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MS 0010 (1) Volume 1 – General Administration MS 0010 – R. 11/1/09 – OMTL-343 Cabinet Structure The Cabinet for Health and Family Services (CHFS) consists of several agencies with various functions that include the provision of direct services to individuals, families and businesses. The list of CHFS agencies and a brief description of each is located on the CHFS Agencies webpage. A. The Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is an agency within CHFS that administers adult and child protection/permanency and family support programs. There are DCBS offices in every county that provide direct services to individuals and families. DCBS consists of the following Divisions: 1. Service Regions; 2. Child Care; 3. Violence Prevention Resources; 4. Protection and Permanency; 5. Administration and Financial Management; 6. Program Performance; and 7. Family Support. B. Field staff located in the counties is attached to the Division of Service Regions and managed by a Service Region Administrator. Information regarding the counties in each Service Region is located on the CHFS Service Regions webpage. C. The Division of Family Support (DFS), located in Frankfort, is responsible for developing policies and procedures relating to the administration of income support programs and providing technical support to field staff. Additional information about the Division is located on the DFS webpage.