2021 DPSS Annual Report Online_FINAL

Annual Report 2020/2021

Administrative Services

Compliance, Quality, Systems & Training Branch

■ Managed more than 600 contracts with an approximate amount of $62 million ■ Provided travel support to 192 Asylum Seekers and helped them reunite with their families and sponsors across the country ■ Ordered $1.9 million worth of equipment for new hires and refreshed old equipment ■ Developed various dashboards that highlight Administrative Management & Support Branch

Administrative Hearings ■ 4,307 claimants served

■ 44% of total Administrative Hearings resolved without going to a hearing (a significant savings of state and county costs) Income and Employment Verification Services ■ 2,293 CalWORKs and CalFresh cases processed for benefit recovery ■ $3,405,475 of overpayments and over- issuances established Promotion of C4Yourself Mobile Application ■ Added 58,960 mobile app users in 2020, increasing usage by 86% (allowing more customers to safely access case information remotely, improving customer service and reducing lobby traffic during the pandemic) ■ Riverside County now has the highest rate of applicants with C4Yourself accounts statewide, overtaking San Bernardino in November 2020 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Fittings

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Media & Government Relations

■ Adult Services: 137 ■ IHSS Caregivers: 41 ■ Children’s Services: 785 ■ Admin: 30

■ Expanded and continue to expand communications through a new English and Spanish podcast “theServiceStation” ■ Other efforts to engage diverse communities through mainstream and new technologies

Department Operations Center

Vaccination Assistance ■ Approximately 250 DPSS staff volunteered to assist in vaccination efforts by helping at sites, helping individuals schedule an appointment, and performing other administrative support functions

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