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Cartwill Empowerment Solutions has started accepting community members who are seeking representative payee services. A representative payee is a person or an organization who receive benefits for anyone who can’t manage or direct the management of his or her benefits. A payee’s main duties are to use the benefits to pay for the current and future needs of the beneficiary, and properly save any benefits not needed to meet current needs. A payee must also keep records of expenses. A payee must be able to provide an accounting of how he or she used or saved the benefits. 

CES is a 501(c)(3) organization. Fees are determined by the regulatory bodies
appointing this organization as payee, with consideration of beneficiaries’ financial hardships.

According to CES, “Choosing the right representative payee, whether by choice or as required by the benefits provider, is a critical step in securing beneficiaries’ overall financial success, which is why it is no surprise that roughly 85 percent of representative payees are family members. Empowerment Solutions is approved and qualified to manage all required payee responsibilities.”

The flyer can be seen here and the brochure can be seen here.

I’ve added a Disability and Special Needs Resources Page.

Dear Friends of Families,

As we look ahead to a start of summer and a new school year, I’m hoping you will help disseminate the linked educational brochures with your contacts across the state.  I’d welcome your ideas on how to get these into the hands of every family you serve—with whom you interact. 

English brochure

Spanish brochure

I’ve had some of the school nutritionists committed to helping with the distribution in some schools across the state; it would be wonderful if you would collaborate by placing them in your agency/centers and throughout appropriate places where parents and grandparents could see them.

This link will take you to an order form which can be completed requesting that I send you packets (100 in each).  They are “palm cards” which means you can use them in mailing (USPS) as well as display on site.

Looking forward to hearing from many of you!

Kind regards,

Norma Martí 

Medicaid for Children/ NC Health Choice Minority Outreach Consultant

Division of Public Health, Children & Youth Branch

NC Department of Health and Human Services

Office:  919-707-5643  

Union County NC Charities and Services Awareness

Link to article

The UCPS Mobile Book Bus

Beginning June 14, the UCPS Mobile Book Bus will make dozens of stops at centralized locations throughout the county. With the help of UCPS volunteers and media coordinators, elementary-aged children will have the opportunity to board the retrofitted bus and pick out an age-appropriate book at no cost to their families – a move that will ultimately help to improve their literacy skills and ensure all students have access to books throughout the summer.

The UCPS Mobile Book Bus will run from June 14 until August 14. Please see the link above to find out when the book bus rolls into your area. Dates are placed on the calendar two weeks out.