The Family Visitation Center
Our Family Visitation Center is dedicated to preserving parent-child relationships by providing a safe and supportive environment for children to visit with non-custodial adults where there has been domestic abuse, child abuse, conflict with visitation, or long-term difficulty between parent and child.
Family Visitation Center Mission
Our mission is to provide a safe, child focused, neutral setting that facilitates visitation and connections between children and significant non custodial adults in their lives.
About Us:
The Family Visitation Center offers children the opportunity to continue or establish relationships with non-custodial family members in a safe, comfortable, child-focused setting through onsite visitation services.
We Have Moved!
The Family Visitation Center has moved to a new location. You can find us at:
311 E 14th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
Contact Us:
Call us at 605-275-2071 or submit this contact form.
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We provide a number of visitation services created to meet the needs of families, including:
- On-site supervised visitation
- Supervised transfer of children
If you would like to find out more about family visitation options and information in South Dakota, go to www.sdvisitationcouncil.com.
Who Can Refer to the Family Visitation Center?
- Judges
- Attorney
- Social Workers
- Counselors
- Law Enforcement
- Parents
- Mediation Professionals
- Child Protection Staff
- Any one with child protection interests
When...We help
- When...conflict between parents has been witnessed by children at visitation times
- When...parents use children to control a former partner
- When...visitation poses a danger to the children and/or former partner
- When...drug or alcohol use has been an issue in visitation
- When...there has been irresponsibility or inconsistency in allowing or exercising visitation
- When...families are in the process of custody and visitation litigation
- When...families need a safe and neutral setting for visits or exchanges
- When...families need support to establish or re-establish relationships
- When...families are in a situation where children are placed in foster care
Services Offered
Full-Direct Supervision
The Visit Monitor remains with the child while monitoring the entire visit and helps facilitate parent-child communication.
Full-Video Supervision
All verbal and physical interaction between children and visiting adults is monitored and recorded via close-circuit television.
Intermittent Supervision
The Visit Monitor ensures the child is comfortable with the visit and then provides intermittent supervision via video or direct supervision.
Supervised Telephone Conversations
The Visit Monitor is able to use a speaker phone to ensure appropriate conversations take place during phone calls.
Assisted Connections
The Family Visitation Center provides for the transfer of children between custodial and non-custodial adults without these adults coming in contact with each other.
Partners and Resources
Local and State Resources
Be Involved
The Family Visitation Center is excited to kick off a Volunteer Program this fall. We are currently recruiting individual, couple and group volunteers to become involved and make a difference in the lives of the children served. Planned volunteer opportunities include:
- Visitation/exchange monitors
- Clerical
- Cleaning
- Interacting with waiting children
- Planning family 'fun days'
If you would like to learn more and get signed up for the first training feel free to contact our Volunteer Coordinator by calling 605-275-2071 or filling out the contact form.
Contact the Family Visitation Center
Family Visitation Center information:
311 E 14th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-275-2071
Hours: Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 8 p.m.
Saturday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Sunday 1 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Fees: A non-refundable $15 intake fee is charged to each adult using services. Actual fees for visitation and Connection services are based on a sliding fee scale.
Non-English Speaking participants: FVC provides free translation services to participants during supervised visitation services (pending availability of an interpreter).
*Funding for translation services made possible by the Access and Visitation Grant through OCSE.
If you have questions about the Family Visitation Center or would like more information, please call us at 605-275-2071 or fill out and submit this contact form.