Puerto Rico State Profile and Contact Information

Puerto Rico

State Access Program Coordinator:

Aleida Varona Mendez
Administration for Child Support, ASUME
Department of the Family
PO Box 70376
San Juan, Puerto Rico 99036-8376

Internet: avarona@asume.gobierno.pr

Annual Federal Grant Amount: $100,000
Minimum 10% State Match: $ 11,000
Number of Minor Age Children in Single (Biological) Parent Households: 145,988

Priority Service Areas:

counseling;
supervised visitation;
neutral drop-off/pick-up; &
development of parenting plans.

FY 2004 State Program Stats:

Clients Served

*Total No. of Parents Served**	Fathers*	Mothers*	*Grandparent/Legal Guardian	Children Involved
128	63	63	2	93

Services Provided (only partial service data reported)

Mediation	Counseling	Parent Education	Supervised Visitation	Neutral Drop-off	Development of Parenting Plans
	X		X	X	64

Marital Status

Married	Separated	Divorced	Unmarried	Unknown
19	27	0	82

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
86	27	10	1	4

Race/Ethnicity

Am Indian or Alaska Native	American Asian or Pacific Islanders	African-American	White/Caucasian	Hispanic	Other	Unknown
			1	127

Source of Client Referrals

Self	Court	Child Support	Other
	128

Outcomes

No. of non-custodial parents whose parenting time with children increased as a result of services	data not reported

Local Service Provider:

1. Proyecto Encurentro
Calle Isabel Segunda Esq.
Ross Estacionamiento Joaquin Montesinos
Bayamon, Puerto Rico 00961
Phone: (787) 778-1820/778-1840
Services: supervised visitation, counseling, parenting plan, and neutral drop-off