The doors of Kaua‘i’s state-run Family Visitation Center were opened in Kapa‘a Monday. The center is a safety zone where children and their noncustodial parent or family members can meet with them. It is part of a network of visitation
The doors of Kaua‘i’s state-run Family Visitation Center were opened in Kapa‘a Monday.
The center is a safety zone where children and their noncustodial parent or family members can meet with them.
It is part of a network of visitation facilities operated by Parents and Children Together (PACT), which includes centers on O‘ahu and Maui. Funding for the center is provided by a federal Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) grant for the Safe Havens Program awarded to the Department of the Attorney General to establish a statewide system of safe visitation and exchange centers.
Attorney General Mark J. Bennett said of the center: “It has been the vision of the Safe Havens project that every child in Hawai‘i who is impacted by domestic violence will be able to visit with non-custodial parents and other family members in a safe and secure environment. We are pleased that the opening of the Kauai Family Visitation Center fulfills this statewide vision, with all counties now having the capability to provide a secure and neutral site for the children to maintain contact with a parent, siblings, or grandparents who are not in the home.
The program’s coordinator is Anecia O’ Carroll, who will be assisted by a visitation monitor and program security personnel. The facility provides space for an office and one visitation room and is located at 4-1579 Kuhio Highway, Suite 210A, in Kapa‘a.
The center is considering additional “satellite sites” in other towns on Kaua‘i if client services warrant the expansion for visitation and exchanges.
For more information call the Family Visitation Center at 821-0574.
