North Dakota Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices in Devils Lake, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Minot and Williston and three outreach offices in Grafton, Rolla and Valley City will delay opening until 10 a.m. CT today, Dec. 19 due to hazardous weather and travel conditions. HHS offices in Bismarck, Dickinson and Fargo will operate normal business hours. Details appear below.
IMPORTANT: People experiencing a behavioral health crisis should call the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline for immediate help.
IMPACTED OFFICES:
Devils Lake region: Lake Region Human Service Center (LRHSC) and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Devils Lake along with LRHSC’s Rolla outreach office will delay opening until 10 a.m.
Grand Forks region: Northeast Human Service Center (NEHSC) and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Grand Forks along with NEHSC’s Grafton outreach office will delay opening until 10 a.m.
The Life Skills and Transition Center in Grafton remains open and is not affected by this delayed opening.
Jamestown region: South Central Human Service Center (SCHSC) and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Jamestown along with SCHSC’s Valley City outreach office will delay opening until 10 a.m.
The North Dakota State Hospital in Jamestown remains open and is not affected by this delayed opening.
Minot region: North Central Human Service Center and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Minot will delay opening until 10 a.m.
Williston region: Northwest Central Human Service Center and the regional vocational rehabilitation and child support offices in Williston will delay opening until 10 a.m.
Office closure decisions are made for the safety of clients and team members and align with the closures of other community clinics and government organizations.
Weather-related office closure information can be found on the HHS Facebook and Twitter pages and website. Child support customers can conduct normal business 24-hours a day on that program’s secure website.