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National Adoption Month
National Adoption Month focuses on older youth in foster careGovernor McMaster proclaims November 25th Statewide Adoption Day in SC As National Adoption Month begins, 140 children in the state’s foster care system are le...


SCDSS OIG Serves by Helping to Prevent Fraud
Serving SC By Preventing Fraud The SCDSS Office of Inspector General is staffed with certified law enforcement personnel skilled in specialized administrative and criminal investigative techniques with the responsibility f...


Michelle H Class Action Lawsuit Update
Michelle H Class Action Lawsuit Update The South Carolina Department of Social Services is improving the way child welfare services are organized and delivered to children in foster care. The agency has made consistent str...


Leaning in to Support and Improve Child Welfare Practice
Leaning in to Support and Improve Child Welfare Practice Recently, State Director Leach and Child Welfare Services Deputy Karen Bryant visited several local DSS county offices in the Pee Dee and Midlands Regions. They met ...


Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marilyn M. Matheus Marilyn.matheus@dss.sc.gov 803-898-7858 Infant Surrendered Safely Under Safe Haven Act December 10, 2019 - Medical professionals with the Anderson Area Women’s and ...


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 th...


DSS Division of Early Care & Education and the USC Women’s Basketball Team Partner for the 7th Annual Health & Fitness Game
DSS Division of Early Care & Education and the USC Women’s Basketball Team Partner for the 7th Annual Health & Fitness Game March 2, 2020 – The South Carolina Department of Social Services Division of Early Care ...


DSS Recognizes March as National Social Work Month
DSS Recognizes March as National Social Work Month March 2, 2020 - COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Henry McMaster has proclaimed March as National Social Work Month. Nationally, the official theme, created by the National Asso...


SC DSS Honors February 2020 Employees of the Month
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Danielle Jones803-898-7248Danielle.Jones@dss.sc.gov February 28, 2020 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services Employee of the Month program recognizes staff whose work exemplifie...


SCDSS Warns Public of Phishing Scams
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Marilyn M. Matheus Marilyn.matheus@dss.sc.gov 803-898-7602 Columbia, SC – March 18, 2020 – The South Carolina Department of Social Services recently learned of a possible phishing scam in a...