Colorado State Profile and Contact Information

Colorado

State Access Program Contact:

Charmaine Yorty
Colorado Judicial Branch
1301 Pennsylvania Street, #110
Denver, Colorado 80203

Internet: cynthia.savage@judicial.state.co.us

charmaine.yorty@judicial.state.co.us

Annual Federal Grant Award: $ 119,443
Minimum 10% State Match: $ 13,271
Number of Minor Age Children in Single (Biological) Parent Households: 138,722

Priority Service Areas:

mediation for low-income parents (statewide);
development of parenting plans;
parent coordination (Denver);
parent education (rural districts);
special advocate training (rural districts); and
supervised visitation training of providers.

FY 2004 State Program Stats:

Parents Served

Total Parents Served	Fathers	Mothers	Grandparent/Legal Guardian	Children Involved
1,042	365	677		848

Services Provided

Mediation	Special Advocates	Parent Education	Supervised Visitation	Neutral Drop-off	Development of Parenting Plans
1,042	Trained 92 special advocates	Trained 35 providers	Trained 52 providers		719

Marital Status

Married	Separated	Divorced	Unmarried	Unknown
21	73	886	62

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
51	937	49	5	0

Race/Ethnicity

Am Indian or Alaska Native	American Asian or Pacific Islanders	African-American	White/Caucasian	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
10	24	40	776	178	14

Source of Client Referrals

Self	Court	Child Support	Other	Unknown
	938		104

Outcomes

No. of non-custodial parents whose parenting time with children increased as a result of services	719

List of Local Service Providers:

1. Office of Dispute Resolution
Contact: Charmaine Yorty
1301 Pennsylvania St., Suite 110
Denver, Colorado 80203
Phone: (303) 837-3678
Services: 46 statewide mediators, 7 Denver District Court Parent Coordinators; all mediators and Parent Coordinators are independent Contractors