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Other Resources & Helping Agencies for SC Families
Other Resources & Helping Agencies for SC Families These external links provide information and resources consistent with the SC Department of Social Services' (SCDSS's) intended purpose of connecting individuals and f...


Child Welfare BSW Scholars Tuition Assistance Program
If you have the heart, the confidence, passion and the commitment it takes to pursue a career in child welfare, we have tuition assistance for you! Our mandate, as the state’s child welfare agency, encompasses a wide rang...


Current Foster Parent
Foster parents are a central partner in helping children reach their full potential. Each year in South Carolina, children are placed into DSS custody because their parents are not able to provide the love and care they n...


Prospective Foster Parent
Can you provide your commitment, care, and compassion to a child in foster care? DSS needs parents who can provide this support, care, and advocacy. Foster parents also provide support for birth parents who may struggle w...


Daniel's Law - Safe Haven for Babies
Daniel's Law Daniel's Law was signed into law in 2001 and is named for an infant boy who survived after being buried in a landfill in Allendale County soon after his birth. Nurses named him Daniel as he recovered at a hos...


For Health Care Providers
Children and adolescents who enter foster care often have complicated and serious medical, mental health, developmental, oral health, and psychosocial problems that are rooted in their childhood history of abuse and neglec...


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...


How do I apply?
You may apply for SNAP benefits online, in person, or by mail or fax. To apply for SNAP online, please visit the DSS Benefits Portal To apply in person, visit your local office linkTo apply by mail or fax, please submit yo...


Glossary
Here are some terms and acronyms you may see as a kinship caregiver and what they mean. Board Payments This is the monthly payment that a licensed foster care parent can receive to help cover the expenses of a child in the...


Getting Help
For the child, the reliability and consistency you offer are important even though it may not seem like a big deal to you. But you may also feel challenged by the responsibilities of kinship care. The role of SCDSS is to p...