REQUEST FOR LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Contract Authorization with Parsons Child and Family Center for the Provision of the Participants Achieving Through Hard-Work (PATH) Program
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Date: 09/18/2026
Department: Children, Youth and Families
Attending Meeting: Nicole Ward
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) October 1, 2026 - September 30, 2027
Amount/Raise Schedule/Fee: $230,844
BUDGET INFORMATION:
Is there a Fiscal Impact: YES
Anticipated in Budget: YES
Spreadsheet attached: NO
Source of Funding - (Percentages)
Federal: 0 County: 38
State: 62 Local: 0
County Budget Accounts:
Revenue Account and Line: A36071-03670
Revenue Amount: $143,123
Appropriation Account and Line: A96071-44046
Appropriation Amount: $230,844
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Mandated Program/Service: NO
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Request for Bids / Proposals:
Competitive Bidding Exempt: NO
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Apprenticeship Program NO
Previous requests for Identical or Similar Action:
Resolution/Law Number and Date: Resolution 25-424, 11/10/25
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST: (state briefly why legislative action is requested)
The Department respectfully requests Legislative authorization to contract with Parsons Child and Family Center for the Participants Achieving Through Hard-work (PATH) Program. The contract terms are for the period of October 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027 in the amount of $230,844.
The PATH program has been approved by the NYS Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS), as part of Albany County’s Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program (STSJP) for Program Year (PY) 2026-2027, with a 62% reimbursement to the county.
The PATH program was designed to provide enhanced case management services, while incorporating the use of community coaches/credible messengers/mentors. The goal of this program ultimately is to respond to each youth's individual needs, while maintaining them safely in the community, thereby reducing the need for Family Court Intervention for Intake/Diversion cases and for those youth already involved in Family Court, reducing the use of detention and out of home placement.
NYS Supervision and Treatment Services for Juveniles Program provides funding to support local programming to divert youth safely from unnecessary detention and/or placement admissions. It is a key element of New York's juvenile justice reform efforts. STSJP funding is allocated to each locality by NYS OCFS to support programming for juvenile justice involved youth. The goal of this programming is to prevent out of home placement of youth, maintain them safely in their community, and when placement is needed, to safely expedite the reintegration• of such youth back into the community.