SCDSS Names New Oconee and Anderson County Directors

January Employees of the Month Named

February 12, 2018 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has established a program to recognize staff members who perform their jobs exceptionally well, go above and beyond what is expected of them, and in doing so, demonstrates our core principles of competence, courage, and compassion.

SC DSS Marks February as Vulnerable Adult Awareness Month

Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 – Gov. Henry McMaster has declared February 2018 as Vulnerable Adult Awareness Month in the state, which gives the South Carolina Department of Social Services the chance to highlight the agency’s Adult Advocacy Division.

DSS Selects Employees of the Month for December

January 5, 2017 -- The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) has established a program to recognize staff members who perform their jobs exceptionally well, go above and beyond what is expected of them, and in doing so, demonstrates our core principles of competence, courage and compassion.

Notice of Abandonment - Charleston

February 8, 2018 –South Carolina Department of Social Services’ Charleston County staff report that an infant was born December 6, 2017, and placed under the protection of Safe Haven with medical professionals at Trident Medical Center on the same day. Upon the information and belief of the agency, the child falls under the jurisdiction for “Daniel’s Law,” the Safe Haven for Abandoned Babies Act.

DSS Names Employees of the Month for November