Child Development Services assists parents and families needing financially assisted child care (School Readiness and Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten) for children from infancy to 9 years of age. Services include eligibility determination and placement of children through a network of licensed child care facilities throughout Miami-Dade County. 

The Community Services Division provides direct services to individuals residing in Miami-Dade County having problems with substance abuse addiction, co-occurring disorders (combined psychiatric and substance abuse problems), homelessness, and high risk behavior for potential criminality.

Treatment Alternative to Street Crime (TASC) Division

The TASC Division operates outpatient diversion programs which includes individual and group counseling, urinalysis testing and acupuncture therapy. Another component is the Domestic Violence Overlay Program which provides substance abuse services to domestic violence offenders who have been identified by the Advocate Program as substance abusers.