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Buffalo County educator reports jail re‑entry classes, warns of funding risk for AmeriCorps recovery coach
Summary
Mary Campbell Wood reported 26 participants in March re‑entry classes at Trempealeau County Jail, praised grief/healing programs, and said delays hiring an AmeriCorps recovery coach risk losing 2025 funding due to difficulties coordinating with jail staff.
Mary Campbell Wood, Human Development and Family Relations educator, told the committee she has seen successes and challenges in collaborating with Trempealeau County Jail on Moving Forward re‑entry classes, which served 26 participants in March.
Wood said there have been delays in hiring an AmeriCorps recovery coach and that the delays raise concerns about losing funding secured in 2025 for that position; she described multiple attempts to coordinate with jail staff that have not yet succeeded. Wood also reported positive response to grief and loss classes and said participants requested monthly meetings; she provided a link to evaluations and noted plans for a Child Care Clinic at Cochrane‑Fountain City School.
