State Fair Time!

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August 27, 2021

Dear Friends and Neighbors,

The State Fair is here! The Minnesota House of Representatives booth is located in the Education Building, stop by and take the survey! Hope to see you at the fair!

State & County Resources for Substance Abuse

The difficulty of the last year plus has severely affected the mental health of so many. Unfortunately, a side effect of this has been communities across our state seeing an increase in reports of substance abuse.

In my time in the Legislature, I have prioritized making sure resources are available to help individuals and families who have been struggling with mental health and substance abuse issues.

In the past year the legislature passed a number of provisions in the budget to help address substance abuse issues:

School linked behavioral health grants were created, expanding upon the school linked mental health grants. This was funded with two federal block grants—$4.25M in total each year.
Substance use disorder reimbursement was changed dramatically. The core of the changes included a 25% rate increase for residential services and 20% for non-residential.
The budget appropriated money from the federal substance abuse prevention and treatment block grant towards a variety of purposes. $10.767M went to unspecified “items proposed by DHS.” In total, the state received an extra $20.367M for substance abuse block grants from the American Rescue Plan.

Statewide Mental Health & Substance Abuse Resources

Fast Tracker - Two options for both mental health and substance abuse resources
211 United Way - ph. 651-291-0211; or text your zip code to 898-211

Local Goodhue County Resources

Goodhue County Health and Human Services – Rule 25 Assessments and funding, guidance and resources – Red Wing (651) 385-6181 or HHS main line (651) 385-3200.
Valley View Recovery – Inpatient (currently men’s only) – Cannon Falls (507) 601-5006
Common Ground – Outpatient Services, assessments – Red Wing (651) 347-6500
Midwest Recovery – Outpatient Services, assessments – Red Wing (651) 846-9010
Zashata Burton with Moment to Moment Healing – Assessments, individual counseling – Red Wing (651) 380-0043
Nystrom & Associates – Substance treatment services, counseling – Red Wing (651) 977-500
Goodhue County Treatment Court – Helping non-violent offenders within the criminal court system. Treatment Court Coordinator Kaitylyn Olmsted (651) 267-4958

MCLA and Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County hold a Latino Town Hall in Red Wing

I joined the Minnesota Council on Latino Affairs (MCLA) team in partnership with Hispanic Outreach of Goodhue County facilitated a community listening session in Red Wing with Latino residents and other civic leaders. As part of MCLA’s community engagement during the summer, the purpose of this meeting was to connect with the Red Wing community, talk about MCLA's work, identify needs, and create space for our diverse and active community to engage with the legislative process.

It was great to hear and chat directly with this growing and vibrant community!

DEED Small Business Partnership Grant Program

The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) announced the opening of a grant program that provide entrepreneurs and small business with technical assistance services. See note below from DEED with information on how to apply and a FAQ page:

The Department of Employment and Economic Development is releasing applications for the Small Business Partnership Grant Program. We are seeking proposals from non-profits and public entities to provide and facilitate business development assistance and technical assistance services to entrepreneurs and small businesses. Applications open today and are due by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, September 15th.

The purpose of this grant is to support the start-up, growth, and success of Minnesota’s entrepreneurs and small business owners through the delivery of high quality free or low cost professional business development and technical assistance services. The successful implementation of these grant funded projects will help facilitate an economic environment that produces job growth and supports the economic success of Minnesota individuals, businesses, and communities by providing opportunities for growth.

Funding will be allocated through a competitive process with a review by a committee of DEED staff and managers and external reviewers. Award decisions will be final and not subject to appeal. If selected, you may only incur eligible expenses when the grant contract agreement is fully executed by the awardee and DEED and the grant has reached its start date, October 2021.

If you have additional questions, email your question to MNSBP.DEED@state.mn.us by September 10th. Each week, we will update the frequently asked questions on the Competitive Grants and Contracts page: https://mn.gov/deed/about/contracts/open-rfp.jsp.

STAYING IN TOUCH

As always, if you have questions or concerns regarding any issue, please contact me. You can reach me at rep.barb.haley@house.mn or 651-296-8635.

Sincerely,

/RepBarbHaley

239 State Office Bldg.
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-8635
rep.barb.haley@house.mn

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