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Residents tell Cabarrus commissioners they were denied answers over child removals; concern raised about SNAP and food bank response

Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners · December 16, 2025
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Summary

Several public commenters accused county social services of mishandling child removals and asked for accountability; another commenter criticized the county's handling of a SNAP and food bank crisis and asked for transparency about $150,000 in funds.

During the informal public-comment portion of the meeting several residents made allegations about Department of Social Services procedures and demanded answers from county officials.

Jerry Anderson of Kannapolis said social workers and a judge were involved in what he described as an unjustified removal of his child and called for those employees to be removed from duties involving…

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