About the FL Department of Children and Families: The Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) is the state of Florida's social services agency providing services for child safety, fostering, adoption, domestic violence, adult protective services, refugees, homelessness, mental health, substance abuse, childcare providers, human trafficking and government assistance. Within DCF, the Economic Self Sufficiency (ESS) Program helps to promote strong and economically self-sufficient families by determining eligibility in Florida for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Medicaid for individuals and families on the road to economic recovery.