September 20, 2019
NEW CHILD SUPPORT SYSTEM IS NOW AVAILABLE STATEWIDE AND RECEIVES FEDERAL CERTIFICATION
After more than two decades, the Palmetto Automated Child Support System (PACSS) and the centralized State Disbursement Unit (SDU) are, finally, fully operational statewide and federally certified. That’s worth celebrating for so many reasons but, most importantly, because it means a better way of serving children and families in South Carolina and the end of substantial federal penalties.
September 11, 2019
SCDSS, Gov. McMaster Recognize Kinship Care
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) and South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster are recognizing September as Kinship Care Awareness Month.
August 30, 2019
SC DSS Names New Employees of the Month
The South Carolina Department of Social Services’ Employee of the Month Program honors staff whose work exemplifies our core principles: Competence, Courage and Compassion.
August 27, 2019
York County Woman Selected as Caseworker of the Month
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SC DSS) would like to congratulate Zanaiya Lytle for being selected as the South Carolina Foster Parent Association’s Caseworker of the Month for August.
August 19, 2019
Program Helps Columbia Woman Earn Nursing Degree
Marquita Moss, a 33-year-old single mother of two, started the Project HOPE program in January of 2018, and this August, she completed her associate’s degree in nursing with a GPA of 3.0. The goal of this program is to offer participants an opportunity to pursue a healthcare profession that provides sustainable wages to better support their families, said Wanda Bailey, SCDSS Director of Project HOPE.
August 09, 2019
DSS Warns Public of Phishing Scam
The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) recently learned of possible phishing scams in an attempt to acquire personal identifying information from individuals perceived to be recipients of federal benefit programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF). It has been reported these scams may include threatening people with an arrest. DSS has reported these possible phishing scams to the proper authorities and is cooperating with the ongoing investigation.