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Crow Wing County BLADE fund covered housing, meds and basic needs; staff asks for $50,000 more
Summary
County staff reported BLADE treatment fund spending on medications, housing deposits, utilities, animal boarding and other barriers to treatment, said about $6,000 remained of an initial $50,000 and asked the board to consider adding another $50,000 to continue support.
Kara Terry, Community Services, and Richard Grutner, chemical‑health and housing team lead, briefed commissioners on the BLADE treatment fund and how the county has used the initial allocation approved last year.
Grutner said the fund’s first disbursements began in August 2024 and that the earliest year’s expenditures included medication costs for incarcerated individuals, housing deposits,…
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