Sumter County DSS Contact Info
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Address
105 N. Magnolia St.
Sumter, SC - 29151
Hours
- Monday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Tuesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Wednesday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Thursday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
- Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
Phone
(803) 773-5531
Frequently Asked Questions
Information on Services
The mission is to serve South Carolina by promoting the safety, permanency, and well-being of children and vulnerable adults, helping individuals achieve stability and strengthening families.
DSS provides protective services for children and vulnerable adults, adoption, and foster care services.
It administers federal Title IV-B Child Welfare Services and Title IV-E Foster Care and Adoption Assistance program.
The Department is the administrator of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.
The Department also establishes standards for and licenses child care providers and residential group homes for children.
DSS programs:
Federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program, which provides employment and training for people receiving cash assistance.
The Department administers food assistance programs in every county in South Carolina.
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is a federal benefit to assist low income people in the purchase of food.
Also, a commodities program distributes supplemental food through a network of food banks.
Other food programs provide financial assistance for child and adult care providers, homeless shelters and summer feeding sites for children.
The Department also administers the child support enforcement program under federal Title IV-D and other child support services, including fatherhood initiatives.
Reviews
This is a poorly run office. They are slow to respond and some caseworkers will not do their job. It doesn't do you any good to try to solve the issue with the caseworker because they just ignore the situation that they are getting paid to handle. They have every excuse imaginable why the issue hasn't been resolved and adult protective services is by far the worst run dept. It is a cover my buddy who doesn't do their job situation. They do not follow procedures that are set by state laws and it should be fixed by upper management!
No I have not visited the office I live in Rotterdam NY Been trying to get a ICPC done was suppose to be put in months ago and we have not heard anything .