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Saratoga County approves series of health and human services grants and provider agreements
Summary
The Law & Finance Committee approved multiple grant awards and provider agreements at its Aug. 13 meeting, including expanded in‑home services for seniors, senior transportation grants, youth prevention funding and substance‑abuse prevention programming.
The Saratoga County Law & Finance Committee on Aug. 13 approved a slate of Health and Human Services items that accept state grants and authorize provider agreements intended to support seniors, youth and families.
The committee authorized agreements to deliver expanded in‑home services for the elderly at $38 per hour, including a personal care contract with Fort Hudson Home Care Inc. The package includes award of $20,000 in grant funding to the City of Mechanicsville for its senior transportation program and $30,000 to the Town of Stillwater for the purchase of a senior transportation vehicle; both municipalities will provide a 25 percent local match.
The committee accepted a Community Optional Preventive Services Program grant from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services totaling $76,622 and amended the 2025 county budget to increase fund balance by $4,383. Officials said that grant “will offset a portion of the contract with Together for Youth,” a preventive services provider aimed at averting foster‑care placements and family crisis.
Also approved was $91,555 from the New York State Office of Children and Family Services for supervision and treatment services for juveniles to support alternatives to detention, and a $132,713 allocation from the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance to retain a caseworker for family‑centered case management services. A one‑time children and youth with special health care needs reimbursement grant of $48,124 from the New York State Department of Health was accepted; municipalities that purchased enhanced equipment must submit applications to the county by Aug. 30 to seek reimbursement.
The committee also authorized a $70,000 agreement with Speak Sobriety LLC to expand a school speaker series promoting mental health and substance‑abuse prevention; the contract allows for up to 12 full‑day programs, subject to individual school district participation. Committee members moved and seconded the HHS agenda and voted to carry the items.
Most items were presented as budget‑neutral for the county (the staff presentation noted that several grants are included in department budgets and some resolutions require only budget amendments to accept funds). There was no extended public debate recorded during the HHS agenda; supervisors voted to approve the package as presented.
The committee recorded the motions and votes on the record and carried the HHS agenda without amendment.
