County Services

FY2024 Adopted Budget

County Services

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Dallas County government provides services to all of the residents of the County, either through the transportation system, licenses and auto registration, or to individuals who find themselves in need of assistance or involved in the judicial system. The County operates certain programs directly through its various departments and maintains cooperative arrangements with other governmental and non-profit organizations for delivery of services. This page lists certain program which may be less well known than the County's more visible activities.

Auto Theft Task Force

The Sheriff operates a program to identify organized theft rings and systematically prosecute the individuals and return the cars to their owners. (214) 653-3430

DIVERT Court

This judicially supervised program allows nonviolent, drug-addicted offenders diversion from regular case processing to intensive drug treatment and rehabilitation. (214) 653-5340

Energy Assistance

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Family Violence Program

The District Attorney manages a program of early intervention into cases of domestic violence.

(214) 653-3528

Hazardous Materials

Dallas County leads a “Haz-Mat” team which responds to reported incidents which could involve toxic materials. (214) 653-7980

Household Hazardous Waste

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Immunizations

HHS manages the local effort to immunize children

and adults against life-threatening diseases at various locations.

(214) 819-2176 (children) or (214) 819-2162 (adult);

for Foreign Travel (214) 819-2162

Jail Medical and Mental Health

Sheriff’s Office (214) 653-2603.

Letot Center

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Older Adult Services Program

HHS operates a federal program to provide hot meals and referral services for elderly citizens at 21 locations.

(214) 819-1860

Public Health

HHS/Environmental Health Division operates programs to protect the public by inspecting restaurants, daycare

centers, eradicating mosquito breeding grounds, picking up stray animals, and rigorously enforcing anti-littering laws in unincorporated portions of the County and within the limits of certain cities on a contractual basis.

(214) 819-2115 or (214) 819-2112

Rape Crisis Center

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Ryan White AIDS Program

The Health and Human Services (HHS) Department manages a federal program that distributes emergency

relief funds to organizations that serve individuals afflicted with HIV/AIDS. (214) 819-1840

STD Clinics

HHS treats individuals with sexually transmitted

diseases and attempts to provide behavior-modification to at-risk individuals. (214) 819-1819

Veterans Services

The County Veterans Services Officer and his staff

assist all veterans and family members thereof with the accession of a comprehensive range of Department of Veterans Affairs entitlements

(M-F, 8:00 - 4:30) (972) 692-4939

Victim Witness Assistance

The District Attorney has a unit which assists victims of violent crime and assists them with referrals and in

obtaining compensation.

(214) 653-3600 or (214) 761-1358