DAVSS quality of service has been recognised in winning or being short-listed for a number of awards. This includes:
- The Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service (QAVS) 2019
- Sevenoaks District Council Community and Voluntary Awards ‘Charity Project of the Year’ Finalist Support to Court Project 2019
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council ‘Love Where We Live Awards’ Best Group Runner Up 2018
- Sevenoaks District Council ‘Making it Happen Award’ Charity Project of the Year (Freedom Programme) 2017
- Sevenoaks District Council ‘Making it Happen Award’ Individual Community Champion (awarded to a volunteer) 2017
- Tunbridge Wells Borough Council ‘Love Where We Live Awards’ Charity of the Year Finalist 2017
- M & S Tonbridge Charity of the Year 2017
- Sevenoaks District Council Making it Happen awards Certificate of Achievement Sian West 2016
- Sevenoaks District Council Making it Happen awards Highly commended in Community Safety Category 2016
- Courier Heart of the Community winner 2016
- South East Regional Champion (Sue Ashford) Halifax Giving Extra Awards 2016
- Tunbridge Wells ‘Love Where we live Awards’ Charity of the Year 2015
- Sevenoaks District Council Charity of the Year 2015
- Tunbridge Wells ‘Love Where We Live’ Awards 2014: winner, Safer Communities category: one of 3 finalists in the Charity of the Year category and overall winner, Love Where We Live Award.
- AXA Charity of the Year 2013
- Courier Heart of the Community 2013: DAVSS was one of three finalists (out of around 200 nominations) in the Community category. Courier Heart of the Community 2014: successful in making the short-list
- Tunbridge Wells ‘Love Where We Live’ Awards 2013: one of the final 3 in both the Safer Communities and the Charity of the Year categories (over 200 nominations for the 8 categories).
- Kent Housing Group Excellence Awards July 2013: highly commended in the category of excellence in partnership working (voluntary sector)
- North Kent Crime Prevention Panel Community Safety Award June 2013: Award Winner: Domestic Abuse Volunteer Support Services in recognition of outstanding efforts on enhancing community safety and reducing domestic abuse in North West Kent