South Carolina Department of Social Services

DSS can help you and your family meet your basic needs.

We offer a range of services to help you become healthy and self-sufficient.

See our "for Children & Families" section for details.

• Adoption, Foster Care
• Child Care, Child Support Enforcement
• Family Assistance, Father Registry,
  Food Assistance, Disaster Response
• Child and Adult Protection,
  Domestic Violence

If you are - or want to be - a DSS provider, contractor, or vendor, you can find the information and resources you need under "for Providers."

• Adoptive Parents
• Child Care
• Contract Spanish Interpreters
• Foster Parents
• EBT for Retailers

If you are a partner organization of DSS, "for Partners" is where you will find all of the resources and information that you need.

• Community Advisory Groups
• Faith Community
• Governmental Agencies
• Non-Profit Organizations
• Universities & Colleges

Learn about our mission, organization, and programs in "about DSS."

• Contact DSS, Office Locations
• Divisions, Executive Staff
• News & Publications
• Resource Library
• State Agency Spending Transparency