2025 WICSEC Platinum Program Awardee: Riverside County (California) Department of Child Support Services

2025 WICSEC Platinum Program Awardee: Riverside County (California) Department of Child Support Services

Author: NCSEA December 31, 2025 Duration: 50:09

On today’s podcast, Pat O’Donnell of YoungWilliams hosts a conversation with Regina Cruise and Marquese Howard of the Riverside County (California) Department of Child Support Services.  Regina and Marquese represent the Riverside County DCSS outreach and educational initiatives which have been so successful in reaching the diverse communities and families served by their program. Their unique and integrated approach within their agency as well as with their community partner organizations has been recognized by WICSEC as the Platinum Program Awardee for 2025.


 To learn more about Riverside County’s achievements, please visit their website at https://beacons.ai/rivcodcss.


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