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

**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Joseph Mason

-   Name of Designated State Agency Illinois Department of Public Aid

> Division of Child Support Enforcement

-   Street Address 201 S Grand Avenue East

-   City, State, & Zipcode Springfield, Illinois 62763

-   Telephone no. (312) 793-0193

-   E-mail Address <aidd52hs@mail.idpa.state.il.us>

-   Fax no. (312) 793-8734

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   Total no. of minor children under 18 years

> Of age living with one biological parent 879,600
>
> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$ 449,673 \$ 49,964 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 449,673 \$ 49,964 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$ 398,699 \$ 44,300 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$ 398,699 \$ 44,300 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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-   **Continuation only** **X**

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

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

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

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

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

-   **Mediation**

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

mandatory **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ 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**

Illinois approach has been to work with the domestic relations courts to
develop programs that provide support and facilitate non-custodial
parents access and visitation with their children via three specific
projects via three specific projects. The projects, which will continue
to be supported via the FFY 2000 Child Access grant, are as follows:

1.  [The Parents and Kids in Partnership]{.underline} (PAK) project is
    located in Dupage County and the result of a collaboration between
    the Dupage Domestic Relations Court and the Dupage Department of
    Human Resources Psychological Services. This program goal is to
    reach out to the nontraditional family by providing three key
    services:

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a)  [Parenting Education]{.underline}. The Pak educational seminar
    provides free three hour, one time parent education seminars.
    Parents are encouraged to set aside their personal differences and
    to develop a \"business-like\" parenting relationship that keeps
    children out of parental conflict. Basic skills for conflict
    resolution are also provided.

b)  [Mediation]{.underline} is the second key service provided to the
    families. This service is available in court each morning to provide
    immediate remedy for dispute visitation issues. The families are
    provided the opportunity to enter a mutually agreed upon visitation
    plan on the same day of the mediation. PAK also allows for
    additional sessions outside court, when needed.

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c)  [Supervised Visitation]{.underline} is the third service that is
    made available to parents. It establishes, reestablishes or
    maintains a relationship between the non-custodial parent and
    his/her child. This happens through a court order or through an
    agreement in mediation.

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2.  [Family in Focus]{.underline} project is located in Cook County
    (Chicago) and the result of a collaboration between the Domestic

> Relations Court and the Marriage and Family counseling Service. This
> project also has three key services that they
>
> provide to never-married families.

a)  [Court Facilitation]{.underline}. The goal of court facilitation is
    to provide services to pro se litigants in the parentage court who
    are receiving child support services. The process assists parents in
    reaching a settlement of their visitation issues. Court facilitation
    is used to prepare and enter parenting plans agreed orders. For
    example, judges identify families in need of a settlement conference
    and refer them to on-site attorneys who, through the use of
    negotiation and mediation techniques, assist the parents in reaching
    an agreement.

b)  [Supervised Visitation]{.underline} is the second service provided
    by the Family in Focus Program. When a jude determines that a child
    may be at risk either emotionally or physically from a
    non-custodial, never-married parent, the family is referred to
    supervised visitation.

c)  [Parent Education]{.underline} is the third service offered to
    never-married parents appearing before the court on child support
    and visitation matters. The classes are offered on weekends,
    Saturdays and evenings to provide parents with every opportunity to
    participate.

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3.  [The Visitation Center]{.underline} is the most recent of the
    projects that was funded via the child Access and Visitation Grant.
    The center is located in Peoria County and is a collaboration
    between the Tenth Judicial Circuit Court of Illinois and the Bradley
    University\'s Departments of Social work and Educational Leadership
    and Human Development. This program provides never-married parents
    with a safe and emotionally healthy place for visits and/or
    exchanges**.**

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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\.                   | Education,            | 14 7 7                |
|                       | development of        |                       |
| Educational           | parenting plans,      |                       |
| Transition Visitation | development of        |                       |
| &                     | guidelines for        |                       |
|                       | visitation            |                       |
| Supervision Center,   | enforcement           |                       |
| Peoria county         |                       |                       |
| Courthouse            |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(309\) 672-6930      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\.                   | Visitation            | 345 184 151           |
|                       | enforcement,          |                       |
| Marriage & Family     | development of        |                       |
| Counseling Service    | parenting plans,      |                       |
|                       | development of        |                       |
| Family & Focus        | guidelines for        |                       |
| (Circuit Court of     | visitation & custody  |                       |
| Cook County)          | arrangements          |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| 69 W. Washington,     |                       |                       |
| Chicago               |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(312\) 603-1587      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\.                   |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| PAK Human Resources   |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Psychological Service |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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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

+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| Educational   | Less      | 33%         | 8%          | 59%         |
| 1.            | \$10,000  |             |             |             |
|               | 30%       |             |             |             |
| Transition    |           |             |             |             |
| Visitation &  | \$        |             |             |             |
| Supervision   | 10-19,000 |             |             |             |
| Center        | 38%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 20-29,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 32%       |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2\.           | Less      | 2%          |             | 98%         |
|               | \$10,000  |             |             |             |
| Family &      | 18%       |             |             |             |
| Focus         |           |             |             |             |
| (Circuit      | \$        |             |             |             |
| Court of Cook | 10-19,000 |             |             |             |
| County)       | 23%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 20-29,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 17%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 30-39,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 11%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$40K     |             |             |             |
|               | &Above    |             |             |             |
|               | 28%       |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3\.           |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| PAK Program   |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 4\.           |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 5\.           |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 6\.           |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

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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\.          | **    | **3  | *     |       |       |       |       |
| Educational  | 58%** | 3%** | *9%** |       |       |       |       |
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Transition   |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Visitation & |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Supervision  |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Center       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 2\.          | **    | **5  | **    |       | *     |       |       |
|              | 11%** | 5%** | 27%** |       | *2%** |       |       |
| Family &     |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Focus        |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| (Circuit     |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Court of     |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Cook County) |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 3\.          |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| PAK Program  |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **4.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **5.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **6.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

#### 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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|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| sition |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Visi   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| tation |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| &      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
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| vision |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Center |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2\.    |        |        |        |        |        | X      |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Family |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| &      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Focus  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| (C     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ircuit |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Court  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| of     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Cook   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| C      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ounty) |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| PAK    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| P      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| rogram |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 4\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 5\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+