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DSS Recognizes March as Social Work Month

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Will Batchelor 803-898-7835 Will.Batchelor@dss.sc.gov                                                                                             DSS Recognizes March as Social Work MonthMarch 1, 2022 - COLUMBIA, SC –…

National Adoption Month in South Carolina Highlights Need for Families for Older Youth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: 803-898-7602 publicinfo@dss.sc.gov   November 1, 2021 National Adoption Month in South Carolina Highlights Need for Families for Older Youth Columbia, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed November as…

Making Childcare More Affordable for South Carolina Families

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Will Batchelor(803) 767-1488Will.Batchelor@dss.sc.gov   Making Childcare More Affordable for South Carolina Families Rate Changes Impact Reimbursement Rates in the State October 20th, 2021-The South Carolina…

Pandemic Aid for Foster Youth & Alumni Available From Federal Sources

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE(803) 898-7602publicinfo@dss.sc.gov  Pandemic Aid for Foster Youth & Alumni Available From Federal Sources  DSS Seeks to assist eligible youth in South Carolina obtain COVID-19 resources April 14, 2021- Young people…

DSS Reports Record Number of Adoptions in 2019

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 5, 2020 Contact: Catherine Fulford (803) 898-7835 Catherine.Fulford@dss.sc.gov     DSS Reports Record Number of Adoptions in 2019   The South Carolina Department of Social Services reports the highest number…

Summer Camp Safety

What Questions Should I Ask Before Enrolling my Child in a Summer Camp Program?   July 2019   Summer is here, which often means kids running around the park or the local schoolyard in brightly colored tee-shirts. Throughout South Carolina,…

South Carolina Issuing February SNAP Benefits Early

February payments will be made Thursday because of government shutdown   COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) will be issuing February Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits early as a result of…

November is National Adoption Month - Nov. 19 named as statewide Adoption Day

As National Adoption Month begins, more than 600 children in South Carolina are available foradoption from the state’s foster care system.That’s 600 conversations over breakfast, 600 birthday parties and 600 goodnight hugs thatcould take shape…

SCDSS Names New Oconee and Anderson County Directors

February 8, 2018 – Officials with the South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) recently named Stephanie Gentry as Oconee County Director and Gayle Vickery as the Director of Anderson County DSS. Mrs. Gentry started her new position on…

New Partnership Focuses on Recruiting Foster Families and Raising Awareness for Adoption in South Carolina

TONY DUNGY, GOV. HENRY MCMASTER AND DSS DIRECTOR SUSAN ALFORD KICK OFF SOUTH CAROLINA FOSTER AND ADOPTION AWARENESS CAMPAIGN New Partnership Focuses on Recruiting Foster Families and Raising Awareness for Adoption in South Carolina COLUMBIA,…


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Do you have a complaint regarding services being provided to a child by a state agency? Please submit your complaint by phone (1-800-206-1957) or an electronic submission form here with the South Carolina Department of Children's Advocacy.