Two family, children nonprofits combine

Two major Capital Region nonprofit agencies that help families and children have announced a partnership designed to improve and streamline their services, though officials with both organizations do not consider the move a merger.

Under the memorandum of understanding signed this week, the Parsons Child & Family Services and Northeast Parent & Child Society, both of which are fiscally solvent, will keep their names and no layoffs are planned. There will likely be some consolidation in cases where both groups have offices in the same location.