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Better Futures seeks workforce funding for justice‑involved participants; committee hears recidivism and placement data request
Summary
Better Futures asked the Senate Jobs and Economic Development Committee for $850,000 in FY2026 and $850,000 in FY2027 to expand workforce training and reentry supports for justice‑involved men.
Senate File 18‑08, sponsored by Senator Mohammed and heard March 3, requests $850,000 in fiscal year 2026 and $850,000 in fiscal year 2027 from the workforce development fund to support Better Futures Minnesota, which provides transitional employment, training, housing and behavioral‑health supports to justice‑involved men.
Jason Allen, representing Better Futures, described the program population as individuals with an average of three felony…
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