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(i" h Normwest Youth <br />((7 <br />4 & Family Services <br />3490 Lexington Avenue North, Suite 205 • Shoreview, J'IN 55126 • Phone (651) 486 -3808 • Fax (651) 486 -3858 <br />June 21, 2000 <br />Joel Hanson, City Administrator <br />City of Little Canada <br />515 E. J ftle Canada_Road <br />Little Canada, MN 55117 <br />Dear _Mr_.Hanson: <br />I am contactingyouu on behalf of the Board of Directors of Northwest Youth and Family <br />Services, regarding funding for our Ramsey County Corrections Contract which enables <br />us to provide diversion services to juvenile offenders from your community. We have <br />recently learned that the County Manager, Paul Kirkwold is proposing a 50 percent cut to <br />these funds in his 2001 budget. We presently receive $43,455 through this contract. <br />Such a reduction would seriously impact our ability to provide diversion services to your <br />youth, . unless alternative funding_is found. <br />At its meeting on June 15, 2000, NYFS' board passed a resolution similar to that attached <br />which is beingsent to the county manager and all county. commissioners. We are asking <br />you to present this matter to your council with the hope that they will adopt the attached <br />resolution. The full budget will be presented to the commissioners near the end of July, <br />so acting on this in a timely manner is critical. I have attached the 1999 year -end <br />statistics on the number of youngpeople served by this agency. You may . want to note <br />the specific numbers of young people served through the diversion services. <br />We are all aware that early intervention with juvenile offenders is extremely cost <br />effective and produces positive results in decreasing future delinquent involvement. I <br />have also enclosed an article that speaks of the importance of diversion services. <br />Thank you for your assistance with this matter. If there is additional assistance that I can <br />give you, please feel free to call me. Our continuing - partnership in serving kids and their <br />families in your community is high on both of our agendas. <br />Sincerely, <br />Kay Z. Andrews, LICSW <br />Executive Director <br />Page 26 <br />