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Human Development report: 'A Better Beginning' serves 1,000; jail re‑entry program faces delivery challenges
Summary
The committee heard that the A Better Beginning program served about 1,000 people in 2025 and that the Moving Forward jail re‑entry program provided 65 classes to 191 learners across three counties, but faces continuity challenges when Buffalo County inmates are relocated; the supporting grant ends Dec. 2026.
Ms. Mary Campbell Wood reported Human Development and Relations programming highlights to the subcommittee on June 1. She said the court‑ordered A Better Beginning program reached a milestone of serving 1,000 individuals in 2025. Ms. Wood also reported that the Moving Forward jail re‑entry program offered 65 classes to 191 learners in Buffalo, Trempealeau and Pepin counties in 2025, and that moving Buffalo County inmates to other locations has created challenges for continuing the program.
The minutes note the grant supporting Moving Forward expires in December 2026. Committee discussion recorded these delivery challenges as an operational concern; no formal action or new funding was approved at the meeting.
