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

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**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Margaret J. Friedenberg

-   Name of Designated State Agency Division of Child Support
    Enforcement

-   Street Address 730 East Broad St., 4^th^ Floor

-   City, State, & Zipcode Richmond, Virginia 23219

-   Telephone no. (804) 692-1476

-   E-mail Address <mjs900@dcse.dss.state.va.us>

-   Fax no. (804) 692-2410

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## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   No. of minor children under 18 years

> of age living with one biological parent. 379,510
>
> (1990 U. S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$194,015 \$ 21,557 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$194,015 \$ 19,401 9%

-   FFY 1999 \$172,022 \$ 19,114 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$172,022 \$ 19,114 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 \_\_\_\_\_ 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\_\_\_\_\_**
>
> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No X\_\_\_\_\_**

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

The Virginia Division of Child Support Enforcement will use the Federal
Child Access and Visitation Grant funds to develop demonstration grants
to Commonwealth courts, local public agencies or nonprofit private and
public entities. The organizations that receive the grants will
establish and administer programs to support and facilitate
non-custodial parents' access to and visitation of their children by
means of selected and targeted activities. The activities must provide
mediation, both voluntary and mandatory, counseling, education, develop
of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (including monitoring,
supervision and neutral drop-off and pickup), and the development of
guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements.

The program's intent is to provide for new or expanded activities. These
activities will target areas that can demonstrate effectiveness in
enhancing the non-custodial parents' access and visitation of their
children. A secondary but important desired outcome is a demonstration
of the potential replicability of the activity to other geographic areas
and/or political subdivisions of the Commonwealth.

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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.  Freedom     | \$11,200,       | 139 83 17       |                 |
|     Outreach    | Education,      |                 |                 |
|     Center      | counseling and  |                 |                 |
|                 | visitation      |                 |                 |
| PO Box 5593     | services for    |                 |                 |
|                 | inmates at      |                 |                 |
| Newport News,   | Newport News    |                 |                 |
| VA 23605        | Jail.           |                 |                 |
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
| \(757\)         |                 |                 |                 |
| 723-1340        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 2\.             | \$15,800,       | 53 38 62        |                 |
|                 | Supervised      |                 |                 |
| Loudoun         | visitation,     |                 |                 |
| Citizens for    | counseling,     |                 |                 |
| Social Justice, | mediation, and  |                 |                 |
| Inc., 9 Loudoun | education and   |                 |                 |
| St., SE,        | parenting       |                 |                 |
| Leesburg, VA    | plans.          |                 |                 |
| 20175           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 3\.             | \$16,950,       | 148 43 57       |                 |
|                 | Mediation and   |                 |                 |
| Richmond        | education       |                 |                 |
| Juvenile and    |                 |                 |                 |
| Domestic        |                 |                 |                 |
| Relations Ct.,  |                 |                 |                 |
| 1600 N. 17^th^  |                 |                 |                 |
| St., Richmond,  |                 |                 |                 |
| VA 23219        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 4\. Supreme     | \$60,015        | 665 50 50       |                 |
| Court of        |                 |                 |                 |
| Virginia, 100   |                 |                 |                 |
| North Ninth     |                 |                 |                 |
| St., Richmond,  |                 |                 |                 |
| VA 23219        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 5.Total Action  | \$22,550,       | 39 66 34        |                 |
| Against         | Supervised      |                 |                 |
| Poverty, PO Box | visitation,     |                 |                 |
| 2868, Roanoke,  | neutral         |                 |                 |
| VA              | drop-off,       |                 |                 |
|                 | monitored       |                 |                 |
|                 | visits, and     |                 |                 |
|                 | parenting       |                 |                 |
|                 | plans.          |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 6\. The         | \$28,150,       | 17 34 66        |                 |
| Child-Paarent   | Parent          |                 |                 |
| Center, 20      | education       |                 |                 |
| South Cameron   |                 |                 |                 |
| St.,            |                 |                 |                 |
| Winchester, VA  |                 |                 |                 |
| 22801           |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
| 7\.             | \$11,200,       | 47 66 34        |                 |
|                 | Supervised      |                 |                 |
| Center for      | visitation,     |                 |                 |
| Marriage and    | neutral         |                 |                 |
| Family          | drop-off, and   |                 |                 |
| Counseling, 96  | monitored       |                 |                 |
| Campbell St.,   | visitation.     |                 |                 |
| Harrisonburg,   |                 |                 |                 |
| VA 22801        |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|                 |                 |                 |                 |
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

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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\. Freedom      Unavailable   10 %           10 %           80 %
  Outreach Center                                              

  2\. Loudoun      Unavailable   10 %           80 %           10 %
  Citizens                                                     

  3\. Richmond (J  Unavailable   8 %            25 %           67 %
  & DR) Court                                                  

  4\. Supreme      Unavailable   28 %           38 %           34 %
  Court                                                        

  5\. TAP          Unavailable   20 %           5 %            75 %

  6\. Child-Parent Unavailable   50 %           50 %           
  Center                                                       

  7\. Center for   Unavailable   25 %           25 %           50 %
  Marriage                                                     
  ---------------- ------------- -------------- -------------- --------------

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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**. **Freedom  **20%**   **75 %** **5 %**                     
  outreach**                                                       

  **2. Loudon**     **70 %**  **20 %** **8 %**   **2 %**           

  **3. Richmond J & **19 %**  **79 %** **2 %**                     
  DR Court**                                                       

  **4. Supreme      **63 %**  **32 %** **3 %**                     
  Court**                                                          

  **5.TAP**         **80 %**  **20 %**                             

  **6.              **96 %**  **2%**                               
  Child-Parent**                                                   

  **7.Center for    **95 %**  **5 %**                              
  Marriage**                                                       

                                                                   
  ----------------- --------- -------- --------- -------- -------- --------

#### Don't Know \_\_\_\_\_\_ Other, \_\_2 % (Supreme Ct.), 2 % (Child-Parent)\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

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

  ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------
  1\.        X        X                 X        X                 
  Freedom                                                          

  2\.        X        X        X        X        X        X        X
  Loudoun                                                          

  3\.        X                                            X        
  Richmond J                                                       
  & DR                                                             

  4\.                                                     X        
  Supreme                                                          
  Court                                                            

  5\. TAP    X                                            X        

  6.Child    X                                            X        
  Parent                                                           

  7\. Center X        X                          X        X        
  for                                                              
  Marriage                                                         
  ---------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- --------