Child Care Resource & Referral

Established in 1946, the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County is a county government-operated department that offers residential programs for homeless individuals and teens. Located in Pinellas Park, Fla., the department provides advocacy, research analysis, and planning services. It also provides a growth and development program that includes mentoring and support services for youths and children. The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County offers educational and vocational rehabilitation services. The department operates domestic violence shelters that offer legal advocacy, substance abuse treatment and domestic violence prevention programs. In addition, the Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County offers before- and after-school care to children with special needs. The department provides diversion, counseling, psychiatric care, case management and support services.

The Hillsborough County Zoning Department s comprehensive plan sets the overall land uses for Hillsborough County, Fla., and the county's future land use map serves as the framework for efficient uses of land in the community. Zoning is a land use control that further protects property owners from undesirable and incompatible land uses in neighborhoods. Zoning and land development regulations provide a body of principles and standards adopted as a local law or ordinance that regulate property owners. It regulates appropriate land uses allowed in the community, density of development, appearance of development and the related infrastructure that supports development, such as the provision of water, sewer, transportation, parks, storm water and protection of natural resources, such as trees and wildlife. Also used by the division is the official zoning atlas that designates a zoning classification for each piece of property in the county. The Hillsborough County Zoning Department is located in Tampa, Fla.

The Hillsborough County Action Center in Tampa, FL serves as an advisory board providing recommendations for programs that benefit low-income residents and communities in the area. The board, with a tripartite structure, consists of representatives from public elected officials, low-income community sectors, and other major groups in the community. Members of the board, appointed by various commissioners and representing different sectors such as public, private, and low-income, work together to develop, plan, implement, and evaluate community services block grant funds and other programs aimed at serving the needs of Hillsborough County's low-income population. Generated from the website