Durham, N.C. – The Durham County Department of Social Services (DSS) has decided to close its building located at 300 N. Duke Street due to a power outage.  The power outage occurred at noon today and continues to impact the DSS Duke Street location.  DSS at Duke Street will officially close at 2p.m. today. 

The county continues to work closely with Duke Energy to restore power to the DSS building on Duke Street.  DSS anticipates that it will reopen its Duke Street location tomorrow with normal operating hours.

Citizens in need of crisis support such as emergency assistance for utility disconnection should call 919-560-8600. 

For more information about the power outage and closing at DSS’ offices on Duke Street, contact Sharon Hirsch, assistant director for Communication, Development and Customer Information for DSS, at 919-201-1063 or via e-mail at shirsch@durhamcountync.gov.