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Foster Care
ALERT - New Foster Home and Adoptive Home Regulations will go into effect on September 12, 2021. You can review the new regulations in the May 28, 2021 edition of the State Register, beginning on page 534, and found at South Carolina Legislature…
Office of Inspector General (OIG)
Click HERE to Report Fraud, Waste, or Abuse Online FRAUD Email Address: fraud.hotline@dss.sc.gov FRAUD Hotline Number: 1-800-694-8518 or 803-898-8005 (Press Option 2) FRAUD Address: South Carolina Department of Social Services Office of…
Agency Overview
The Department of Social Services (DSS) is a cabinet agency with the State Director appointed by the Governor of South Carolina with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Department has offices in each county and regional offices for Adoptions…
Michelle H. Class Action Lawsuit
Child Welfare Reform As part of its reform efforts, SCDSS entered into a Final Settlement Agreement regarding the Michelle H., et.al. federal class action lawsuit and has committed to short-term, intermediate, and long-term systemic improvements…
Child Support
The Child Support Services Division encourages responsible parenting, family self-sufficiency, and child well-being by providing assistance in locating parents, establishing paternity, establishing, modifying, and enforcing support obligations,…
Food and Nutrition Programs
Food and Nutrition Programs is a designated program area at DSS that focuses on increasing healthy habits by providing resources to acquire the necessary foods to maintain a healthy lifestyle. Food and nutrition is the way we fuel and energize…
For Health Care Providers
Children and adolescents who enter foster care often have complicated and serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral health, and psychosocial problems that are rooted in their childhood history of abuse and neglect. Ideally, health care…
Daniel's Law - Safe Haven for Babies
Daniel's Law Daniel's Law was signed into law in 2001 and is named for an infant boy who survived after being buried in a landfill in Allendale County soon after his birth. Nurses named him Daniel as he recovered at a hospital. The Safe Haven for…
World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Recognized in South Carolina
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE803-898-7602publicinfo@dss.sc.gov World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Recognized in South Carolina June 14, 2024- The South Carolina Department of Social Services recognized June 14th as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in South…
DSS Announces New Richland County Director
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 803-898-7602 publicinfo@dss.sc.gov DSS Announces New Richland County Director Columbia, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Social Services would like to announce Monita Dawkins as the new Richland County Director. She…
