Under the direct supervision of the Local Assistance Board, the Division shall:
- Administer laws and ordinances relating to relief of the needy, including the furnishing of all forms of public assistance to needy persons who are eligible for assistance provided by law through county and state agencies.
- Provide or arrange for shelter and custodial care to dependent and homeless men, women and children.
- Enter into and perform cooperative agreements with voluntary charitable organizations and services to effectuate its other functions under this section.
- Provide related social services, such as domestic relations counseling, investigation of paternity cases, indigent burials and other public welfare activities.
- Cooperate with other public agencies and institutions and with voluntary institutions in the certification of medically indigent patients for care and treatment.
- Maintain complete social case records, comply with all state regulations and make such reports or analyses of welfare problems and grants as necessary or desirable.