Department of Public Social Services

July 26July 26
CalFresh Recipients Impacted by Recent Fires Eligible for Additional Aid
Riverside County residents who receive state-paid food benefits and suffered losses in the recent brush fires that impacted Beaumont, Lake Mathews, Moreno Valley and the San Jacinto Valley are eligible for replacement food and related items, officials said Wednesday.

Pristine Villarreal
July 24
Local Assistance Center Opens For Those Displaced From DHS Mobile Home Fire
A local assistance center will soon open to help residents who were displaced from the Country Squire RV Park fire that destroyed nine mobile homes in Desert Hot Springs, officials announced Monday.

Pristine Villarreal
June 14June 14
`Elder Abuse Awareness Day’ Reminder of Need to Protect Vulnerable Residents
An international campaign to prevent abuse of seniors who are dependent on others for their care will be recognized by Riverside County agencies Thursday as part of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, an opportunity to consider the ways in which the county’s “most vulnerable” residents can be mistreated and how to stop it, according to officials.

Pristine Villarreal
May 09May 12
Expanded CalFresh Eligibility for College Students Ends June 2023
- California
- Health
The temporary expansion of the CalFresh eligibility for college students in California will come to an end in June, after the federal public health emergency ends.

Ceci Partridge
February 07February 07
Supervisors Tentatively OK Compact Providing Wage Increases for Caregivers
The Board of Supervisors Tuesday tentatively approved a three-year agreement guaranteeing modest hourly wage increases for Riverside County In-Home Supportive Services caregivers, whose ranks the county has been trying to increase.

In a 5-0 vote, the board signed off on a wage growth plan, as well as increased appropriations for health and life insurance coverage, totaling $55.67 million from the current fiscal year to the end of 2024-25.

Pristine Villarreal
November 01November 07
County Investigators Warning of Local Uptick in Stolen Public Benefits
Riverside County is seeing an uptick in thefts targeting residents who depend on the state welfare system. Authorities are warning recipients to be cautious on how and where they use these state-issued debit cards.

Carmela Karcher
October 04October 04
Supervisors Accept Progress Report on Fixing Child Welfare Agency
- Community
- News
The Executive Office completed an analysis of the 19-member Civil Grand Jury’s report from July identifying multiple areas that require action in CSD, a component of the Department of Public Social Services. The EO submitted its reply to the board.

Ceci Partridge
September 10September 10
New Round of Emergency CalFresh Food Benefits Expected to Land This Weekend
- Community
Riverside County households receiving CalFresh food assistance can expect a supplemental benefit this Sunday, September 13. The CalFresh Program, federally known as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), issues monthly electronic benefits that can be used at many markets and food stores. The program helps to improve the health and well-being of qualified households and […]

Taylor Martinez

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