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November 27, 2024

Adoption Day 2024


November 14, 2024

2024 Adoption Month


November 1, 2024

Public Adoption PSA


September 3, 2024

2024 Kinship Care Month


August 1, 2024

2024 Child Support Awareness Month


June 7, 2024

2024 Disaster Preparedness


June 6, 2024

2024 Reunification Month


June 3, 2024

2024 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program (SFMNP)


May 14, 2024

Foster Care Awareness Month- Fostering a Teen


May 13, 2024

Foster Care Awareness Month- Foster a Child in Need


May 6, 2024

Public Service Recognition Week Message


May 1, 2024

2024 Foster Care Awareness Month


April 16, 2024

Don't Risk It PSA #1


April 16, 2024

Don't Risk It PSA #2


March 27, 2024

SNAP E&T Success Stories- Tiffanie King


March 15, 2024

CACFP Week- Active Day of Marion


March 15, 2024

CACFP Week- OCAB Head Start


March 12, 2024

2024 CACFP Week- Miss Tammy's Little Learning Center


March 11, 2024

2024 CACFP Week- Lowcountry Food Bank


March 10, 2024

2024 CACFP Week Introduction


March 6, 2024

2024 Read Across America- Nolton Green


March 6, 2024

2024 Read Across America- Hannah Holland


March 6, 2024

2024 Read Across America- Kendrick Grimsley


March 6, 2024

2024 Read Across America- Anna Skipper


March 5, 2024

Read Across America- Dionne Edmond-Dunn


March 5, 2024

Read Across America- Greta Avery (1)


March 5, 2024

Read Across America- Greta Avery (2)


March 5, 2024

Read Across America- Lew Rogers


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- DSS Director Michael Leach


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Sabrina Plummer


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Kimberly Glover


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Ashley Baldwin


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Nikki Ashley


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Cameo Holmes


March 5, 2024

2024 Social Work Month- Kaysea Addington


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Lisa Besser


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Maria Durden


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Laura Bullard


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Tiffany Moseley


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Stephanie Bradley


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Jacquelyne Battle


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- James Logan


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Cynthia Vargas


March 1, 2024

Read Across America- Cheryl McDonald


February 12, 2024

SC BOO$T


December 29, 2023

Shared Foster Care Experience- Shelena Tate


December 7, 2023

2023 DSS Holiday Message


November 30, 2023

2023 Adoption Day Collage


November 20, 2023

2023 Adoption Day- Gilstrap Family


November 20, 2023

Adoption Day 2023- Kates Family


November 20, 2023

Adoption Day 2023- Lilly Family


November 1, 2023

2023 Adoption Month


October 9, 2023

Foster Parent Survey


September 27, 2023

Kinship Care Benefits 1


September 26, 2023

Kinship Care Benefits 2


September 18, 2023

Lily Pad Ribbon Cutting, Anderson County


September 11, 2023

Child Welfare Workers Appreciation Week


September 7, 2023

Daniel's Law Spot #1


September 7, 2023

Daniel's Law Spot #2


September 7, 2023

DSS Promotional Spot- Foster Parenting


September 7, 2023

DSS Promotional Spot- What We Do


September 4, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Alexis Smith & Cali Sandel, Able SC


September 1, 2023

2023 Kinship Care Month


August 28, 2023

Work Doesn't Work - ABC Quality Cops


August 21, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Vonetta Stockdale, Carmichael Medical Training


August 21, 2023

Work Doesn't Work- ABC Quality Driver Affordability


August 7, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Steve Vicari, Homes of Hope


August 1, 2023

2023 Child Support Awareness Month


July 24, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Mike King, SC Department of Education


July 10, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Jennifer Strickland, Palmetto Goodwill


June 26, 2023

SNAP E&T Partners- Rhonda Johns, Spartanburg Community College


June 9, 2023

Newberry Job Fair


June 6, 2023

Stabilization Grants – Gracie McLeod


June 6, 2023

Stabilization Grants – Thomas Compton


June 1, 2023

2023 Reunification Month


June 1, 2023

2023 Hurricane Season


May 29, 2023

Chafee-ETV YEA! Leaders on Sibling Connections


May 25, 2023

CACFP- Farmer's Market at Waccamaw EOC


May 9, 2023

Why We Serve- Brenda Rathz, ABC Quality Care Coordinator


May 3, 2023

Don't Risk It | Dangers of Binge Drinking


May 1, 2023

2023 Foster Care Awareness Month


April 24, 2023

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program | Cushan Brown


April 17, 2023

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Scholarship Program- Heather Johnson


