Oconee County DSS Contact Info
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Address
223A Kenneth St.
Walhalla, SC - 29691
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
(864) 638-4400
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
I want to donate some luggage for kids to use when switching between foster homes. Where and when can I drop off these items? Please advise. Thanks. Blessings.
I have a couple of used luggage pieces to donate for children to use when they are between homes. Where can I take them?
This concerns my child support I owe and me being disabled . I wanted to know what I need to do to prove that I'm to poor to pay my child support . I know there's a judgement law that if I prove that I'm to poor to pay it then it could be suspended.