REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Authorization to Renew Contract Between Social Services and IPH (prev. Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless) to Operate Sheridan Ave Homeless Shelter for Men and Women
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Date: 10/20/2025
Department: Social Services
Attending Meeting: Erin Stachewicz, Commissioner
Submitted By: Maggie W Skarlis
Title: Contract Administrator
Phone: 518-447-7583
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
IPH
176 Sheridan Avenue
Albany, NY 12210
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 01/01/2026-12/31/2026
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $1,060,008.84
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 3.41% County: 64.17%
State: 32.41% Local: 0%
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: AA6109 04609 / AA6140 03640 / AA6142 03642
Revenue Amount: $36,195 / $232,426 / $111,172
Appropriation Account and Line: AA6109 44046 / AA6140 44046 / AA6142 44046
Appropriation Amount: $36,195 / $801,470 / $222,343
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☒ No ☐
If Mandated, Cite Authority: 18 NYCRR 352.8
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☒ No ☐
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Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 509 - 09/09/2024
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
Local Social Services districts are required to provide temporary shelter for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. Therefore, authorization is requested to renew a contract with IPH (prev. Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless) to operate the Sheridan Ave 30-bed emergency and transitional shelter for men and women in Albany County experiencing homelessness.
The IPH Sheridan Ave Shelter is equipped with an elevator and handicap access, offers a single room for at-risk individuals (e.g., transgender persons) or others with special needs/disabilities (e.g., mental illness, substance use disorders, developmental disabilities, medical frailty), two 15-bed rooms (one for men/one for women), and provides three meals per day for residents.
During calendar year 2024, 205 residents were served.