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    Contact
    Questions? Comments? Concerns? Please contact the Foster Parent Liaison at fphelp@dss.sc.gov or 803-898-4174. Regional Contacts Upstate Region Lynne PinsonRegional Foster Family and Licensing Support Unit Program Coord...

    Training
    For more information about training for prospective foster parents, click here.

    Start the Application Process
    DSS is currently licensing foster families who are interested in placement of children ages 10 years and older and/or families willing to accept sibling groups of two (2) or more children. To get started, click the link ...

    Transition Services and Support (TSS) Division
    John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood (formerly known as Independent Living Program) John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood. The journey to adulthood i...

    History of Chafee Program
    History of the Chafee Program The journey to adulthood is a critical transition for youth in foster care. It is a time when young adults learn to take on the primary responsibility for their futures and the accompanying co...

    Chafee Funded Services
    Chafee Funded Services The Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood was established to provide youth with opportunities to learn needed skills and increase the likelihood of successful transition f...

    ETV Program
    ETV Program What is the ETV Program? Educational and Training Vouchers are grants, funded by the federal government and administered by the states, awarded for youth with foster care experience pursuing a post-secondary ed...

    Planning for the Future
    Planning for the Future How to Plan for the Future Becoming a teenager and navigating adulthood is fun and challenging for everyone. We are here to provide additional support to help youth get where she/he want to be while...

    YEA! Youth Engagement Advocates
    YEA! Youth Engagement Advocates Youth Engagement Advocates, affectionally known as YEA!, is an advisory group created to ensure that youth voice is heard when agencies are developing programs and policies f...

    TSS Division Staff
    Chafee/ETV Program Staff Please email us at IndependentLiving@dss.sc.gov How is SCDSS supporting our transitioning youth? We will be able to partner with young people utilizing an Adolescent Teaming Approach where y...

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