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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...


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...


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...