November 15, 2024
SCDSS Honors November Employees of the Month
November 15, 2024 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage and Compassion.
November 06, 2024
DSS Announces Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) Relief for Specific Counties Impacted by Hurricane Helene
November 6, 2024- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has announced counties eligible to receive Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (DSNAP) Assistance under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
November 01, 2024
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption
November 1, 2024 - Columbia, S.C. – The month of November is recognized as National Adoption Month in South Carolina, and in addition, the state is recognizing Monday, November 25th as Adoption Day. South Carolina Chief Justice John W. Kittridge has authorized terms of Family Court for the finalization of public adoptions in Greenville, Sumter, Charleston, and Florence counties on Adoption Day.
October 30, 2024
Michelle H. Final Settlement Update- October 30, 2024
October 30, 2024- Last week, U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel recognized the efforts of the South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) in meeting specific target metrics related to children in foster care.
October 22, 2024
DSS Urges SNAP Recipients to Take Steps to Prevent Stolen Benefits
October 22, 2024- The Department of Social Services (DSS) urges SNAP recipients to take immediate steps to protect their benefits from phishing and potential electronic scams which can wipe cards of their funds used to supplement the monthly household budgets of more than 277,000 households in South Carolina.
October 16, 2024
SC DSS Honors October Employees of the Month
October 14, 2024 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage and Compassion.
