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

**Part I: Contact Information**

-   Name of State Program Contact Deborah Kleinman Robinson

-   Name of Designated State Agency Department of Children and Families

-   Street Address Building 7, Room 325

> 1317 Winewood Blvd.

-   City, State, & Zipcode Tallahasee, FL 32399-0700

-   Telephone no. (850) 414-8314

-   E-mail Address <debbie_robinson@def,state.fl.us>

-   Fax no. (850) 413-0812

## 

## Part II: Statistical Profile 

-   Total no. of minor children under 18 years

> of age who live with one biological parent 1,043,100
>
> (1990 U.S. Census data)

## Part III: Previous and Current Year Funding Levels

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

-   FFY 1997 \$ 533,258 \$ 59,250 10%

-   FFY 1998 \$ 533,258 \$1,914,003 359%

-   FFY 1999 \$ 472,809 \$ 52,534 10%

-   FFY 2000 \$ 472,809 \$ 52,534 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 \_\_\_\_\_ Winter \_\_\_\_\_ Spring \_\_\_\_\_ Summer \_\_\_\_\_

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

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

-   **Mediation**

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

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

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

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

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

-   **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**

Florida's Department of Children and Families proposes to use FFY 2000
Child Access and Visitation Grant funds to continue operations at 19 of
the state's 41 Supervised Visitation Centers. Services offered by the
centers range from monitored exchange to therapeutic supervision and
parenting classes. According to the state, supervised visitation centers
provide a safe setting for non-custodial or non-residential parents and
their children to see each other in cases of acrimonious divorces,
custody battles, domestic violence, and child abuse or neglect. One use
of the centers is for monitored exchange in cases where visitation has
been wrongfully denied by the residential parent. With monitored
exchange, visitation centers document the arrival and availability of
the children for parenting time with the non-residential parent and
record the compliance or non-compliance of the residential parents with
the visitation scheduled stipulated by the court. Listed below are the
centers that will be fully or partially funded via the FFY 2000 Child
Access and Grant Program:

1\. Family Visitation Center Pensacola

2\. Judge Ben Gordon Family Visitation Center Shalimar

3\. Family Visitation Center Tallahassee

4\. The Family Visitation of Alachua County Gainseville

5\. The Family Visitation Center, Inc. Jacksonville

6\. The Visitation Center St. Petersburg

7\. Family Ties Orlando

8\. Family Resources Bradenton

9\. Coastal Recovery Centers Acardia

10\. Family Preservation Services Foundation Bonita Springs

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11\. The Bill Riley Centers Punta Gorda

12\. The Children's Place

13\. Our House Ft. Lauderdale

14\. CHS Family Visitation Center Miami

15\. The Family Treehouse Visitation Center Daytona Beach

16\. The Family Visitation Center of Ocala Ocala

17\. Lake Sumter Child Advocacy Center Tavares

18\. Family Visitation Program Ft. Pierce

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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 Visitation                           61 24 27
  Center of Tallahassee                           

  2\. Family Visitation                           51
  Center of Alachua                               
  County                                          

  3.Family Visitation                             158 79 79
  Center of Jacksonville                          

  4.Family Visitation                             94 47 47
  Center of St.                                   
  Petersburg                                      

  5.Family Resources of                           262 131 131
  Bradenton                                       

  6\. Family Visitation                           70 32 38
  Center of SW Florida                            
  (Ft. Meyers)                                    

  7.The Family Connection                         5,512 2,756 2,756
  of West Palm Beach                              

                                                  

                                                  

  8\. Children's Home                             **230 83 120**
  Society Family                                  
  Visitation Center                               
  (Miami)                                         

  9\. Family Ties of                              230 115 115
  Orlando                                         
  ----------------------- ----------- ----------- -----------------------

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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                    75%            4%             20%
  Visitation                                                  
  Center of                                                   
  Tallahassee                                                 

  2\. Family                    NA             NA             NA
  Visitation                                                  
  Center of                                                   
  Alachua County                                              

  3\. Family                    NA             NA             2%
  Visitation                                                  
  Center of                                                   
  Jacksonville                                                

  4\. Family                    NA             NA             NA
  Visitation                                                  
  Center of St.                                               
  Petersburg                                                  

  5\. Family                    NA             NA             NA
  Resporces of                                                
  Bradenton                                                   

  6\. Family                    70%            15%            15%
  Visitation                                                  
  Center of SW                                                
  Florida (Ft.                                                
  Meyers)                                                     

  7\. The Family                50%            20%            30%
  Connection of                                               
  West Palm Beach                                             

  8\. Children's                20%            30%            50%
  Home Society                                                
  Family                                                      
  Visitation                                                  
  Center (Miami)                                              

  9\. Family Ties               39%            31%            30%
  of Orlando                                                  
  ---------------- ------------ -------------- -------------- --------------

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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**. Family             **64%**   **36%**                               
  Visitation                                                                
  Center of                                                                 
  Tallahassee                                                               

  **2. Family               **70%**   **22%**                      **2%**   **5%**
  Visitation                                                                
  Center of                                                                 
  Alachua County**                                                          

  **3.Family                **56%**   **38%**   **1&**    **1%**            
  Visitation                                                                
  Center of                                                                 
  Jacksonville**                                                            

  **4. Family               **89%**   **5%**    **3%**                      
  Visitation                                                                
  Center of St.                                                             
  Petersburg**                                                              

  **5.Family                **73%**   **18%**   **3%**                      **7%**
  Resources of                                                              
  Bradenton**                                                               

  **6.Family                **90%**   **2%**    **4%**                      **2%**
  Visitation                                                                
  Center of SW                                                              
  Florida (Ft.                                                              
  Meyers)**                                                                 

  **7. The Family           **60%**   **15%**   **20%**                     **5%**
  Connection of                                                             
  West Palm                                                                 
  Beach**                                                                   

                                                                            

  **8 Children's            **10%**   **15%**   **70%**                     **5%**
  Home Society                                                              
  Family                                                                    
  visitation                                                                
  Center (Miami)**                                                          

  **9. Family Ties          **65%**   **10%**   **20%**   **1%**            **4%**
  of Orlando**                                                              
  ---------------- -------- --------- --------- --------- -------- -------- --------

#### Don't Know \_\_\_\_\_\_ Other, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 

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# Sources of Client Referral

**GRANTEE**

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

  -------------- -------- -------- ---- ---- -------- -------- -------- --------
  1\. Family                       X                           X        
  Visitation                                                            
  Center of                                                             
  Tallahassee                                                           

  2\. Family     X                 X                           X        X
  Visitation                                                            
  Center of                                                             
  Alachua County                                                        

  3\. Family                                          X        X        X
  Visitation                                                            
  Center of                                                             
  Jacksonville                                                          

  4.Family                                                     X        
  Visitation                                                            
  Center of St.                                                         
  Petersburg                                                            

                                                                        

                                                                        

                                                                        

  5\. Family                       X                           X        X
  Resources of                                                          
  Bradenton                                                             

  6\. Family                       X                                    X
  Visitation                                                            
  Center of SW                                                          
  Florida (Ft.                                                          
  Meyers)                                                               

  7\. The Family                   X                  X        X        
  Connection of                                                         
  West Palm                                                             
  Beach                                                                 

  8\. Children's                                               X        
  Home Society                                                          
  Family                                                                
  Visitation                                                            
  Center (Miami)                                                        

  9\. Family                       X         X                 X        
  Ties of                                                               
  Orlando                                                               
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