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

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**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Shannon Hall

-   Name of Designated State Agency Administrative Justice Building

-   Street Address 65 Marshall Street

-   City, State, & Zipcode Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

-   Telephone no. (501) 682-9400. Ext.1332

-   E-mail Address <shannon.hall@mail.state.ar.us>

-   Fax no. (501) 682-9410

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of minor children under 18 years of age

> living with one biological parent 187,640
>
> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$ 95,926 \$10,658 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 95,926 \$10,658 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$ 100,000 \$11,111 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$ 100,000 \$11,111 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

-   **Other**

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

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

**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 \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_X\_\_\_**

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

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

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-   **Development of Guidelines**

> Visitation **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_X\_\_\_\_**
>
> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_X\_\_\_\_**

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

Arkansas proposes to use the FFY 2000 funds to continue mediation and
divorce education programs. The state will also continue providing
information and outreach to judges, attorneys and other state agencies
or professionals that would be making referrals to the Child Access &
Visitation Program. There are no other statewide programs of this type
within the State of Arkansas. This program will be voluntary and
mandatory. Recent Arkansas legislation - Act 704 of 1999 - now allows
judges/chancellors to order divorcing parties with children to either a
divorce education program or to a mediation forum. In specific, Arkansas
proposes to target approximately \$14,074 to fund \"education services\"
such as divorce education; on-going mediator assessment to endure
quality mediation services; training for new mediators; and judicial
education. Arkansas will use the remaining funds of \$85,926 to pay for
the actual services of mediators, trainers for the various educational
seminars, facilitators of the divorce education programs and the salary
of a part-time program director. Although most of Arkansas\'s available
mediators are located in the high population of areas of Little Rock,
Ft. Smith, and Fayetteville, grant funds will be expended to cover the
costs of travel incurred by the mediators in an effort to serve parents
and their children in the more rural parts of the state.

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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\.                   | \$                    | 222 111 111           |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Statewide A&V Pilot   | Mediation,            |                       |
|                       | Counseling,           |                       |
| Mediation Program     | Development of        |                       |
|                       | Parenting Plans       |                       |
| Little Rock, Arkansas |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| (501)682-9400         |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 6\.                   |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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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\.           | No        | 95%         |             | 5%          |
|               | In        |             |             |             |
| Statewide A&V | formation |             |             |             |
| Pilot         |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Mediation     |           |             |             |             |
| Program       |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| Little Rock,  |           |             |             |             |
| Arkansas      |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
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+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
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| 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**.         | *      | *     | **5%** |        | **2%** |        |
|                | *86%** | *7%** |        |        |        |        |
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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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