Arkansas State Profile and Contact Information

Arkansas

State Access Program Contact:

Shannon L. Hall
Administrative Office of the Courts
625 Marshall Street
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Annual Federal Grant Award: $100,000

Minimum 10% State Match $ 11,111

Number of Minor Age Children in Single (Biological) Parent Households: 97,430

Priority Service Areas:

FY 2004 State Program Stats:

Parents Served

Total Parents Served	Fathers	Mothers	Grandparent/Legal Guardian	Children Involved
252	125	124	3	181

Services Provided

Mediation	Counseling	Parent Education	Supervised Visitation	Neutral Drop-off	Development of Parenting Plans
252					252

Marital Status

Married	Separated	Divorced	Unmarried	Unknown
2	125	100	14	11

Annual Income

Less than $10,000	$10,000 to $19,000	$20,000 to $29,000	$30,000 to $39,000	$40,000 & above	Unknown
46	56	58	28	46	18

Race/Ethnicity

Am Indian or Alaska Native	American Asian or Pacific Islanders	African-American	White/Caucasian	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
		18	219	1		14

Source of Client Referrals

Self	Court	Child Support	Other	Unknown
	244		8

Outcomes

No. of non-custodial parents whose parenting time with children increased as a result of services	181

Listing of Service Providers:

Arkansas Administrative Office of the Courts

Alternative Dispute Resolution Commission

Access and Visitation Mediation Program

625 Marshall Street

Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

Contact: Shannon Hall (501) 682-9400

Subcontractors: 26 mediators deployed in various sites around the state.

Contact state access program official (Shannon Hall) to find out more

information on how these services can be accessed by parents.)