April 3, 2023

FASD Discussion with Michael Leach, DSS State Director & Michelle Cunningham, DAODAS Liaison/Program Manager


March 21, 2023

Social Work Month- Sydney Stephenson


March 21, 2023

Child Support Portal Update


March 20, 2023

Social Work Month- APS Thanks


March 14, 2023

Thomas Brown on the Importance of DSS Attorneys and Paralegals


March 13, 2023

CACFP Week- Burton Center


March 13, 2023

CACFP- Wright Way Child Development Center


March 13, 2023

CACFP Week- Pelion Elementary School


March 13, 2023

CACFP Week- GLEAMNS St. Andrews Head Start


March 13, 2023

Heart Gallery Display


March 6, 2023

2023 Social Work Month- Jasmine Flemister, Foster Care Supervisor


March 6, 2023

2023 Read Across America- Josue Rodriguez, Language Services Manager


March 6, 2023

2023 Read Across America- Sherrie Dueno, ABC Quality Project Manager


March 6, 2023

Read Across America 2023- Sushmitha Kandhukuri


March 3, 2023

Read Across America- Michael Leach, DSS State Director


March 3, 2023

Read Across America-Franklin Harris


March 3, 2023

Read Across America- Morgan Massenburg


March 2, 2023

Read Across America- Jim Swick


March 2, 2023

Read Across America- Sean Fay


March 2, 2023

Read Across America- Kendrick Grimsley


March 2, 2023

Read Across America- Cynthia Lara


March 1, 2023

National Social Worker Appreciation Month 2023


March 1, 2023

Orangeburg Closet of Hope Ribbon Cutting


February 14, 2023

2023 Heart For Families Day


February 7, 2023

Why We Serve- Lindsay McDowell


January 31, 2023

Don't Risk It: Defining Addiction


January 31, 2023

Why We Serve- Rena Miller Vinson


January 30, 2023

Healthy Bucks Program


January 25, 2023

Child Care Scholarships Announcement


December 22, 2022

Calhoun County Comforters for Kids


December 22, 2022

Lily Pad Installation- Greenwood


December 21, 2022

30 Years of ABC Quality- Michael Leach, DSS State Director


December 21, 2022

Donations for Richland County Foster Children


December 21, 2022

Stuff the Trucks


December 19, 2022

Season's Greetings from DSS


December 9, 2022

SC Building Blocks Stabilization Grants- Jerlean Holmes, The House of Smiles, Moncks Corner


December 2, 2022

Jeffrey Shelton, Berkeley County


November 28, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Annette Gerald, Little Promises Learning Center, Mullins


November 23, 2022

2022 Adoption Month- Hines Family


November 21, 2022

2022 Adoption Day- Caldwell Family


November 21, 2022

Adoption Day 2022


November 18, 2022

2022 Adoption Month- Baulig Family


November 15, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Columbia Mayor Daniel Rickenmann


November 2, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Garry James on the Adult Advocacy Training Unit


November 1, 2022

2022 National Adoption Month


October 26, 2022

T.E.A.C.H. Early Childhood Program- Georgette Fleming


October 21, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Beth Adkins on Other Internal Audit Roles


October 17, 2022

Columbia Fireflies and DECE Check Presentation


October 14, 2022

SNAP E&T Success Stories- Denise Faust


October 14, 2022

Early Childhood Advisory Council


October 7, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Garry James on the Economic Services Team


October 7, 2022

SNAP E&T Success Stories- Janice Chavez


September 22, 2022

South Carolina Building Blocks Stabilization Grant: Michele Bowers


September 16, 2022

SC Building Blocks Stabilization Grant: Love N Cherish Academy


September 6, 2022

Kinship Care Month


September 2, 2022

Steve Suchomski, 3rd Circuit Managing Attorney on What Makes Working at DSS Special


August 29, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Leah Scott, Fantasy Island Child Care Center, Columbia


August 26, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Beth Adkins on Fiscal Operations


August 23, 2022

Travis Greene & Teresa Spence on the Importance of DSS Attorneys and Paralegals


August 22, 2022

DSS 211 Text to Connect Service


August 16, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Geraldine Holmes, Sampit Child Care Center, Georgetown County


August 16, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Garry James on the Essential Core Skills Team


August 9, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Aja Sherred, Brighter Home and Future Child Care, Greenville


