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<p>The Community Services Department (CSD) provides comprehensive social services
that address children, family and community needs throughout Miami-Dade County. CSD
performs functions and delivers services that address objectives of both the Health
and Society and the Public Safety strategic areas. CSD provides a continuum of comprehensive
services and programs that support residents of all ages from children to the elderly.</p>
<p>The Community Services Department’s service delivery model emphasizes a coordinated
community response approach involving the active engagement of public and private
providers to ensure quality and accessibility of well-integrated services.</p>
<p>The Department has family and community resource centers, one kiosk at the Stephen
P. Clark Government Center, and outreach programs to reach under-supported areas in
Miami-Dade County.</p>
<p>Comprehensive services include, but are not limited to, Head Start and school readiness,
elderly services, veterans’ services, family and child empowerment programs,
migrant farmworker programs, domestic violence and violence prevention, emergency
food, shelter, utility assistance, home repair and weatherizing and substance abuse
rehabilitative services. The Department also supports the County’s portion of
the Guardian Ad Litem (GAL) program, which champions for the rights and interests
of children involved in dependency court proceedings.</p>
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