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Board proclaims March 2025 Social Work Month; HHS reports lowest-ever out-of-home placements and cost savings
Summary
Wright County proclaimed March 2025 Social Work Month and Health & Human Services staff reported a drop in children placed out of home to 69 in January (down from 165 in January 2018), credited in part to preventive services and program changes; the board also approved a letter of support for Functional Industries’ grant application.
The Wright County Board of Commissioners on March 4 proclaimed March 2025 as Social Work Month and heard Health and Human Services staff highlight program changes tied to sharply lower out-of-home placement counts.
Jamie (Health & Human Services) invited social services managers Michelle Miller and Jill Pooler to brief the board. Miller and Pooler described the month’s theme, “Social Work + Action,” and summarized services: child protection, family-strengthening…
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