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

**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Nancy Thoma

-   Name of Designated State Agency Iowa Dept. of Human Services

> Bureau of Collections

-   Street Address 400 SW 8^th^ Street (Suite M)

-   City, State, & Zipcode Des Moines, Iowa 50309

-   Telephone no. (515) 242-5511

-   E-mail Address <sgross@dhs.state.ia.us>

-   Fax no. (515) 281-8854

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   Total no. of minor children under 18 years

> Of age living with one biological parent 174,860
>
> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$ 89,000 \$ 9,889 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 89,393 \$ 9,933 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 X**

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

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

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-   **Education Yes \_X\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Parenting Plans Yes \_X\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

-   **Visitation Enforcement**

monitoring **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ 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**

Iowa has used the FFY 2000 Child Access and Visitation Grant to fund
four new projects. Four community-based collaboratives received funds
for locally determined service packages. The focus of these services is
on integrating delivery of access and visitation services with other
responsible parenting programs. These include mediation, parent/child
activities, fatherhood support groups, and services to families at risk
using TANF funds. By combining the funds, a more effective delivery of
services is accomplished. This new approach is enhancing the involvement
of both parents in the lives of their children and assisting
non-custodial parents to provide better financial, social, and emotional
support to their children.

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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.  Children &        | \$20,000.             | 16 8 8                |
|     Families of Iowa  |                       |                       |
|                       | Neutral exchange,     |                       |
| > 1111 University Ave | mediation and related |                       |
|                       | services.             |                       |
| Des Moines, IA 50314  |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(515\) 288-1981      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\. Fathers for Equal | \$20,000.             | 59 35 24              |
| Rights,               |                       |                       |
|                       | Neutral exchange,     |                       |
| 3623 Douglas Ave.     | mediation and related |                       |
|                       | services.             |                       |
| Des Moines, IA 50310  |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(515\) 277-8789      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3\. Lutheran Social   | \$20,000.             | 0 0 0                 |
| Service of Iowa       |                       |                       |
|                       | Neutral exchange,     |                       |
| 1323 Northwestern     | mediation and related |                       |
|                       | services.             |                       |
| Ames, IA 50010        |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(515\) 232-7262      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\. Boost 4 Dads      | \$36,000.             | 62 23 39              |
|                       |                       |                       |
| c/o Mills County DHS  | Services provided     | (as of quarterly      |
|                       | include: information  | report 12/31/00)      |
| PO Box 469            | seminars for fathers; |                       |
|                       | parent/child          |                       |
| Glenwood, IA 51534    | activities/parent     |                       |
|                       | education programs;   |                       |
| \(712\) 527-1578      | public awareness      |                       |
|                       | activities;           |                       |
|                       | post-divorce          |                       |
|                       | relationship classes. |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5\. Muscatine County  | \$36,000. Services    | 44 44 not reported    |
| Decat. Project        | include: advocacy and |                       |
|                       | referral;             | as of 12/31/00        |
| c/o Muscatine Center  | parent/child          |                       |
| for Strategic Action, | activities;           |                       |
| 312 Iowa Ave.         | informational         |                       |
|                       | seminars; fatherhood  |                       |
| Muscatine, IA 52761   | support groups;       |                       |
|                       | public awareness      |                       |
| \(319\) 264-3278      | activities.           |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 6\. Project Dad       | \$7,000. Services     | 8 8 not reported      |
|                       | provided include:     |                       |
| c/o Generations, Inc. | neutrlal exchange,    |                       |
|                       | subsidized supervised |                       |
| 944 18^th^ St.        | visitation, mediation |                       |
|                       | services.             |                       |
| Des Moines, Ia 50309  |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(515\) 288-3334      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 7\. Pottawattamie     | \$21,064              |                       |
| County Decat Pro.     |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Fatherhood Project,   |                       |                       |
| c/o AEA 13            |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| P. O. Box 1109        |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Council Bluffs, IA    |                       |                       |
| 51502-1109            |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(712\) 322-7354      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 8\. HAWC              | \$50,000. Services    |                       |
| Decategorization Pro. | provided include:     |                       |
|                       | post-divorce          |                       |
| P. O. Box 286         | counseling; parenting |                       |
|                       | assessment and        |                       |
| Decorah, IA 52101     | referral; neutral     |                       |
|                       | exchange; public      |                       |
| \(319\) 382-2928      | awareness.            |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 9\. Project Dad+      | \$50,000. Services    |                       |
|                       | provided include:     |                       |
| c/o Generations, Inc. | subsidized supervised |                       |
|                       | visitation; family    |                       |
| 944 18^th^ St.        | mediation; neutral    |                       |
|                       | exchange site; father |                       |
| Des Moines, IA 50309  | education programs;   |                       |
|                       | parent/child          |                       |
| \(515\) 288-3334      | activities; public    |                       |
|                       | awareness.            |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 10\. Siouxland Human  | \$50,000. Services    |                       |
| Investment            | provided include: job |                       |
| Partnership           | training              |                       |
|                       | /placement/mentoring; |                       |
| 1520 Morningside Ave. | mediation; neutral    |                       |
|                       | exchange sites;       |                       |
| Sioux City, IA 51106  | family counseling;    |                       |
|                       | parent/child          |                       |
| \(712\) 274-6115      | activities; parental  |                       |
|                       | mentoring; public     |                       |
|                       | awareness.            |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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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.  Children  | Less than | 100%        |             |             |
|     &         | \$10K 5%  |             |             |             |
|     Families  |           |             |             |             |
|     of Iowa   | \$10-19K  |             |             |             |
|               | 20%       |             |             |             |
| > Des Moines, |           |             |             |             |
| > Iowa 50314  | \$20-29K  |             |             |             |
| >             | 50%       |             |             |             |
| > \(515\)     |           |             |             |             |
| > 288-1981 X  | \$30-39K  |             |             |             |
| > 369         | 25%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$40K +   |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2.  Fathers   | Less than | 40%         | 30%         | 30%         |
|     for Equal | \$10K 25% |             |             |             |
|     Rights    |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$10-19K  |             |             |             |
| > Des Moines, | 25%       |             |             |             |
| > IA 50314    |           |             |             |             |
| >             | \$20-29K  |             |             |             |
| > \(515\)     | 25%       |             |             |             |
| > 277-8789    |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$30-39K  |             |             |             |
|               | 20%       |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$40K +   |             |             |             |
|               | 5%        |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3.  Lutheran  | N/A       | N/A         | N/A         | N/A         |
|     Social    |           |             |             |             |
|     Service   |           |             |             |             |
|     of Iowa   |           |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
| > Ames, IA    |           |             |             |             |
| > 50010       |           |             |             |             |
| >             |           |             |             |             |
| > \(515\)     |           |             |             |             |
| > 232-7262    |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 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 Don't**

