How Do I...

• 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 Money Follows the Person
• Apply for a Job with DSS

• Become a foster parent
• Become an adoptive parent

• Find a child care provider
• Find a Primary Care Physician
• Find a Health Home
• 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 a concern about a registered or licensed child care provider
• File a Discrimination Complaint
• File a Grievance
• File a request for a Fair Hearing

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)