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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DSS Announces Child Care Assistance for Working Parents
As part of our efforts to assist families during the COVID-19 pandemic, DSS is offering child care assistance for working parents. The number of vouchers is limited based on funding availability, and parents must meet income and other requirements to qualify.
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State Director’s October Angle: Bias Has No Place In Our Work
I want to remind all of our DSS professionals about racial bias. We are engaging our team members around the issue of our bias in decision making based upon implicit bias, racial bias, selective exposure theory, and confirmation bias, among others. I ask that you join along with us to confront racial and exposure bias by being cognizant of decisions that may be influenced by bias on the basis of race and/or a focus on information that confirms pre-existing attitudes.
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