McDowell County Children and Families

• North Carolina Health Choice (NCHC) for Children

N.C. Health Choice (NCHC)is a fee-for-service program providing free or low-cost health insurance for children and teens up to their 19th birthday. The benefits covered by NCHC are the same as the benefits covered by the State Employees Health Plan. Vision, dental, and hearing services are also covered and follow the same guidelines as Medicaid.

• McDowell County Partnership for Children & Families
• McDowell County Department of Social Services
• Baptist Children's Homes of North Carolina
• Prevent Child Abuse North Carolina
• Child Support Enforcement
• North Carolina Child Advocacy Institute
• Child Care Resource/Referral
• Glenwood Family Resource Center
• North Cove Family Network
• Marion, NC United Methodist Women
• Adolescent Parenting Program
• North Carolina Co-operative Extension Service

McDowell County, NC has a variety of resources to assist our residents. Please contact us if you have more resources you can add to this web site.