**OCSE Child Access & Visitation Program Name of State: Arizona**

###  

**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Hannah Wright

-   Name of Designated State Agency Arizona Dept. of Economic Security

> Div. of Child Support Enforcement

-   Street Address 1717 W. Jefferson, PO Box 40458

-   City, State, & Zipcode Phoenix, Arizona 85067

-   Telephone no. (602) 242-9613 X 6262

-   E-mail Address <0002@de.state.az.us>

-   Fax no. (602) 274-8327

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of children under 18 years of age

> living with one biological parent 271,870
>
> (1990 U.S. Census Data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

**[Federal \$ Grant]{.underline} [State \$ Match]{.underline} and
[Percentage]{.underline}**

-   FFY 1997 \$138,986 \$15,443 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$138,986 \$15,443 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$123,231 \$13,692 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$123,231 \$13,692 10%

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## 

## Part IV: Summary of State's Proposed Use of FFY 2000 Grant Funds

**[Yes]{.underline} [No]{.underline}**

#### Process for Awarding Funds: 

#### Request for Proposals 

#### (new & continuation)

-   **New only**

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-   **Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Time of Year RFP's are Issued and/or Funding Decisions Are Made:**

Fall \_\_\_\_\_ Winter \_\_\_\_\_ Spring \_\_\_X\_\_ Summer \_\_\_\_\_

**Award of Funds:** Grants \_X\_\_\_\_ Contracts \_\_\_\_\_ Cooperative
Agreements \_\_\_\_\_

**[Targeted Priority Areas]{.underline}:**

-   **Mediation**

voluntary **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

mandatory **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Counseling Yes \_ X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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-   **Education Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Parenting Plans Yes \_ X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Visitation Enforcement**

monitoring **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

supervision **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

neutral drop-off/pick-up **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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-   **Development of Guidelines**

> Visitation **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No [X]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_**
>
> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No
> [X]{.underline}\_\_\_\_\_**

**Summary Narrative: Proposed Use of FFY 2000 Funds**

Arizona intends to distribute grant funds to local access and visitation
programs operating in 12 of its 15 counties statewide. In FFY 2000, 3
counties declined participation in this program activity. The funds are
awarded to the counties via a formula based on the number and percentage
of children living in single-parent households. Each county is
guaranteed a minimum grant award of \$5,000. County applicants will be
required to use FFY 2000 funds to supplement, not supplant,
community-based child access and visitation programs and services as
summarized in the following:

Apache County (\$6,322) Mediation to resolve parenting disputes re:
child custody, access, and visitation. Funds are

> also used to provide counseling and parent education services in those
> instances where
>
> domestic violence is an issue.

Coconino County (\$6,922) Funds are used to support the hiring of a
skilled mediator and to expand counseling services

> to include the needs of children as well as parents.

Cochise County (\$6,949) To improve the quality and quantity of
parenting plans completed through the county's

> mediation program.

Gila County (\$6,108) Will provide either 2 additional Parent
Information Program classes or 2 additional

> Communications & Conflict Skills Classes per month. Grant funds will
> also be used to

support the Salvation Army's neutral drop-off/pick-up for visitation
and/or supervised visitation. A breathalyzer will also be purchased for
use in cases where alcohol is suspected as a problem of visitation.

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Graham County (\$5,936) Divorcing parents with children must participate
in court-ordered mediation and parent

> education classes; likewise, the children of the divorcing parents are
> to receive counseling as
>
> well.

Greenlee County (\$5,657) Grantee will provide mediation services and
contract with counselors to work with parents

> and children of divorce; grant funds will be used to help defray the
> \$40 fee for low-income
>
> parents participating in the parenting education classes as mandated
> by the courts.

Maricopa County (\$37,249) Visitation enforcement---court will refer
parents who violate visitation orders to participate

> in a court-connected parent education class; grants will also be used
> to pay for a handbook
>
> that will provide parents with information on conflict resolution,
> supervised visitation, and
>
> parenting agreements.

