State Agency Lead for Mass Care

Prospective Foster Parent

Foster care is a temporary home when children and youth cannot safely remain in their homes due to neglect and abuse. The agency’s greatest need for foster parents are those willing to care for teenagers. To learn how you can become a foster parent, click here

Permanency Options: KinGAP

Kinship guardianship can be a permanency option for a child or youth in kinship foster care when reunification with the child’s parents or permanency through adoption is not feasible. To learn more about permanency options, click here

Child Only TANF

If you are caring for a relative other than your child who is under the age of 18, you may qualify for federal TANF cash assistance on behalf of the child to help meet their basic needs. Learn more and apply here

SNAP/TANF Realtime Notifications

Did you know that online SNAP benefits applicants can now receive real time application and case status notifications? South Carolina DSS has made accessing benefit information even easier. Visit the DSS Benefits Portal for detailed instructions on how to use your email address and/or phone number to subscribe to application and case status notifications, including interview updates.

ATTENTION! Redeem your Vouchers for the 2025 Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program by October 15th!

All available vouchers for the 2025 season have been distributed. Eligible seniors must redeem their vouchers for fresh produce from participating farmers/farmers’ markets no later than October 15th. Farmers last date for deposits is on or before October 31st.

Child Care Scholarship Benefits Portal

Announcing a new and convenient way for families to apply for child care assistance, upload documents, track application status and more!

DSS Careers

Join us in our mission to strengthen South Carolina families.

Child Support

Good news! The Child Support Customer Service Portal gives parents a secure way to apply for child support and access important case information – any time, any day!