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Economic Support team highlights client successes while county funding and reimbursement face uncertainty
Summary
Jessica Lindstrom (Economic Support manager) presented program highlights and case examples while staff warned that a state change reducing Medicaid administrative reimbursement creates budget risk.
Jessica Lindstrom (Economic Support manager) presented “bright spots” from the Great Rivers Consortium’s economic support team and summarized program outputs and finances during the Aug. 21 meeting. The consortium serves 10 counties; Jessica said Great Rivers processed just over 44,000 new applications for public benefits in 2024, averaging about 3,700 applications per month across the consortium. She said Dunn County residents received more than $7 million in FoodShare benefits in 2024.
Jessica described staff work as fast-paced, episodic and critical for residents in crisis (homelessness, incarceration, job loss, medical need, eldercare). She read several verbatim caller thank-you notes and case examples illustrating how…
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