August 4, 2022

2022 Child Support Awareness Month


August 4, 2022

EMT Updates- Suzanne Sutphin, Director of Agency Quality Assurance and CQI


August 3, 2022

Taron Brown Davis, Associate General Counsel


August 1, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Cushan Brown, C.A.R.E. Academy, Charleston


July 27, 2022

Regina Parvin on the Importance of DSS Attorneys and Paralegals


July 22, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Beth Adkins on SC Voucher Audits


July 22, 2022

Evidence-Based Practices


July 15, 2022

Custodial Parent Child Support Application Portal Demonstration


July 14, 2022

Sierra Burns- Youth Advocate


July 13, 2022

Custodial Parent Portal Overview


July 8, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Garry James on the Child Welfare Services Training Team


July 5, 2022

SNAP E&T Success Story- Carlos Jones


June 13, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Loretta McGill, McGill's Bundles of Joy, Marion


June 10, 2022

2022 Elder Abuse Prevention Walk Preview- Kelly Cordell


June 10, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Garry James on the IDAP Team


June 6, 2022

Getting to Know- Sean Fay, Inspector General


June 6, 2022

Reunification Month 2022


June 3, 2022

2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season


May 31, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Geneva Washington, Holly Hill


May 27, 2022

2022 Senior Farmers' Market Nutrition Program


May 16, 2022

Youth Leaders Speak About Foster Care Awareness Month


May 16, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Jerlean Holmes, House of Smiles, Moncks Corner


May 16, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Cathy Kovacs, ABC Quality Program Manager


May 16, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Beverly Hunter, ABC Quality Program Director


May 13, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Sherrie Dueno, ABC Quality Project Manager


May 11, 2022

Extension of Foster Care Bill Signing


May 9, 2022

Foster Care Awareness Month 2022


May 9, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality-Pee Dee Quality Assessor Ronda Steward


May 6, 2022

DSS Celebrates Provider Appreciation Day


May 3, 2022

Employee of the Month Recognition Luncheons


April 29, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Kena Hall, ABC Quality Program Coordinator


April 28, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Sharon Johnson, Midlands Assessor


April 28, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Lynn Boyd Glenn, ABC Quality Health Educator


April 26, 2022

Charleston County Child Abuse Prevention Walk


April 26, 2022

EMT Division Updates & Resources- Beth Adkins on Safeguard Physical Security Audits


April 25, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Ruth Buckmire, His Daycare, Fountain Inn


April 18, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Linnie Blake, Lynn's Child Care Development Center, Goose Creek


April 14, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Our Kids Child Development Center, Greenville


April 7, 2022

Mack Dungan, Child Support Services Division, Lowcountry Region


April 4, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Sonya Pearson, Pleasant Valley Connection, Greenville


March 29, 2022

Social Work Month 2022-Demeterius Brown


March 28, 2022

Patrice White, Chafee-ETV


March 28, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Gloria Robinson, Unique Kidz at Davis Academy, Greenville


March 28, 2022

Social Work Month 2022- Rachel Hollins, Child Welfare Operations Program Coordinator, Columbia


March 22, 2022

SNAP E&T Success Stories- Lowcountry


March 21, 2022

Social Work Month 2022- Kristen Gainey, Investigator, Oconee County


March 21, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Christine Boatwright, Fort Mill Cooperative Preschool


March 16, 2022

CACFP Week- Helping Hands, Hope Bridge at the Oaks


March 16, 2022

CACFP Week- Interfaith Community Services of South Carolina


March 16, 2022

Darrell Morris-Charleston County Director


March 15, 2022

Social Work Month 2022- Dana Lyles, Spartanburg County


March 15, 2022

CACFP Week- Formeicko Smith, Tiny Creators Learning Center, Columbia


March 14, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Verline Jacques, J&J Child Care, Rowesville


March 14, 2022

CACFP Week, Kershaw County School District


March 11, 2022

2022 CACFP Week Overview


March 9, 2022

Social Work Month 2022- Wesley Scott, Jasper County


March 7, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality-Katie Dow, Lil' Angles Child Development Center, Camden


March 4, 2022

Lakieba Brooks-Leach, Community Trust Liaison


March 3, 2022

Social Work Month Celebration-Michael Leach, DSS State Director


March 2, 2022

Read Across America Day- Michael Leach, DSS State Director


March 2, 2022

Read Across America Day- Garry James, Staff Development and Training Director


March 2, 2022

Read Across America Day- Daniel Howard, Instructor & Curriculum Developer


March 2, 2022

Read Across America Day- Connelly-Anne Ragley, Communications & External Affairs Director


