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SC DSS Honors November Employees of the Month

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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December State Director’s Angle: Your Story

The calendar says tomorrow is December 1, 2020. What a wild year this has been! It is hard to believe that the holidays are here and the end of the calendar year is in sight.

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SCDSS Honors October Employees of the Month

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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November State Director’s Angle: Generate Energy!

How is it November already? It seems like in some ways this calendar year has flown. Maybe because of the pandemic and the huge hands-on response this agency has provided to our clients and the public at large since March. I know I am constantly amazed by the work our DSS professionals are doing every day and going above and beyond to help children and families in need.

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SCDSS recognizes November as National Adoption Month With emphasis on older youth in foster care

As National Adoption Month begins, 154 children in the state’s foster care system are legally free for adoption and waiting for a permanent place to call home – a “forever family.”

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Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act

Officials with the Orangeburg Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg recently accepted an infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law, The Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act.

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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..