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Located in Westampton, N.J., Burlington County Board of Social Services offers a wide range of social services. The agency provides various kinds of child support, emergency assistance, adult health and protective, nutritional support, family care, youth opportunities and medical transportation services. Its range of child support services include assistance with locating a parent, establish paternity, and obtain and modify court orders. The agency also has several investigative tools to help locate noncustodial parents. Its emergency assistance services include case management, personal talk, and providing information and referrals. The agency provides various health care services, including nursing, prescriptions, home health aides and hospice care. It also provides a range of nutrition services, such as regular meals.

The Delaware County Child Care Information Services (CCIS) provides child care subsidies to eligible families. The Federal and State funding for this program is provided through a contract with the Department of Public Welfare...

The Philadelphia Department of Commerce works to help new and existing businesses who want to expand in Philadelphia. It issues business licenses and permits, searches for land and buildings for expansion, and provides financial assistance to small-size businesses. The department operates a business action team that helps to identify a variety of job training, placement and assistance programs. The Philadelphia Department of Commerce supports Philadelphia Workforce Development Corporation, which is a private, nonprofit organization that offers employment and training programs and provides companies with recruitment and referral services. It also offers a neighborhood-based economic development program that encourages revitalization, increases economic investment and creates employment in neighborhoods. The department additionally applies planning and data analysis to strengthen neighborhood marketplaces, aligns and leverages resources and investments on corridors, develops a system to attract and retain businesses and supports corridor management.