February 28, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Jackie Troy-Johnson, Troy-Johnson Learning Korner, Mullins


February 24, 2022

ABC Quality Service Day in Columbia


February 23, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Melissia Miller, Arthurtown Early Head Start, Columbia


February 15, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality-Helen Barnes, Academy of Young Scholars, Rock Hill


February 7, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Betty Bostick, Honeytree Preschool, Beaufort


February 7, 2022

Devon Holder- Upstate Senior Consultant, Economic Services


January 31, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Sabrina Hall, Adventures Plus, Rock Hill


January 25, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality- Melanie Butler, Chapin Baptist Child Development Center


January 7, 2022

Celebrating 30 Years of ABC Quality


January 4, 2022

Edward "Ned" Moore- Georgetown County Director


December 20, 2021

Comforters for Kids-Calhoun County


December 15, 2021

SCDSS Holiday Message


December 8, 2021

Michelin Toys Donation to Richland County DSS


December 3, 2021

Enid Jenkins- Lowcountry Regional Director


November 30, 2021

National Adoption Month- Timothy & Kelly Green


November 29, 2021

National Adoption Month- The Brigham Family


November 22, 2021

National Adoption Month- Robin Cleckley


October 20, 2021

Elexias Cotton- Upstate Area Manager, Adult Advocacy Division


October 7, 2021

Stephanie Gentry- Oconee County Director


September 23, 2021

Kinship Care Month- Chanda Graham


September 17, 2021

Kinship Care Month Message- Michael Leach, DSS State Director


September 10, 2021

Kinship Care Month- Erica Cunningham


September 7, 2021

Partners in Transformation #5- Bringing About Overall Growth


September 7, 2021

Partners in Transformation #6- The Importance of Peer Support


August 30, 2021

Kinship Care Month- Mellinda Tyler


August 20, 2021

Child Support Awareness Month Message


August 13, 2021

SNAP E&T Success Stories- Charles Lea Center


August 11, 2021

Jesse Kaylor- Union County Director


August 10, 2021

Director Michael Leach's Message for Foster Parents


July 8, 2021

DSS During an Emergency- Robert Burress & Jim Casserly


July 7, 2021

Partners in Transformation #3- Overcoming Challenges To Bring About Healing


July 7, 2021

Partners in Transformation #4- Bridging the Gap


June 24, 2021

Partners in Transformation #2-How Does Strengthening Families Help Change Misconceptions About the Agency?


June 22, 2021

Partners In Transformation


June 18, 2021

Berkeley County Director- Juanita Bryant


June 18, 2021

Partners in the Community- Journey Church, Ladson


June 17, 2021

Parners in the Community- Doors To Freedom


June 15, 2021

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Walk


June 14, 2021

Spartanburg County DSS


June 9, 2021

Berkeley County Ribbon Cutting


June 7, 2021

Fostering Families- The Turnbulls


June 2, 2021

Reunification Month


May 28, 2021

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day


May 25, 2021

The Role of DSS During a Hurricane


May 17, 2021

SCDSS Staff Development and Training


May 14, 2021

Foster Care Awareness Month


May 13, 2021

SC Baptist Convention partners with DSS


May 11, 2021

A Home For Me Partners With DSS


May 6, 2021

ABC Quality Childcare Heroes


May 5, 2021

Child Care Providers Thank You


April 28, 2021

Reconcile Community Church Partners With DSS


April 26, 2021

Maniac Foundation Bike Giveaway for Youth in Foster Care


April 16, 2021

Child Abuse Prevention Month Pinwheel Planting Day


April 16, 2021

SCDSS State Director Michael Leach Announces Federal Pandemic Relief Funding for Older Youth


March 29, 2021

Child Support Portal Demonstration


March 24, 2021

Drive-Thru Job Fair


March 15, 2021

CACFP Week


March 9, 2021

SNAP E&T - Homes of Hope Testimonial


March 2, 2021

Daphne Wright Testimonial - National Social Work Month


March 1, 2021

Kaitlyn Black Testimonial- National Social Work Month


March 1, 2021

Christian Krantz Testimonial- National Social Work Month


March 1, 2021

Diana Sparrow Testimonial- National Social Work Month


February 9, 2021

SNAP E&T Overview



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