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Children's Services Division News
Posted on 4/1/2019 8:02:00 AM
MEDIA RELEASE
HOPE Collaborative Annual Children’s Conference: A Community Conversation about Child Abuse
April 4, 2019 At Riverside Convention Center
8:30 am to 3 pm
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Dariana Ortiz, Community Centered Services Director
Phone: 951-686-3756
Email…
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Administrative Services News
Posted on 3/11/2019 2:26:46 PM
March 1, 2019 Media Advisory Contact: Gene Kennedy, Senior Public Information Specialist, DPSS Phone: (951) 203-0343 Email: gkennedy@rivco.org Success story highlights Social Worker Appreciation Month A former drug addict who received help now pays it forward through DPSS program (Riverside, CA) In the summer of 2000, Riverside resident JoDean Waggoner was addicted to methamphetamine. A reality that prompted Child Protective Services (CPS) to take custody of her…
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Homeless Programs News
Posted on 3/5/2019 3:30:27 PM
March 5, 2019 Media Advisory Contact: Gene Kennedy, Senior Public Information Specialist, DPSSPhone: (951) 203-0343Email: gkennedy@rivco.org $10 million in state funding to address homelessness in Riverside County Funds pave the way for more capital improvement, service and youth projects in several communities For the first time, just over $10 million dollars in state funding has been awarded to agencies and cities that help the homeless individuals and families in Riverside…
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CalFresh News
Posted on 2/15/2019 2:03:09 PM
February 15, 2019
Riverside County
MEDIA ADVISORY
Contact: Gene Kennedy, Senior Public Information Specialist
Department of Public Social Services
951-358-5219
gkennedy@rivco.org
March 2019 CalFresh benefits may post to EBT accounts early to lessen the gap from receiving February benefits early.
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