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SC DSS Honors May Employees of the Month

May 13, 2021 -- 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 Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act

June 8, 2021 – Officials with the AnMed Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Anderson recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, The Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act.

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SCDSS Recognizes June as Reunification Month

June 1, 2021 - Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed June as National Reunification Month. It is a time where the SC Department of Social Services recognizes the accomplishments of families who needed foster care as temporary support when the family experienced an array of challenges until the family could be reunited safely and successfully.

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NEW PARTNERSHIP PROVIDES CHILD CARE SCHOLARSHIPS FOR FAMILIES

COLUMBIA, S.C.– Siblings of four-year-olds enrolled in the First Steps 4K program now qualify for child care scholarships thanks to a partnership between SC First Steps and the SC Department of Social Services.

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Infant Surrendered Safely in Under Safe Haven Act

May 11, 2021 – Officials with Prisma Health Greer Memorial Hospital recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, The Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act on Sunday, May 9, 2021.

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DSS Celebrates May 7th as Child Care Provider Day

May 7, 2021 – The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) will join community organizations across the country in observing Friday, May 7th as Child Care Provider Appreciation Day. The Department encourages communities throughout South Carolina to celebrate their local child care providers despite a year of challenges for the child care community.

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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..