National Adoption Month focuses on older youth in foster care

National Adoption Month focuses on older youth in foster care Governor McMaster proclaims November 25th Statewide Adoption Day in SC

September 2019 Employees of the Month

Each month, several DSS employees are recognized for their work in demonstrating the DSS core principles of competence, courage and compassion.

New Child Support System 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.

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.

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.

York County Woman Selected as Caseworker of the Month