), Healthcare-Linked Social Benefits Administration (e.g., Medicaid/Means-Tested Health Coverage) (BPAIAKAH), Employment & Job Readiness Support Services (BPAGAEAJ)

Keywords

• Public social services
• Child welfare services
• Income maintenance casework
• Workforce development programs
• Medicaid administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Tarboro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Edgecombe County DSS provides publicly funded social services to county residents, including social work, economic aid, Medicaid, child support enforcement, child welfare, income maintenance casework, health department programs, and Work First employment and training services. As a county government department, it operates without charge to eligible residents and coordinates with the County Health Department, Emergency Services, and other county departments.

Product overview

Edgecombe County DSS (Department of Social Services) is a government department under Edgecombe County, North Carolina, providing social services to residents. The county government operates a website portal offering various online services including tax payments, utility payments, property information search, permit applications, emergency services, records search, and public transportation information. As a government entity rather than a software product company, Edgecombe County DSS does not offer a commercial product portfolio or software platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Social Work and Case Management
• Economic Aid and Income Maintenance
• Medicaid Administration
• Child Support Enforcement
• Child Welfare Services
• Health Department Programs
• Work First Employment and Training
• Family Support Services

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• NC State (PD107 Application System)coreTechnology or IntegrationThe department accepts NC State standard employment application forms (PD107) in addition to the county's own application system, indicating integration with state government HR systems.
• County Health DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSocial Services department works closely with the Health Department, sharing facilities and coordinating services including Baby Love Plus maternal health programs and community health initiatives.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wake County Human Services: Wake County Human Services is the social services and public health arm of Wake County, NC. It is the largest and most analogous county-level DSS-equivalent in North Carolina, delivering income maintenance, child welfare, Medicaid, and family support across a much larger population.
• Cumberland County Department of Social Services: Cumberland County DSS administers Medicaid, SNAP, Work First, child support, and child protective services in Fayetteville. Another mid-size NC county DSS operating under the same state oversight structure.
• Nash County DSS: Nash County DSS is an immediately adjacent eastern NC county social services department delivering the same programs. Closest geographic and demographic peer to Edgecombe County DSS.
• Guilford County DSS: Guilford County DSS delivers the standard NC county DSS service portfolio — economic services, child welfare, and family support — serving Greensboro and surrounding communities. Comparable in structure and program mix to Edgecombe County DSS.
• Pitt County DSS: Pitt County DSS serves Greenville and eastern NC communities with the same NC DSS program portfolio. Geographically and demographically close to Edgecombe County, making it a strong operational comparator.
• Mecklenburg County DSS: Mecklenburg County's health and human services agency administers the same suite of NC DSS programs (Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services, child welfare, Work First) in the Charlotte metro. It is a direct functional peer operating under the same NC state policy framework.
• Durham County Department of Social Services: Durham County DSS provides income maintenance, child support enforcement, child protective services, and adult services under the same NC statutory framework as Edgecombe. A direct functional and regulatory peer.

Broad incumbents

• NC Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS): NCDHHS is the state-level agency that oversees county DSS operations, sets policy for Medicaid, Food and Nutrition Services, child welfare, and Work First, and administers the funding that flows to Edgecombe County DSS. It is the regulatory and funding umbrella rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/edgecombecounty
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCOeeOao9zEBqkeXfRgQ9KcQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/edgecombecountync
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/edgecombe-county-government

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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