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Dunn County expands youth justice voice with $14,000 grant for Youth Leadership Team
Summary
Family and Children Services managers told the Dunn County Health and Human Services Board that a recent $14,000 state grant allowed the county to increase Youth Leadership Team participation to 11 youth in early 2025, add larger stipends and plan training and community projects to build youth skills and leadership.
Carrie Nearing, a Family and Children Services manager at Dunn County Human Services, told the Health and Human Services Board on Feb. 27 that the county won a state grant to expand its Youth Leadership Team (YLT).
The grant—awarded by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families to counties that applied—provided $14,000 for the county to boost participation, Nearing said. The money allowed the county to offer youth a $100 gift card in addition to a continuing $25 state stipend and provide food and transportation. In the first 2025 meeting supported by the grant, 11 youths attended, the managers reported.
Nearing and Laurie Radcliffe, also a Family and Children Services manager, described YLT as a state-created effort that invites young people with current or prior youth-justice involvement (14–21 years…
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