Massachusetts State Profile and Contact Information

Massachusetts

State Access Program Contact:

Nora Hudock
Department of Revenue
Child Support Enforcement Division
100 Cambridge Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02114

Annual Federal Grant Award: $ 172,640
Minimum 10% State Match: $ 19,182
Number of Minor Age Children in Single (Biological) Parent Households: 200,505

Priority Service Areas:

mediation;
parenting plans;
counseling; and
parenting education.

FY 2004 State Program Stats:

Parents Served

Total Parents Served	Fathers	Mothers	Grandparent/Legal Guardian	Children Involved
504	407	95	2	843

Services Provided

Mediation	Counseling	Parent Education	Supervised Visitation	Neutral Drop-off	Development of Parenting Plans
1	15	440			48

Marital Status

Married	Separated	Divorced	Unmarried	Unknown
70	16	15	403

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
412	21	19	17	35

Race/Ethnicity

Am Indian or Alaska Native	American Asian or Pacific Islanders	African-American	White/Caucasian	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
1	8	161	177	141	16

Source of Client Referrals

Self	Court	Child Support	Other	Unknown
275	80	68	81

Outcomes

No. of non-custodial parents whose parenting time with children increased as a result of services	302

State and Local Service Providers:

1. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Contact: Dr. Nikki Paratore (617) 624-5497
Local Providers:
a. Emerge, Counseling, and Education to Stop Domestic Violence
The Responsible Fatherhood Program
2464 Massachusetts Avenue, Suite 101
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02140
Phone: (617) 547-9879
Services: parent education

b. Holy Family Hospital and Medical Center
Responsible Fatherhood Program
70 East Street
Methuen, Massachusetts 01844-4597
Phone: (978) 687-0156
Services: parent education

2. Massachusetts Department of Social Services
Contact: Isa Woldegiorguis (617) 748-2339
a. Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
Cooperative Parenting Project
200 Bowdoin Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02122
Phone: (617) 474-1143
Services: parenting assessments, parent education, & counseling
b. Catholic Charities/North
Cooperative Parenting Outreach Program
55 Lynn Shore Drive
Lynn, Massachusetts 01902-4999
Phone: (781) 593-2312
Services: parent education, counseling, & parenting plans
c. Family Service of Central Massachusetts
The Cooperative Parenting Project
31 Harvard Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01609
Phone: (508) 756-4646
Services: parent education

3. Massachusetts Department of Revenue
Child Support Enforcement Division
51 Sleeper Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02205-9492
Phone: (617) 626-04062
Services: parenting programs for incarcerated parents