The reasons that people foster and/or adopt are complex and each answer varies with the family involved. What SCDSS has to do is continue to recruit families who are capable of unconditional commitment. Recruitment efforts ...

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) is undertaking a comprehensive reform of its child welfare system with a special focus on the heath care needs of children in foster care. The Health Care Addendum ...

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS) hereby gives notice of the availability of the “FFY 2023 Social Services Block Grant (SSBG) Pre-Expenditure Plan” to the citizens of South Carolina for review and ...

This manual was designed to assist with the administration of the South Carolina Parenting Opportunity Program (SCPOP), which is sponsored by the Department of Social Services, Child Support Services Division. SCPOP plays ...

This is a directory of farmers' markets in South Carolina broken down by region

The Department’s mission is to serve South Carolina by promoting safety, permanency, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults, helping individuals achieve stability and strengthening families. We do this through ...

This is a Child Welfare Services Review for Spartanburg County to determine to what degree services are delivered in compliance with federal and state laws and agency policy and assess the outcomes for children and families ...

In compliance with the Public Welfare Act of 1937, this Annual Report of fiscal activities is presented for the Sumter County Department of Social Services for the state fiscal year ending June 30, 2022. This report provides ...

This is a Child Welfare Services Review for Sumter County to determine to what degree services are delivered in compliance with federal and state laws and agency policy and assess the outcomes for children and families ...

This policy manual gives details of SNAP in South Carolina.