REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Description (e.g., Contract Authorization for Information Services):
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Contract Authorization with Parsons Child and Family Center for the Provision of the Healthy Families Program
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Date: 04/23/2026
Department: Children, Youth and Families
Attending Meeting: Moira Manning
Submitted By: Aidan Jones
Title: Contract Administrator
Phone: (518) 447-7531
Purpose of Request: Contract Authorization Enter text.
CONTRACT TERMS/CONDITIONS:
Party Names and Addresses:
Parsons Child and Family Center 60 Academy Road Albany, NY 12208
Term: (Start/end date or duration) 07/01/2026 - 06/30/2030
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $2,937,692
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: Yes ☒ No ☐
Anticipated in Budget: Yes ☒ No ☐
Spreadsheet attached: Yes ☐ No ☒
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 0
State: 100 Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A36119-03406
Revenue Amount: $2,937,692
Appropriation Account and Line: A96119-44400
Appropriation Amount: $2,937,692
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: Yes ☐ No ☒
If Mandated, Cite Authority: Enter text.
Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: Yes ☒ No ☐
# of Response(s): Enter text.
# of MWBE: Enter text.
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Bond Resolution No.: Enter text.
Apprenticeship Program Yes ☐ No ☒
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: 25-292; 08/11/2025
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Department requests legislative authorization to renew a contractual agreement with Parsons Child and Family Center for the Healthy Families Home Visiting component for the term of July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2030, in the amount of $2,937,692. The annual contract amount is $734,423. Included in the partnership, is a $73,442 match each year provided by Parsons for this program.
The Healthy Families Program provides intensive home visits to pregnant women and new parents who live in target areas and who meet the criteria for needed improvement of parenting skills and increased family support. The target areas include the City of Albany, Cohoes, Watervliet and Green Island. Home visits address the needs of all family members and stress building upon family strengths. Services focus on teaching parents about child development, fostering positive parenting skills and promoting healthy parent/child interactions. Screening of families for the program takes place in the hospital, newborn nurseries and with prenatal providers in the community.
Over the years since its inception, the Healthy Families Program of Albany County has recognized an increasing need for families enrolled in the program to receive mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence services. The Social Work component specifically targets these unmet needs. The core elements of the Social Work services include:
1. Counseling and Case Management
2. Family Assessments
3. Referrals to service providers when additional intensive services are needed
4. Family Conferencing
Many parents in the Healthy Families Program hesitate to walk into an office to speak with a stranger about domestic violence, substance abuse, or mental health issues. A counselor skilled in the engagement process can address these concerns with clients in their own home. Counselors conduct assessments, provide counseling and assist them in accessing more intensive services if needed.