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

**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Carol C. Wilson

-   Name of Designated State Agency Kentucky Cabinet for Families and
    Children

> Dept. of Community Based Services

-   Street Address 275 E. Main St., 3^rd^ Floor

-   City, State, & Zipcode Frankfort, Kentucky 40621

-   Telephone no. (502) 564-2136

-   E-mail Address <carolc.wilson@mail.state.ky.us>

-   Fax no. (502) 564-3096

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   Total no. of minor children under 18 years

> of age living with one biological parent 362,530
>
> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$185,334 \$20,593 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$185,334 \$20,593 10%

-   FFY 1999 \$164,325 \$16,432 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$164,325 \$18,258 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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-   **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 \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**
>
> Alternative custody arrangements **Yes \_\_\_\_\_ No \_\_\_\_\_**

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

**Seven pilot projects (six direct services and one judicial education)
throughout Kentucky began as a result of the FFY 1997 Access and
Visitation Grant, encompassing the goals set forth under Section 391 of
PRWORA, Section 469B, which includes mediation, counseling, parent
education, and development of parenting plans and visitation
enforcement.**

The citizens of Kentucky believe that children need and deserve the love
and support of both parents. In 1999, Kentucky had more than 280,000
child support cases. The objectives of Kentucky's Access and Visitation
Program are:

-   **To identify/develop appropriate curricula, training programs, and
    teaching techniques that promote non-custodial parents' access to
    and visitation with their children;**

-   **To identify and expand upon existing programs within the state
    through the use of local support and involvement;**

-   **To develop resource materials and an information bank of agencies
    and non-profit organizations that can provide resources;**

-   **To identify professional staff that can be used to conduct
    training and provide technical assistance to communities; and**

-   **To assist Judges and court personnel by developing community
    resources that will help parents resolve issues of visitation and
    access through a cooperative process that serves the best interests
    of the child.**

Kentucky proposes to pursue with this year's grant allotment a
continuation of the allowable activities already in place at the six
project sites. The most commonly provided activities or services are
mediation, parental education, development of parenting plans,
development of guidelines for visitation, supervised visitation and
exchanges.

Results expected are:

-   To establish and/or maintain non-custodial parents' regular
    involvement with their children;

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-   To increase the level of inter-parental cooperation;

-   To assist a child's understanding and adjustment to the separation
    of his/her parents;

-   To reduce the frequency of times families return to court to deal
    with custody and visitation issues; and

-   To increase the level of child support payments.

All monitoring, evaluation and reporting has been and will be consistent
with the Final Rule published March 3, 1999. Quarterly meetings will be
held with all site coordinators, when an update of each project's
activities will be provided.

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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.Family Relations,   | Education, neutral    | 41 20 21              |
| Inc.                  | drop-off/pickup       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| 23^rd^ Judicial       |                       |                       |
| District              |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(606\) 464-2466      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 2\.                   | Mediation,            | 287 86                |
|                       | counseling,           |                       |
| Child Access Center,  | education,            |                       |
| Fayette Circuit Court | development of        |                       |
|                       | parenting plans,      |                       |
| Lexington, KY         | monitored and         |                       |
|                       | supervised            |                       |
| \(859\) 246-2222      | visitation, neutral   |                       |
|                       | drop-off and pickup,  |                       |
|                       | court assessment      |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 3.Hardin County       | Mediation, education  | 997 475 513           |
| Family Support        |                       |                       |
| Network, Hardin       |                       |                       |
| County                |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(270\) 351-1102      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 4\.                   | Education             | 277 137 140           |
|                       |                       |                       |
| Families in           |                       |                       |
| Transition, Friend of |                       |                       |
| the Court, Frankfort, |                       |                       |
| Kentucky              |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(502\) 875-2324      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 5.VISITS---Northern   | Education, monitored  | 8 7 1                 |
| Virginia              | and supervised        |                       |
|                       | visitation            |                       |
| Florence, Kentucky    |                       |                       |
| 41042                 |                       |                       |
|                       |                       |                       |
| \(859\) 525-3200      |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 6\. Visitation Center | Mediation, education, | 20 10 10              |
| at the Family Place,  | monitored and         |                       |
| Jefferson County,     | supervised            |                       |
| Louisvill, Kentucky   | visitation, neutral   |                       |
| (502) 595-4478.       | drop-off/pickup,      |                       |
|                       | development of        |                       |
|                       | parenting plans       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
| 7\. Judicial          | Develop and           | NA                    |
| Education Project     | distribute parent     |                       |
|                       | education packets,    |                       |
| Administrative Office | including information |                       |
| of the Courts         | about visitation.     |                       |
|                       | Develop and maintain  |                       |
| Frankfort, Kentucky   | web-site for Judges   |                       |
|                       | on parent education.  |                       |
| \(502\) 573-2350      | Provide technical     |                       |
|                       | assistance to local   |                       |
|                       | courts wishing to     |                       |
|                       | implement parent      |                       |
|                       | education.            |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
|                       |                       |                       |
+-----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+

