Over the last five years, Child Welfare Services (CWS) has worked with the larger child welfare community to implement the goals and objectives of the 2015-2019 the Child and Family Service Plan (CFSP). During the CFSP ...

This paper describes the programs and services of the Department of Social Services.

The intent of the APS Program is to provide intervention and protection for vulnerable adults who cannot provide care or protection for themselves, This manual gives guidance for APS practitioners dealing with these adults ...

The Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood was established with the passage of the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (PL 106-169) and amended by the Family First Prevention ...

South Carolina Department of Social Services will begin transitioning from a private provider to internal facilitators to conduct Child and Family Team Meetings. SCDSS believes this change will improve the quality, timeliness, ...

This chart, developed by the Alliance for Child Protection in Humanitarian Action, shows some of the factors contributing to increased risk of abuse and neglect during the current pandemic.

This flyer gives information for providers who handle dental care for foster children.

This gives statistics on emergency shelters, domestic violence programs, individuals receiving emergency shelter assistance and service contact with women/men/children receiving individual and/or group counseling services ...

This handbook explains what you need to do in order to become a foster parent.

This details the expenditures of the South Carolina Department of Social Services’ allocation from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund.