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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 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...

    Adoption FAQ
    Can I adopt an infant from DSS? The truth is, 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 the ba...

    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...

    Adoption Data
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    2015-16
    Adoption Progress Report Children Waiting for Adoption Annual Adoption Subsidy Children Receiving Adoption Subsidies Children Legally Freed and Adopted Months to Adoption Adoption Disruption Rate

    2014-15
    Adoption Progress Report Children Waiting for Adoption Annual Adoption Subsidy Children Receiving Adoption Subsidies Children Legally Freed and Adopted Months to Adoption Adoption Disruption Rate

    2013-14
    Adoption Progress Report Children Waiting for Adoption Annual Adoption Subsidy Children Receiving Adoption Subsidies Children Legally Freed and Adopted Months to Adoption Adoption Disruption Rate

    2012-13
    Adoption Progress Report Children Waiting for Adoption Annual Adoption Subsidy Children Receiving Adoption Subsidies Children Legally Freed and Adopted Months to Adoption Adoption Disruption Rate

    2011-12
    Adoption Progress Report Children Waiting for Adoption Annual Adoption Subsidy Children Receiving Adoption Subsidies Children Legally Freed and Adopted Months to Adoption Adoption Disruption Rate

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