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

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**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Susan Miller

-   Name of Designated State Agency Alaska Court System

-   Street Address 820 west 4^th^ Avenue

-   City, State, & Zipcode Anchorage, Alaska 99501-2005

-   Telephone no. (907) 264-8229

-   E-mail Address <smiller@courts.state.ak.us>

-   Fax no. (907)264-8291

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of minor children under 18 years

of age living with one biological parent 27,765

> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$ 50,000 \$ 5,555 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 50,000 \$ 5,555 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 X 

#### (new & continuation)

-   **New only**

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

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

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

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

When needs can be anticipated, RFP\'s are issued so that decisions may
be made at receipt of grant award. However, need for RFPs may arise at
any time of the year.

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

-   **Mediation**

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

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

-   **Counseling Yes \_\_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_X\_\_\_**

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

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

**In the past, most of Alaska\'s grant funds have been used to support
the development of a court-connected mediation program for parents
involved in disputes over child custody and visitation. First year funds
were used to begin a program in Anchorage which is the largest community
in the state. In the second year of the grant, the mediation program was
expanded to Fairbanks (Alaska\'s second largest community) and to three
communities on the Kenai Peninsula. Third year grants were used to
expand the mediation program to Southeast Alaska. With FFY 2000 funds,
mediation will continue to be the primary service that will be funded by
Alaska via the Child Access and Visitation grant. However, in view of
the fact that Alaska has a high incidence of domestic violence, the
state will also expend a portion of the grant funds on training
mediators in how to work with high conflict families. Due to the absence
of agencies/organizations that might provide mediation or supervised
visitation, the State of Alaska contracts directly with individual
persons to provide needed services. To date, the state\'s child access
mediation program is available in six of Alaska\'s 15 Superior Court
locations. Last, but not least, Alaska has used a small but significant
portion of its grant award to support the development of forms for pro
se litigants to use in bringing child access disputes before the court
and/or in mediation.**

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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\.                   | \$33,000              | 8 49 49               |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Fairbanks, Anchorage, | Mediation             |                       |
| and Kenai             |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\.                   | \$7,000               | N/A                   |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Anchorage             | Parenting Plan        |                       |
|                       | Development           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\.                   | \$10,000              | N/A                   |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Anchorage, Kenai &    | General Training      |                       |
| Fairbanks             |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 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\.           | Less       | 25.86%     | 44.82%      | 29.31%      |
|               | th         |            |             |             |
| Child Custody | an\$10,000 |            |             |             |
| and           | 0%         |            |             |             |
| Visitation    |            |            |             |             |
| Mediation     | \$10,00    |            |             |             |
| Program       | 0-\$19,000 |            |             |             |
|               | 12.5%      |            |             |             |
| Anchorage,    |            |            |             |             |
| Kenai,        | \$20,00    |            |             |             |
| Fairbanks     | 0-\$29,000 |            |             |             |
|               | 10.7%      |            |             |             |
|               |            |            |             |             |
|               | \$30,00    |            |             |             |
|               | 0-\$39,000 |            |             |             |
|               | 21.4%      |            |             |             |
|               |            |            |             |             |
|               | \$40,000   |            |             |             |
|               | &over      |            |             |             |
|               | 55.35%     |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2\.           |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3\.           |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+
| 4\.           |            |            |             |             |
+---------------+------------+------------+-------------+-------------+

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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**.         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Mediation      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Program        |        |       |        |        |        |        |
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Anchorage,     |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Knai,          |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Fairbanks      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **2.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **3.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
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| **4.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **5.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **6.**         |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

#### Don't Know 100% 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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