Training & Research
Quick Facts
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Year Founded
December 2, 1829
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Impact on Local Economy
$13.5 million spent on goods and services locally
Number of Employees
Parsons' distinguished staff of more than 600 work directly with clients and their families, community organizations and businesses, and federal, state, and local governments to advance the care of children and families, to address trends and develop solutions to augment these trends, and to study and evaluate best practices. Many of our leadership staff have close ties with top decision makers in the areas of child welfare, children and family mental health, and special education.
Number of full-time staff: 470
Number of part-time/relief staff: 150
Number of staff with 30 years or more of service with Parsons: 12
Number of staff with 20 years or more of service with Parsons: 40
Number of staff with 10 years or more of service with Parson: 160
More than 170 Master's level or above clinical staff including social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and nurses
Number Served Annually
9,000 children and their families
Program Service Areas
Residential care, prevention, clinical, educational, foster care and adoptive services
Geographic Service Area
More than 30 NYS counties including Albany, Bronx, Cayuga, Chemung, Clinton, Columbia, Delaware, Dutchess, Essex, Fulton, Greene, Kings, Montgomery, Nassau, New York, Oneida, Onondaga, Orange, Putnam, Queens, Rensselaer, Richmond, Rockland, Saratoga, Schenectady, Schoharie, St. Lawrence, Suffolk, Tompkins, Ulster, Warren, Washington, and Westchester. Within this 30 county catchment, Parsons serves more than 40 school districts.
Areas of Expertise
Adoption
Child Abuse and Neglect/Family Counseling
Child and Adolescent Sexual Abusers
Children's Mental Health
Community-Based Outreach
Domestic Abuse
Early Childhood Development
Education/Special Education
Foster Care
Funding for Social Services
History of Family Social Services
Human Resources in a Nonprofit Organization
Juvenile Emotional and Behavioral Problems
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Legislative Child Care Issues
Outcomes Measurement
Parenting
Psychiatry
Residential Care
Sexual Abuse
Substance Abuse
Teenage Pregnancy/Parenthood
Trauma
Vocational Training
Volunteerism
Workforce and Training
Names since founding
Society for the Relief of Orphaned and Destitute Children (1829-1907)
Albany Orphan Asylum (1829-1935)
Albany Home for Children (1935-1976)
Parsons Child and Family Center (1976 - present)
Accreditation
Council on Accreditation of Services for Families and Children, Inc.
Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools