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Street Address:

South Carolina
Department of Social Services
1535 Confederate Avenue Extension
Columbia, SC 29202-1520

Mailing Address:

South Carolina
Department of Social Services
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520

General Contact Numbers:

General Information (803) 898-7601
(800) 768-5700
Office of the State Director (803) 898-7360
Office of General Counsel (803) 898-7368
Office of Governmental Affairs (803) 898-7225
Media Calls (803) 898-7602
Constituent Services (803) 898-7858
(803) 898-7700
Employment (TDD) (800) 734-4530

Emergency Hotlines & Toll Free Numbers

Adoption & Birth Parent Services (800) 922-2504
Child Abuse Hotline (National) (800) 422-4453
Child Support Enforcement (800) 768-5858
DAODAS (800) 942-3425
First Nine Careline (Prenatal Care Information) (800) 868-0404
Individual & Provider Rights / HIPAA (800) 311-7220
Palmetto AIDS Life Support Service (PALSS) (800) 723-7257
Parents Anonymous 24-Hour Houtline (800) 326-8621
Sistercare Hotline (800) 922-2283
TANF/SNAP, Client Services
(Temporary Assistance for Needy Families)
(800) 768-5700
Women, Infants & Children (800) 922-4406