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Wellness in the Woods asks lawmakers to continue peer‑support funding after reporting 54,000+ interactions
Summary
Wellness in the Woods told the Senate Human Services Committee it provided over 54,000 peer‑support interactions across Minnesota in 2024 and asked the committee to continue an appropriation; the committee voted to send the bill to the Finance Committee.
Wellness in the Woods, a peer‑run nonprofit, told the Senate Human Services Committee on Feb. 20 that state funding helped it expand virtual peer support, a warm line and mobile recovery events and that it requests continued appropriation for the 2026‑27 biennium.
“Senate file 2 60 is a continuation of funds appropriated to us in the 2024–25 biennium,” Monica Yaden, the organization’s director of process improvement and communications, told the committee. She said the group…
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