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A CENTURY OF SERVICE RIVERSIDE COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SOCIAL SERVICES | 23

1973 seniors In 1973, the City of Riverside Parks and Recreation Department officials reached out to DPSS to see what could be done to meet the needs of thousands of local seniors who qualified for help but were unaware of the department’s services. That summer, two social workers began outreach to seniors at a Riverside center to assist with financial, medical and social services, and plans began to expand across the region and county. Two years later, Adult Services was formally established.