Navajo County (\$6,595) Grant funds will be used to help defray the
costs for low-income parents who are enrolled in

> an Alternative Dispute Resolution program; provide special assistance
> to never-married
>
> parents in the development of parenting plans.

Pima County (\$14,757) Funds will be used to support a new custody
mediator position who will help unwed

> parents resolve disputes and to assist them in developing parenting
> plans.

Pinal County (\$7,308) Through court-order referrals, Pinal County will
provide assistance to parents in the

> development of parenting plans.

Yavapai County (\$7,211) Grantee will provide supervised visitation
services and establish a neutral drop-off & pick-

> up site for high conflict families.

Yuma County (\$7,061) Grantee will enter into a contract with a local
mental health provider who will assist

> families ordered by the court to supervised visitation.

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## V: Projects Funded by States with FFY 98 OCSE Dollars

# 

**Grantee Name, Address Amount of Award & Number of Parents Served:**

& Phone Number Services Provided Total \# % fathers % mothers

+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 1\.                   | \$6,322 Mediation,    |                       |
|                       | Counseling, Education |                       |
| Apache County         |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\.                   | \$6,922 Mediation,    |                       |
|                       | Counseling, Education |                       |
| Coconino County       |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\.                   | \$6,949 Mediation,    |                       |
|                       | Education             |                       |
| Cochise County        |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\.                   | \$6,108 Education,    |                       |
|                       | Visitation            |                       |
| Gila County           | Enforcement           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5\. Yavapai County    | \$7,211 Visitation,   |                       |
|                       | Enforcement           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 6\.                   | \$5,936 Mediation     |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Graham County         |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 7\. Maricopy County   | \$37,249 Education,   |                       |
|                       | Visitation            |                       |
|                       | Enforcement           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 8\. Yuma County       | Visitation,           |                       |
| \$7,061               | Enforcement           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 9\. Pinal County      | \$7,308 Parenting     |                       |
|                       | Plan                  |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10\. Navajo County    | \$6,595 Mediation,    |                       |
|                       | Education             |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 11\. Pima County      | \$14,757 Mediation,   |                       |
|                       | Parenting Plan        |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 12\.                  | \$5,657 Mediation,    |                       |
|                       | Counseling,           |                       |
| Greenlee County       | Education, Parenting  |                       |
|                       | Plan, Visitation      |                       |
|                       | Enforcement           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|                       |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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# Participant Data: Part A

(by income and marital status)

**Grantee Name & Average Annual Parent Participation Rates:**

#### Program Title Income 

####  divorced separated unwed

+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|               |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 1\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Apache County |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Coconino      |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Cochise       |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 4\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Gila County   |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 5\. Maricopa  |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 6\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Graham County |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 7\. Navajo    |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 8\. Pima      |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 9\. Pinal     |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 10\. Yavapai  |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 11\. Yuma     |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 12\.          |           |             |             |             |
| .Greenlee     |           |             |             |             |
| County        |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

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# Participant Data: Part B

(by race/ethnicity**)**

**Grantee Name [RACIAL / ETHNIC BREAKOUT:]{.underline}**

**White Black Hispanic Asian Native Pacific**

**American Islander**

+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **1**.         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| **Apache       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **2.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| **Coconino     |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **3.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| **Cochise      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **4.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| **Gila         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **5.Graham     |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **6. Greenlee  |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **7. Maricopa  |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **8. Navajo    |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **9. Pima      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **10.Pinal     |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **11. Yavapai  |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **12. Yuma     |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

> Self-Referral TANF Child Welfare Child Support Social Services Courts
> Private Agency

+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| **     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Apache |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Co     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| unty** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| **Co   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| conino |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Co     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| unty** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| C      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ochise |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 4\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Gila   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 5\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Graham |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Gr     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| eenlee |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 7\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Ma     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ricopa |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 8\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Navajo |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 9\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Pima   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 10\.   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Pinal  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 11\.   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Y      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| avapai |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 12\.   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Yuma   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+