On Tuesday, state and local authorities released a joint statement updating the situation regarding residents of Twilite Manor being placed into protective custody last Friday.
COLUMBIA (WOLO): A wave of purple walked down Bull Street Tuesday morning to raise awareness of world elder abuse. Governor Henry McMaster declared June 15th as World Elder Abuse Awareness Day in South Carolina, and the Department of Social Services hosted their inaugural walk to show support for Columbia’s elderly community. 1 in 10 Americans aged 60 and older experience…
Families will no longer receive maxed out emergency SNAP benefits beginning next month.
ABC Columbia (FILE) COLUMBIA, SC (WCIV) — A report Wednesday to South Carolina lawmakers reveals 780 children across the state remain unaccounted for since March, when schools shut down in-person instruction and sent students home in response to the coronavirus outbreak. Officials with South Carolina’s Dept. of Social Services (DSS) say those 780 children are ones its agency staff, school…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO) –The South Carolina Department of Social Services (DSS) is continuing its push to encourage more people to sign up and become foster parents. Nearly 500 children in the Midlands are in need of a foster family. With more children across the country in need of a stable home environment, Randi Fullwood, the Midlands Regional Foster Home Licensing…
Columbia, SC (WOLO)— It’s been more than years in the works, and today Friday September 19th, the Palmetto Automated Child Support System (PACSS) and the centralized State Disbursement Unit (SDU) are fully operational statewide and federally certified. The new operational system is a better way of serving children and familes here in the Palmetto state and according to officials, will…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Are you ready tp hoop it up for fitness? The Department of Social Services is hosting the 2019 annual Health & Fitness Game along with the University of South Carolina Women’s Basketball Team. The sixth annual event kicks off at 12:30pm held Sunday, March 3, 2019. The basketball game will begin at 2 p.m. at the Colonial…
Four children are removed from their parents custody after police say they found the adults sleeping inside their car at a gas station as their two toddlers played in the parking lot.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) – The South Carolina Department of Social Services says the abuse of a toddler that led to a $3.75 million verdict against the agency is a heartbreaking tragedy. DSS spokeswoman Karen Wingo said Monday the number of child abuse investigations has nearly doubled from 2013 to 2016 as complaints are investigated more often. New DSS Director Susan…
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A grant to the Department of Social Services will allow caseworkers in three counties to access children’s files on their smartphones while away from the office. The agency announced Wednesday the award from the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina Foundation. Spokeswoman Karen Wingo says the $250,000 grant will fund the development of an app allowing access…
