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

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**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Alsee McDaniel, Director

-   Name of Designated State Agency MS Department of Human Services

> Child Support Enforcement

-   Street Address 750 No. State St.

-   City, State, & Zipcode Jackson Hinds County, MS

-   Telephone no. (601) 359-4861

-   E-mail Address <amcdaniel@mdhs.state.ms.us>

-   Fax no. (601) 359-4415

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## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of minor children under 18 years

> of age living with one biological parent. 268,880
>
> (1990 U. S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$137,458 \$15,273 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$137,458 \$15,273 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$121,876 \$13,542 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$121,876 \$13,542 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 X 

#### (new & continuation)

-   **New only**

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

Fall \_\_\_\_\_ Winter \_\_\_\_\_ Spring \_\_\_\_\_ Summer X\_\_\_\_\_

**Award of Funds:** Grants \_\_\_\_\_ Contracts \_\_X\_\_\_ 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 \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**
>
> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_X\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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

**Mississippi's Division of Child Support Enforcement, Department of
Human Services, is responsible for administering the Federal Child
Access and Visitation Grant program. The first year of the federal grant
program, the Governor of Mississippi directed the Division of Child
Support Enforcement to develop a plan for coordinating these new
services with the existing child welfare program and selected Head Start
centers. Mediation, supervised visitation, and parent education are the
primary components of this program. "Project Goal," as this program
initiative has been title, will be piloted in three areas of the state
(e.g., Leflore County, Hinds County, and Pike County). Project officers
will be assigned to the three counties and provide support to parents in
selected Head Start and/or child welfare programs via the following
services. (1) Mediation staff working with both parents to develop a
peaceful resolution to visitation disputes. This process is a
face-to-face interview or coordinated telephone conference calls; (2)
Supervised visitations will be scheduled for parents with legally
established visitation directed by a court or divorce decree.
Visitations take place at Head Start centers. Scheduled visitations
permit parents to become aware of their children's emotional,
psychological, medical, and financial needs; (3) Education will be
offered through parenting classes which will address the basic needs of
the child, including money, stress management, child abuse, and concerns
of parents for their children's well-being.**

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## Part 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\. MS Access and       Mediation, Counseling,  91 14 77
  Visitation Program,     Education, Visitation   
  Leflore County (601)    Enforcement, Parenting  
  359-4875                Plans, Guidelines for   
                          Visitation and Custody, 
                          Neutral drop-off and    
                          pickup.                 

  2\. MS Access and       Same as Leflore County  88 20 68
  Visitation Program,                             
  Pike County (601)                               
  359-4875                                        

  3.MS Access and         Same as Leflore County  126 38 88
  Visitation Program,                             
  Hinds County (601)                              
  359-4875                                        

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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.Leflore County              15 %           5 %            80 %

  2\. Pike County               15 %           5 %            80 %

  3\. Hinds County              25 %           5 %            70 %

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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**

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  **1**. Leflore    **28 %** **72 %**                             
  County                                                          

  **2. Pike         **30 %** **70 %**                             
  County**                                                        

  **3. Hinds        **23 %** **73 %**                             
  County**                                                        

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#### Don't Know \_\_\_\_\_\_ Other, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

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

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