This is the second report on the progress of the South Carolina Department of Social Services in meeting the requirements of the Final Settlement Agreement.
(139 pp)
Publications & Resources
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Youth Thrive: Promoting Youth Resilience
2017
This brief is an additional module to the Youth Thrive curriculum. The Trainer’s Guide for this module provides youth workers with tools and easy-to-implement activities that can be used in their programs and professional practice to support young people in developing resilience skills.
(61 pp)
Supporting Working Families Reduces Child Poverty, Saves Taxpayer Dollars
2010
This brief outlines several budget-conscious solutions that support parents working to provide for their families and ensure healthy development for their children.
(2 pp)
Reducing Teen Pregnancies Saves Public Dollars and Promotes Young Adults’ Economic Futures
2010
This brief outlines several budget-conscious solutions that improve the potential prosperity of families and save taxpayer dollars now and in the future.
(2 pp)
Setting a Community Agenda, Part Three: Building Capacity for Local Decision-Making
June 2001
This brief presents the knowledge and supports the skill building needed for creating a community agenda. It includes identifying community conditions, gathering community perspectives, and mapping community assets.
(186 pp)
Administration for Children and Families: Legal Representation and Child Welfare
This brief proposes all child welfare agencies, courts, administrative offices of the courts, and Court Improvement Programs collaborate to ensure parents, children/youth, and child welfare agencies receive high quality legal representation.
(15 pp)
Appendix A
This brief presents models of delivering legal representation for parents, children, and youth in child welfare and child advocacy proceedings.
(2 pp)
Reducing Youth Imprisonment Saves Public Dollars, Improves Public Safety, and Promotes the Healthy Futures of Young Adults
2010
This brief outlines several budget-conscious solutions that improve outcomes for youth and make communities safer.
(2 pp)
Investing in Grade Level Reading Improves School Success and Lays the Foundation for Economic Productivity
2010
This brief outlines solutions that put children on a pathway to early grade level reading proficiency, which has positive impacts on academics and contributes to graduation, employment readiness, and economic productivity.
(2 pp)
The Customer Satisfaction Project Brochure
This brief is a brochure providing information on the Customer Satisfaction Project. It includes why it was developed, its three main components, what they learned, and the results.
(2 pp)