Wilson County DSS has been recognized at the local, state and national level for many of our outstanding programs. Our agency strives to provide innovative services that go beyond basic mandates to help our customers transform their lives.

National Awards

National Association of Counties (NACo) Achievement Awards

2023

• Adult Services Social Work Practice Model, Personnel Management, Employment and Training
• Social Work Development Program, Personnel Management, Employment and Training

2022

• Child Support Customer Services Enhancements, Human Services category
• Family Resource Program/Eviction Diversion, Children and Youth category

2021

• Eat Smart, Move More Wilson County,  Personnel Management category
• Virtual Customer Service Response to COVID-19, Human Services category

2020

• Quality Assurance Program, Financial Management category
• Response to the Opioid Crisis, Human Services category

2019

• Streamlined Customer Service, Human Services category

2018

• Baby Steps, Human Services, National Best in Category Award
• Strengthening Families, Children and Youth category

2017

• Solutions for Homelessness, Human Services, category
• Signs of Safety, Children and Youth category

2016

• Youth Master Plan, Children and Youth category

Innovations in American Government Awards Semifinalist, Harvard University

2017 Success in School

State Awards

N.C. Parent Resource Center at Families in Action

2018 "Sticking Your Neck Out for the Kids" Award

NC Association of County Directors of Social Services (NCACDSS)

Best Practice Awards

• 2022 Quality Assurance Network of Counties
• 2019 Trauma-Informed Child Welfare
• 2017 Financial Literacy, Empowering Clients to Self-Sufficiency category
• 2014 Lunch and Relax, Staff Leadership and Development category
• 2013 Working for Kids in the category of Employment and Training for County Residents
• 2012 Winners Express Center in the category of Human Services, Leadership Academy in the category of Personnel Management, Employee Training & Employee Benefits, Paperless System in the category of Information Technology
• 2011 Winners House Arrest Program in the category of Human Services

NC Division of Aging and Adult Services (NC DHHS)

2011 George L. Maddox Award for Senior Awareness Day

Named for Dr. George L. Maddox, a noted gerontologist and former director of Duke University's Long-Term Care Resource Program, this award recognizes an individual or organization in the state that has excelled in creative programming for older adults.

2023 Twenty-eight Consecutive Years
2022 Twenty-seven Consecutive Years
2021 Twenty-six Consecutive Years
2020 Twenty-five Consecutive Years
2019 Twenty-four Consecutive Years
2018 Twenty-three Consecutive Years
2017 Twenty-two Consecutive Years
2016 Twenty-one Consecutive Years
2015 Twenty Consecutive Years

Local Awards

NC County Commissioner's Association Local Government Federal Credit Union (LGFCU) Excellence in Innovation Awards

• 2022 Wilson  County Opioid Multidisciplinary Team  
• 2018 Customer Call Center
• 2015 Greater Wilson Career Fair/Ticket to Work
• 2012 Working for Kids