RESOLUTION NO. 13
AUTHORIZING AN AGREEMENT WITH TRINITY ALLIANCE OF THE CAPITAL REGION, INC. REGARDING THE PROVISION OF FAMILY AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESOURCE CENTER SERVICES
Introduced: 2/8/21
By Social Services Committee:
WHEREAS, The Commissioner of the Albany County Department for Children, Youth and Families has requested authorization to enter into an agreement with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc. regarding the provision of Family and Neighborhood Resource Center (FNRC) services for the term commencing October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $170,000, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has indicated that the funding, which requires a 30.5% County match, will be used to provide family stabilization through the provision of family strengthening primary, secondary and tertiary preventive measures, all aimed at preventing placement of children in foster care, mental health hospitalization and/or criminal justice involvement, and
WHEREAS, The Commissioner has further indicated the FNRC provides reunification support for families with individuals returning from incarceration or residential treatment, and the vast majority of over five hundred monthly consumers of the programming services are African-American, Latino/Hispanic, and from immigrant populations including Butanese, Burmese, and Iraqi, now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, By the Albany County Legislature that the County Executive is authorized to enter into an agreement with Trinity Alliance of the Capital Region, Inc., Albany, NY 12202 regarding the provision of Family and Neighborhood Resource Center Services for the term commencing October 1, 2020 and ending September 30, 2021 in an amount not to exceed $170,000, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the County Attorney is authorized to approve said agreement as to form and content, and, be it further
RESOLVED, That the Clerk of the County Legislature is directed to forward certified copies of this resolution to the appropriate County Officials.