SC DSS Marks February as Vulnerable Adult Awareness Month

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 – Gov. Henry McMaster has declared February 2018 as Vulnerable Adult Awareness Month in the state, which gives the South Carolina Department of Social Services the chance to highlight the agency’s Adult Advocacy Division.

DSS Selects Employees of the Month for December

January 5, 2017 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has established a program to recognize staff members who perform their jobs exceptionally well, go above and beyond what is expected of them, and in doing so, demonstrates our core principles of competence, courage and compassion.

Notice of Abandonment - Charleston

February 8, 2018 –South Carolina Department of Social Services’ Charleston County staff report that an infant was born December 6, 2017, and placed under the protection of Safe Haven with medical professionals at Trident Medical Center on the same day. Upon the information and belief of the agency, the child falls under the jurisdiction for “Daniel’s Law,” the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act.

DSS Names Employees of the Month for November

DSS Recognizes Employees of the Month for October

October 27, 2017 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has established a program to recognize staff members who perform their jobs exceptionally well, go above and beyond what is expected of them, and in doing so, demonstrates our core principles of competence, courage and compassion.

Tours Offer Chance to Learn More About Child and Adult Care Food Program

October 18, 2017 – The South Carolina Department of Social Services is partnering with End Child Hunger SC and S.C. Afterschool Alliance to mark October 23 through 27 as End Child Hunger SC Week this year and to celebrate Lights on After School on October 26.