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Adoption
When reunification or guardianship with kinship caregivers is not possible, public adoption is a beautiful way to provide a family for a child who needs a forever home. Making sure children are in safe, loving and permanen...
Adoption FAQ
Can I adopt an infant from DSS?
The truth is that limited infants come through DSS for adoption and birth mothers don’t typically surrender their newborns to DSS. If a newborn comes into custody, DSS attempts to place th...
Adoption Assistance
The Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980 provided the first Federal subsidies to encourage the adoption of children from the nation's foster care system. These subsidies, known as adoption assistance, serve t...
Post Adoption Services
Post Adoption Records Request
If you were adopted through the South Carolina Foster Care System (DSS, The Children’s Bureau, etc) and are over the age of 21, you are eligible to request a copy of your finalized adoption re...
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National Adoption Month
National Adoption Month focuses on older youth in foster careGovernor McMaster proclaims November 25th Statewide Adoption Day in SC
As National Adoption Month begins, 140 children in the state’s foster care system are le...
November is National Adoption Month - Nov. 19 named as statewide Adoption Day
As National Adoption Month begins, more than 600 children in South Carolina are available foradoption from the state’s foster care system.That’s 600 conversations over breakfast, 600 birthday parties and 600 goodnight hugs...
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Will Batchelor803-898-7835will.batchelor@dss.sc.gov
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption
November 1, 2022 - Columbia, S.C....
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption (2)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE803-898-7602publicinfo@dss.sc.gov
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption
November 1, 2024 - Columbia, S.C. – The month of November is r...
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption (1)
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEWill Batchelor803-898-7835publicinfo@dss.sc.gov
National Adoption Month In South Carolina Highlights Needs for Teens, Sibling Groups via Public Adoption
November 2, 2023 - Columbia, S.C. – The month of...
