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445.018 Diversion program to strengthen Florida’s Families Provides an extensive array of services to families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level that include a child living with a parent or relative or a pregnant woman. Services include assessment, service planning and coordination, job placement, employment related education or training, childcare services, transportation services, relocation services, workplace employment support services, individual or family counseling, or a Retention Incentive Training Account (RITA) designed to prevent the family from becoming dependent on welfare by enabling employable adults in the family to find employment, remain employed or pursue career advancement. No Yes 445.028 Transitional benefits and services Transitional benefits and services such as childcare, transportation, education, or training for families who leave TCA due to employment. Transitional benefits are generally available for two years after leaving TCA except for transitional Medicaid, which is available for one year (federal law). No Yes 414.157 Diversion program for victims of domestic violence Families with children (or a pregnant woman) in need of services who have income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and who are victims of domestic violence (as determined by the domestic violence program). No Yes 414.158 Diversion program to prevent or reduce child abuse and neglect Families with children (or a pregnant woman) in need of services who have income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level and include one or more children determined by DCF to be at risk of abuse, neglect or threatened harm, or meets the criteria of a voluntary assessment performed by the Healthy Families Florida program or is homeless or living in a facility that provides shelter to homeless families. No Yes 414.1585 Diversion program for families at risk of welfare dependency due to substance abuse or mental illness Families with children (or a pregnant woman) who are at risk of welfare dependency due to substance abuse or mental illness and who have income at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty level. No Yes