Savp-2026 - state access and visitation

The Judicial Council of California received a $870,651 Formula Grant from the Office of Child Support Enforcement under the Grants to States for Access and Visitation Programs (CFDA 93.597) for the period of October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2027. This award supports California's State Access and Visitation Program (SAVP), which facilitates non-custodial parent access to and visitation with their children through a range of court-administered services including mediated and supervised visitation, safe exchanges, parent education, counseling, and development of parenting plans.

The prime grantee distributed sub-awards to eight California Superior Courts across multiple counties to deliver direct services to low-income non-custodial parents and their children. Sub-recipients include the Superior Courts of San Bernardino, Humboldt, Tulare, Yuba, Orange, San Francisco, Santa Clara, and Shasta Counties. These courts partnered with local nonprofit agencies to provide no-cost supervised visitation and safe exchange services in neutral environments, parent education programs utilizing evidence-based curricula, and counseling services focused on removing barriers to parental access and fostering healthy parent-child relationships. All services are designed to ensure child safety and welfare while promoting noncustodial parent involvement and engagement with their children.