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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...


Contact Form
Thank you for emailing the Chafee and ETV Program! Please provide more information in order for us to better assist you. For requests for Independent Living Services, please fill out this additional form. Independent Livin...


Extension of Foster Care (EFC)
Extension of Foster Care (EFC) legislation provides a pathway for older youth in the foster care system at age 18, to voluntarily remain in or return to the care and responsibility of DSS until their 21st birthday. TSS wil...


Wish List
While the holidays are a great time to give, children in foster care, just like children in their biological families, have needs year-round. Upstate Region Wish Listincludes Abbeville, Anderson, Cherokee, Greenville, Gre...


Foster Home Placement Needs Reports
The Foster Home Placement Needs Report examines the characteristics of every child under the age of 18 that is currently in foster care. The characteristics that are considered include current placement, location of placem...


Kinship Care
Kinship Care Means Keeping Family Connections ...So children are safer, happier and with lifelong families sooner. What is Kinship Care? When parents can’t meet a child’s basic needs, relatives or family friends often ste...


What is Kinship Care?
What is Kinship Care? Kinship Care in South Carolina occurs when the caretaker is unable to meet the basic needs such as: food, shelter, education, healthcare, safety, etc. South Carolina is considered a “Kin First State”...


Kin GAP
Kinship Guardianship (KinGAP) Facts: What is Kinship Guardianship? Kinship guardianship is a judicially created relationship between a child and a responsible adult that is intended to be permanent and in which the guar...


The Kinship Caregiver's Role
The Kinship Caregivers Role When a child is placed with a kinship/fictive caregiver through the South Carolina Department of Social Services, the caretaker becomes a vital member with of the decision-making team which incl...