Riverside County Corruption 

Single mother of 5 children at the time became a victim of domestic violence 2019. Afraid of losing my kids and housing assistance I reached out to my local government agencies.CPS made a substantial finding in 2019 of child abuse due to my abuser but failed to provide effective services to help me relocate and address my children’s mental health at that time. Fair housing refused to hear my plead stating my concerns were not if their jurisdiction. Housing Authority case worker falsified my Section8 voucher making it impossible to find decent housing and leaving my children and I to have to endure homelessness. Nonetheless I refused to give up searching for a decent environment for my kids because they deserve just that and much more. If anyone who truly knows me knows I go above and beyond for my kids. I was then a hard working single mother for 4 years before I had to resign and take on the responsibilities of a full time mother. So of course I had no choice but to rely on welfare for the time being. When the incident occurred back in 2019 immediately a restraining order was issued but I felt my kids safety was still unprotected. It took me 2 years to save up enough money to finally move in Oct 2021. With my section8 voucher and being discriminated against numerous times it was a struggle. But Feb 2022 I was blessed with an apartment in Cathedral City. Anyone who has experience times when children misbehave because of a new move or parents separated also understands the consequences that may come after. My 3 youngest children ran away and of course I reported them missing. Law enforcement not only violated my constitutional rights but intimidated me by saying they will charge me with neglect. So here i am trying my best to start over new and provide for my children when here comes Riverside County DPSS/CPS. At this time iam 5 months pregnant 5 children and an open investigation. Overwhelming as it may seem I still wasn’t going to lose hope because I just transitioned from being homeless and at risk of losing my kids resulting from the inadequate help of riverside county public assistance. It’s mind boggling to me that even though I removed my kids and I from a unhealthy situation I felt targeted because of my Color and the fact I was raising so many kids without the support from their dads. Mind you during the investigation this social worker wanted me to enroll and have my kids vaccinated by the end of the week. I addressed to her I would be more than happy to do so even though I already know it’s common sense to have it done. During the weeks that past the social worker had law enforcement do a welfare check and that’s when the premeditation of the removal of my kids began. She assumed I had my abuser around my kids when in fact it was a plumber. I then wrote her supervisor an email stating the unethical behaviour of this worker and never heard back from him or her until the following week where I encountered my first offensive charge ever. The charges were never filed but because of that arrest I lost my kids to a very corrupt system. As of today they took my newborn at two days old and then had the district attorney office charge me with child abuse/child endangerment/ and willfully harming a child all because my kids ran away and I was a victim of domestic violence!! But failed to bring any charges against my children and I abuser!! Everyone knows juvenile court is unjustified but to deny me reunification services after denying me help when I asked for it two years ago is a setup for failure to begin with. Women of Color who witnessed poverty are subjected to having their children removed on a higher rate. When will social workers stop relying on their bias beliefs and stop stating poverty is a form of neglect? I am a mother who struggled who became a victim and this county failed to help me and my kids in as a result I am now facing criminal charges and the lose of my parental rights? Everyone says I need a lawyer but in reality who has 18,000 dollars for a retainer fee? Riverside county is corrupt to its own law and legislative codes.