The East Dallas Government Center, formerly located at 3443 St. Francis Avenue, Dallas, Texas 75228, has officially relocated to a new, state-of-the-art facility.

Our New Location: 9731 Lake June Road, Dallas, Texas 75217

The former facility at 3443 St. Francis Avenue is now closed. We are excited to welcome residents, visitors, and employees to our new location, designed to provide an improved and more modern environment for serving the East Dallas community.

We look forward to serving you at our new location.
DALLAS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 22.02 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $29.08.

Divert Court Program

Divert Court Program

Medicine and Justice

The Dallas Initiative for Diversion and Expedited Rehabilitation and Treatment (DIVERT Court) is a program available for Dallas County residents in efforts to enhance public safety by providing a judicially supervised regimen of treatment and innovative case management to substance abuse offenders with the goal of returning sober, law-abiding citizens to the community and thereby closing the “revolving door” to the criminal justice system.

Please contact the DIVERT Court Intake Coordinator for additional information and eligibility criteria at 214-653-5878.

What's In It For Me?

Upon the successful completion of the DIVERT Court program you may have the original charge(s) and misdemeanor charge(s) as a result of the same transaction dismissed. You also may file to have the offense(s) expunged from your record.

DIVERT gives you the opportunity to:

  • Develop Job Skills
  • Rebuild family and community ties
  • Live a sober and crime free life

A New Beginning, DIVERT offers you the chance to move forward in your life. Remember, the DIVERT Team members all want to see you succeed. If you take advantage of the assistance offered, you will discover many ways to live a life of recovery.