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The Supreme Court obtained some discretionary funding for diversion in its current budget. $35000 has been awarded to Fargo-West Fargo and $15,000 for diversion outreach to Wahpeton, Jamestown and Valley City This funding, by itself, would not be adequate to serve the number of youth referred. It is the combination of funding that makes the program successful. With the demise of "refinancing" dollars the new court funding maintains the program size in Fargo. With the demise of the Fed/State funding, the suspension and expulsion program has proven itself and has be refunded by the schools themselves. Youthworks will continue to received funding United Way for family counseling. Funding for runaway youth via the Runaway Youth Act will continue to be available for a narrow subgroup of the unruly population. A fee system for diversion services, similar to that in Clay County, has been implemented to fund services on an ability to pay, although it provides only a small amount of funding. Supporting services for mentoring, family counseling and peer support will continue to be available, but case-management funding as proposed in this proposal is essential at this time.