**American Islander Know**

+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **1*         | **    | **   | *     |       |       |       | *     |
| *.**Children | 95%** | 2%** | *5%** |       |       |       | *3%** |
| & Families   |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| of Iowa**    |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| **Des        |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| Moines, IA** |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 2            |       |      |       |       |       |       | **X** |
| .  **Fathers |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     for      |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     Equal    |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     Rights** |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| > **Des      |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| > Moines, IA |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| > 50314**    |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| 3.           |       |      |       |       |       |       | **    |
|   **Lutheran |       |      |       |       |       |       | N/A** |
|     Social   |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     Service  |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     of       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|     Iowa**   |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| > **Ames, IA |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
| > 50010**    |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **4.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **5.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
| **6.**       |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|              |       |      |       |       |       |       |       |
+--------------+-------+------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

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

+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1.  Ch | X      |        |        | X      | X      | X      |        |
| ildren |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|     &  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|     Fa |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| milies |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|     of |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|   Iowa |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Des    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| M      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| oines, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Iowa   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 50314  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2.  F  | X      | X      |        | X      | X      | X      |        |
| athers |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|    for |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|  Equal |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Rights |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Des    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| M      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| oines, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| IA     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| 50314  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3.  Lu | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     |
| theran |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Social |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|     S  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ervice |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|     of |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|   Iowa |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| >      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|  Ames, |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| > Iowa |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| >      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
|  50010 |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 4\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 5\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 6\.    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+