Your search for "" matched 853 page(s).

Showing results to 451 to 460.

SNAP
ATTENTION! Announcing a new and convenient way for households to view their SNAP/TANF benefit issuance information. SNAP/TANF Benefit Inquiry Portal How does DSS help? Households, individuals, seniors, and the ...


Getting Licensed
When SCDSS becomes involved with a child and identifies a kinship caregiver, that caregiver may be able to become licensed as a kinship foster parent if eligibility requirements are met. To become licensed kinship careg...


DSS County Legal Office Attorney Contact Information
ABBEVILLE DSS Legal Office - Abbeville County Department of Social Services Address: Post Office Box 1096, Greenwood, South Carolina 29648Telephone: 864-227-7814Facsimile: 864-388-0794 Dawn Hodges, Managing Attorneydaw...


Certified Investigators
What is a Certified Investigator (CI)?A person who prepares investigations in adoption matters (prepare home studies for prospective adoptive families) and a person, except lawyers and judges, who take relinquishments and ...


The Process
A child enters foster care when they can no longer live safely at home and there is no relative or kin to care for them. Foster care is a temporary family or group home, licensed by DSS, where children can live safely and ...


Resources
General Parenting Click the image above to access the Child and Adult Information Portal (CAIP), a secure, password protected portal that allows Foster Parents to obtain important information for the child or children i...


Internships
Internships at DSS The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) is committed to it's mission of serving South Carolina by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults, hel...


Resources
General Parenting Myths about Foster Care Foster Parent Handbook, 2020 Resources for Foster Parents, Child Welfare Information Gateway Helping Children in Foster Care Transition to Child Care South Carolina Voucher Prog...


Family Preservation
Family Preservation Children are best served when they can safely remain in their homes with their families intact. Sometimes, children might need to be temporarily placed outside of their home while DSS puts resources i...


Contact
Regional Contacts Upstate Region Lynne PinsonRegional Foster Family and Licensing Support Unit Program Coordinator803.522.6580Lynne.Pinson@dss.sc.gov Midlands Region Avis Brabham-MoodyRegional Foster Family and Licensing S...