Administration
Multi-Site System
Healthy Families New York is a collaboration of state, local, private, and publicly –funded primary prevention home visiting programs affiliated with each other and with Healthy Families America (HFA).
The partners in the multi-site system are:
- New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS)
- Credentialed or “Affiliated” Healthy Families Programs in New York State
- Prevent Child Abuse New York (PCANY) - Training and Staff Development
- Center for Human Services Research, SUNY Albany – Evaluation & Data Management
- New York State Department of Health (DOH)
- Healthy Families New York Home Visiting Council
Other partners or participants may include representatives of additional funding sources, and new and developing programs.
The Home Visiting Council functions as the Statewide Advisory Group (as per credentialing requirements).
Purpose
The purpose of the multi-site system is to provide support and bring high quality services to the new and expectant parents and their children served by participating programs.
The multi-site system provides, at a minimum:
- Support to new and developing programs
- Data collection and analysis
- Staff training and professional development opportunities
- Informational and networking support
- Assistance with HFA credentialing
- Access to educational resources
- Quality assurance
- Technical Assistance
