DSS: More than 33,000 children of working families are receiving childcare assistance in South Carolina
The Department of Social Services is assisting thousands of South Carolina families who need help paying for childcare.
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Governor McMaster signs bill to strengthen foster care
A South Carolina bill signed today will provide an extended voluntary foster care program when a child ages out of foster care on their 18th birthday.
DSS: Lexington Medical Center officials accept infant surrendered under Daniel’s Law
According to the South Carolina Department of Social Services, officials with Lexington Medical Center recently accepted an infant that was surrendered under Daniel’s Law.
Tyler Ryan speaks with DSS representative about the importance of adoption
November is Adoption Month and it’s not too late to give kids a home they deserve. ABC Columbia’s Tyler Ryan spoke with a representative from the Department of Social Services about the importance of adoption.
Maximum SNAP benefit allotments coming to an end next month
Families will no longer receive maxed out emergency SNAP benefits beginning next month.
Police: Man arrested for child abuse incident on Bailey Street.
Columbia Police have arrested a man they say badly injured a three month old boy.The incident happened on December 2nd.
DSS: 1,500 new foster families needed throughout South Carolina
DSS says 300 families are needed in Lexington and Richland Counties
A growing number of children across the Midlands and throughout South Carolina are in need of foster homes.
Former DSS case worker testifies why Timothy Jones kept his children
Reports indicated a "substantial risk of physical abuse" but DSS agents said no further action was needed
LEXINGTON, S.C. (WOLO) — Testimony from Day Ten of the Timothy Jones Jr. murder trial revealed more details concerning several Department of Social Services (DSS) visits to the Jones home. Visiting the Jones home three times in 2014, former DSS case worker Sherry Henry says there was a “substantial risk of physical abuse” in the Jones home, but not enough to…
