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Dunn County awarded SCIP funds to expand mobile outreach peer support
Summary
Dunn County and the Wisconsin Milkweed Alliance received a Wisconsin Department of Justice SCIP award to launch voluntary, peer-led mobile outreach to work alongside law enforcement, EMS and community providers starting Sept. 1, 2025.
Dunn County has been awarded funding through the state Crisis Intervention Program (SCIP) to expand a mobile outreach peer support program, program director Andrew Garr told the Criminal Justice Collaborating Council on Aug. 21. "This funding provides us with a unique opportunity to strengthen and expand WEMA's mobile outreach peer support program throughout the county," Garr said.
The grant, administered by the Wisconsin Department of Justice and linked in the presentation to the bipartisan Safer Communities Act, makes $1,680,000 available statewide; counties were eligible for awards up to $75,000 with no local match. The funding period begins Sept. 1, 2025, and runs through Sept. 30, 2026.…
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