I am pleased to begin my service as your incoming President!   I look forward to working very closely with each of our state board members (regional directors) and officers and county DSS board members during my tenure.   As your Association, we will be working harder than ever to keep you informed, through your regional director, the newsletter, and  website, of news and events that better enable you to serve at the county level.  At our recent Annual Meeting (held in conjunction with the Critical Needs Conference in Raleigh), your Association elected a new slate of officers and five new regional directors.  The current listing of regional directors and officers is noted elsewhere in this newsletter.  We also held several exciting training workshops our state and county boards and were well received.  We will soon begin planning for our fall Annual Meeting to be held at the Social Services Institute October 27-29 in Raleigh.  As part of the Social Services Consortium, we are jointly supporting key legislative issues that you have identified, as the General Assembly will begin its short session in mid-May. 

NCACBSS wants to build on its successes and mission as we look to the future.  We want to continue to better meet the needs of the county DSS boards.  We want to provide training that is individualized to your county’s needs.  We want to hold periodic cluster meetings involving counties within our assigned regions to learn more about your needs, hear about best practices among county boards, etc.  We will be working more closely with our partner organizations-particularly with the Social Services Commission and the NC Association of County Commissioners.  Your input is very important and necessary for the Association to be able to carry out its role.  Please take time to not only to communicate with your assigned regional director but also with me.  I welcome your contact.

Walter L. “Walt” Johnson, MPA

President

(252) 237-5938

wjohnson_ncsu@yahoo.com

Welcome

Walter Johnson, President.

NCACBSS

North Carolina Association of County Boards of Social Services

            Charting the Path for the Future

• Opportunity to become part of a coalition of members to help support or defeat legislation as appropriate during the legislative sessions.
  

• Access to education and training programs
  

• Participation in an information network  for members regarding issues affecting the administration and financing of socials services programs.
  

• Participation in a forum for exchanging of information and ideas among their fellow County Boards members.
  

• Access to  tools and help aids to local county board members.
  

• Access to The Links, newsletter, distributed to members
  

• Access to the website for easy access to pertinent information.
  

• Response to member needs via a strategic plan
  

• Access to a your county representative on the board with whom to share ideas, bring issues to our attention and share best practices. 
  

• Access to LBR resources
  

• Access to advocate board members that available to attend county board meetings upon request 
  

Thank you for visiting our website.  Our goal is to provide educational information for the many North Carolina citizens who voluntarily service as board members for local Departments of Social Services.  DSS is your tax dollars at work meeting the needs of our citizens who are in unfortunate situations.

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This page was last updated: August 11, 2010

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BOD meeting agenda now posted in the Members section

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Training information for County Board Members - Members page - registration dead line is August 31.