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Beltrami County collaborative outlines youth diversion, prevention and school-based supports
Summary
Bemidji Area Service Collaborative director Kim Graham told the Beltrami County Board the group is expanding diversion, school-based case management and new grants, and described funding sources and how projects are selected.
Kim Graham, director of the Bemidji Area Service Collaborative, updated the Beltrami County Board on BASC programs and recent grants, saying the collaborative focuses on connecting schools, county services and mental-health providers to support children, youth and families.
Graham said BASC’s mission is “to improve the well-being of children, youth, and families in Beltrami County through collaboration of resources and services.” The collaborative, she told commissioners, was started in 1998 under a joint powers agreement and is funded by partner contributions, local collaborative time-study dollars, child-welfare targeted case management and grants.
BASC operates several programs, including a diversion program that receives referrals from the assistant county attorney for low-level offenses such as first offenses, minor traffic…
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