Your child's safety is our first priority!

Our Purpose

The Visitation program is located at the Family Center. This program is designed to offer families a safe and healthy environment to spend quality time together, which encourages positive child-parent relationships.

Services

Visitation Exchanges - Provides safe exchange of children for visitation periods. Parents can exchange their children through a neutral third party.

Supervised Visitations - Contact between one or more children and a parent is held in the presence of a neutral third party. These visitations are made through the court system, Probation and Parole, Guardian Ad Litems, Attorneys, and self refferals.

Counseling - Counseling is available for both parents and children through a referral by visitation staff, upon parent's request.

Parenting Information - Information for parents is available upon request. Topics focus on the impact of custody struggles or effects of abuse on children.

Eligibility

Parents are eligible if any of the following criteria apply:

• A restraining order related to domestic abuse issues has been obtained

• Parents are working with a  family based agency

• Parens who are referred by the court system, Probation and Parole, Attorneys, and Guardian Ad Litems

• Parent(s) have not seen their children for an extensive period of time

• Parents or their children are at risk due to domestic abuse

• Is a legal guardian and have a child(ren) involved in any of the above issues
   

If unsure about eligibility, please call 715-421-1511 and ask for the Visitation Center.

Visitation Hours are Mon-Sunday, by appointment only.
Once a referral is made, both parties are required to meet with a Visitation Case worker to complete the necessary paperwork. Exchanges will only be scheduled once all paperwork is completed by both parties.