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10/28/94 10:12 NW YOUTH a FRMILY SERVICES + 484 4538 NORTHWEST YOUTH & FAMILY SERVICES SERVICE SHARING GRANT Pre - Application Narrative A. PROPOSED APPLICANTS NO.316 1207 Northwest Youth & Family Services has a joint - powers agreement entered into by the agency and ten municipalities of northwest suburban Ramsey County. These communities include: Arden Hills, Falcon Heights, Lauderdale, Little Canada, Mounds View, New Brighton, North Oaks, Roseville, Shoreview and St. Anthony. Municipalities included in the joint powers agreement act as sponsors of NYFS by providing partial monetary support for its activities, when activities are considered to be in the best interests of the citizens of the signatory municipalities. Each municipality has made a resolution supporting the programs of NYFS and has agreed to share in the financial responsibilities of matching funds provided by State, Federal and County grants. One representative appointed by the City Councils of each of the municipalities within the joint powers agreement serve on its Board of Directors. In addition, appointees to the Board of Directors make up the Financial Board of NYFS. The Financial Board has the right to final approval or disapproval of the budget of NYFS as stated in the Joint Powers Agreement. NYFS was incorporated on May 26, 1976, as a private, non -profit youth - serving agency which offered intervention and diversion programs designed to prevent young people from entering or re- entering the criminal justice system. Since 1976, NYFS has gradually broadened its scope of services, and now offers a wide array of programs for youth and their families. For eighteen years, NYFS has responded to the needs of youth and families. Its mission is to meet the developmental needs of at -risk youth and families within their community environment with emphasis on providing services through collaboration and coordination with existing community resources. In 1993, over 3,400 youth and family members were provided direct services from NYFS; another 2,300 were provided prevention and community education programming. Services include a full range of mental health services licensed by the state of Minnesota, home -based family support services, young fathers program, youth employment program, youth -run business, diversion counseling, restitution programming, Youth Service Learning, teen pregnancy prevention, and outreach services. NYFS is the only facility in the ten city area providing sliding fee mental health services, medical health services for teens, and youth delinquency intervention and diversion services in one, community-based location. NYFS plans to work with a minimum of seven of the ten joint- powers municipalities to complete the project and expects to add additional municipal partners as well as two of three service area school districts. Page 34