The mission of the North Carolina Association of County Boards of Social Services is to inform, educate, and empower Board members to become more aware of their duties and responsibilities. The goals and purposes of the Association are to serve as an advocate for the interest of County Boards of Social Services, County Departments of Social Services, employees of County Departments of Social Services and the clients of County Departments of Social Services at the county, state, and federal levels of government; To plan, develop and provide education and training programs for members of County Boards of Social Services; To provide information to members of County Boards of Social Services regarding issues affecting the administration and financing of public assistance and socials services programs, and to provide a forum for the exchange of information and ideas among County Boards of Social Services; To increase public understanding, acceptance and support of public assistance and social services programs in North Carolina; and to promote closer working relationships between County Boards of Social Services and County Boards of County Commissioners, the Department of Health and Human Resources, and other public and private human services agencies and associations.
Dear Fellow DSS Board Members,
I offer you a personal thank you for your support of the North Carolina Association of County Boards of Social Services through your willingness to renew or become a new member of the board member’s association. Our state board meets three times per year in Asheboro at the education center at the NC Zoological Park. Our second meeting will be held May 18, 2008 10 AM - 2 PM. If you are interesting in attending, please let me know.
Each county is assigned a Region Director who is to share information with you throughout the year; solicit your support of having a cluster meeting of surrounding DSS boards and serve as your link to the state board. When there are urgent legislative issues that need to be addressed, you may be contacted to call, write or email your local or state legislators. If you have an email address through which your board can receive such communications, including our regular legislative updates, please send that contact information to your assigned director.
The Association is your organization and we’d love to hear from you. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Again, I thank you for your membership and your commitment to advocate for our most vulnerable citizens through the dedicated volunteer work you do through your local DSS.
Edna
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