SCDSS Recognizes Foster Care Awareness Month
May 1, 2023 –The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) recognizes May as Foster Care Awareness Month to highlight the important role that kinship caregivers, foster parents, and relatives play in working together with families to achieve reunification for children and youth in foster care. Their collaborative efforts are essential in helping to strengthen families in South Carolina.
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SCDSS Announces New Spartanburg County Director
Columbia - The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) would like to announce Mr. Brian Gotses as the new Spartanburg County DSS Director. He began his new leadership position on Monday, April 3rd, 2023.
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SCDSS Honors April Employees of the Month
April 24, 2023 -- 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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Gov. McMaster Proclaims April as Child Abuse Prevention Month in South Carolina State Leaders Show Solidarity in Addressing Child Abuse and Neglect
April 18, 2023 - COLUMBIA, S.C. — Gov. Henry McMaster declared April as Child Abuse Prevention Month alongside other child-serving organizations and agencies today in a press conference along with S.C. Department of Social Services State Director Michael Leach, S.C. State Child Advocate Amanda Whittle, and Children’s Trust CEO Sue Williams.
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Infant Surrendered Safely in Dorchester County
Officials with Summerville Medical Center recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel's Law, the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act, on Monday, April 3, 2023. The SC Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act provides a safe, legal option to surrender infants up to 60 days old, who have not been harmed, at designated locations.
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SC DSS Honors March Employees of the Month
March 10, 2023 -- 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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