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SC DSS Honors 2026 February Employees of the Month

February 13, 2026 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage, and Compassion.

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SC DSS Honors 2026 January Employees of the Month

February 13, 2026 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage, and Compassion.

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SC DSS Honors 2025 December Employees of the Month

December 18, 2025 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage, and Compassion.

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SC DSS Honors 2025 November Employees of the Month

November 19, 2025 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage, and Compassion.

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Infant Safely Surrendered in Lexington County Under Safe Haven Act

Feb. 12, 2026- Officials at Prisma Health Richland in Columbia recently accepted an infant safely surrendered under Daniel’s Law, the state’s Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Wednesday, February 11, 2026.

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DSS Announces New Oconee County Director

February 6, 2025 - Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Social Services would like to announce Crystal C Sanders as the new Oconee County Director. She began her new position on Friday, January 2nd, 2026.

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Best Outcomes for Children and Families

Do you have a complaint regarding services being provided to a child by a state agency? Please submit your complaint by phone (1-800-206-1957) or an electronic submission form here with the South Carolina Department of Children's Advocacy..