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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.Family      | No        | No          |             |             |
| Relations,    | in        | information |             |             |
| Inc           | formation | . . .       |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 2\. Child     | Less      | 66 %        | 25 %        | 9 %         |
| Access        | \$10,000  |             |             |             |
| Program       | 17 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 10-19,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 37 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 20-29,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 26 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$30-     |             |             |             |
|               | 39,000 14 |             |             |             |
|               | %         |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$40 K &  |             |             |             |
|               | above 6 % |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 3\.           | No        | 88 %        | 8 %         | 4 %         |
|               | in        |             |             |             |
| Hardin County | formation |             |             |             |
| Family        |           |             |             |             |
| Support       |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 4\. Families  | Less      |             | 100 %       |             |
| in Transition | \$10,000  |             |             |             |
| Friend of     | 10 %      |             |             |             |
| Court         |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 10-19,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 20 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 20-29,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 50 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$30-     |             |             |             |
|               | 39,000 10 |             |             |             |
|               | %         |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$40 K &  |             |             |             |
|               | above 10  |             |             |             |
|               | %         |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 5\.           | Less      | 71 %        | 9.5 %       | 19 %        |
| VI            | \$10,000  |             |             |             |
| SITS-Northern | 22 %      |             |             |             |
| Virginia      |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 10-19,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 31 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$        |             |             |             |
|               | 20-29,000 |             |             |             |
|               | 13 %      |             |             |             |
|               |           |             |             |             |
|               | \$30-     |             |             |             |
|               | 39,000 18 |             |             |             |
|               | %         |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 6\.           | No        | 51 %        |             | 49 %        |
| Visitation    | in        |             |             |             |
| Center at the | formation |             |             |             |
| Family Place  |           |             |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
| 7.Judicial    | No        | No          |             |             |
| Education     | in        | information |             |             |
|               | formation | . . .       |             |             |
+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-------------+

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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**.         | **99   | **.05 |        |        |        |        |
|                | %**    | %**   |        |        |        |        |
| **Family       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Relations**    |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **2.Child      | **77   | **22  |        | **1    |        |        |
| Access         | %**    | %**   |        | %**    |        |        |
| Program**      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **3.**         | **79   | **10  | **10   | **1    |        |        |
|                | %**    | %**   | %**    | %**    |        |        |
| **Hardin       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| County**       |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **4.**         | **94   | **6   |        |        |        |        |
|                | %**    | %**   |        |        |        |        |
| **Families in  |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Transition**   |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **5.VISITS**   | **80   | **2.5 | **7.5  |        |        |        |
|                | %**    | %**   | %**    |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **6.           | **70   | **2   |        |        |        |        |
| Visitation     | %**    | 8.5** |        |        |        |        |
| Center at      |        |       |        |        |        |        |
| Family Place** |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| **7. Judicial  | **NA** | *     | **NA** | **NA** | **NA** | **NA** |
| Education**    |        | *NA** |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|                |        |       |        |        |        |        |
+----------------+--------+-------+--------+--------+--------+--------+

#### Don't Know .05 (Family Relations); 7.5 (VISITS); 1.5 (Visitation Center, Family)\_\_\_\_\_ Other, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

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

+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 1\.    |        |        |        |        |        | X      |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| **     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Family |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Relat  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| ions** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 2\.    |        |        |        |        |        | X      |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| *      |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| *Child |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Ac     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| cess** |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 3\.    |        |        |        |        |        | X      |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Hardin |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| County |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 4\.    |        |        |        |        |        | X      |        |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Fa     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| milies |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| in     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Tran   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| sition |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 5\.    | X      |        | X      |        | X      | X      | X      |
|        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| VISITS |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| Visi   | X      |        |        | X      | X      |        | X      |
| tation |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Center |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Family |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Place  |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| 7\.    | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     | NA     |
| Ju     |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| dicial |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| Edu    |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
| cation |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+