Frequently Asked Questions About Our Programs and Services

Apply

• Apply for Home Study Reimbursement
• Apply for help with food costs
• Apply for financial assistance
• Apply for heating and weatherization assistance
• Apply for Medicaid
• Apply for child care assistance
• Apply for child support services
• Apply for HomeAgainSD
• Apply for a Job with DSS

Become

• Become a foster parent
• Become an adoptive parent

Find

• Find a child care provider
• Find a Care Management Provider
• Find help for someone considering suicide
• Find help with transportation for medical appointments
• Find help for mental health issues
• Find help with substance use disorders

File

• File a concern about a registered or licensed child care provider
• File a Discrimination Complaint
• File a Grievance
• File a request for a Fair Hearing

Frequently Asked Questions

Below are links to Frequently Asked Questions located throughout our site. If your questions are not answered in any of the topic areas listed below, please contact us.

• Adoption
• Adoption Subsidy Program
• Child Abuse and Neglect
• Child Care Services
• Child Safety Seat Program
• Child Support Services
• Electronic Benefits Transfer (South Dakota EBT)
• Energy and Weatherization Assistance
• Estate Recovery
• Foster Care
• Human Services Center
• Indian Child Welfare Act
• Medical Assistance
• Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)
• Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)