Minnesota Department of Human Services Commissioner Lucinda Jesson, left, and Minnesota Supreme Court Chief Justice Lorie S. Gildea, right, address members of the Children’s Justice Initiative June 22 at the Sawmill Inn in Grand Rapids.
Judges, court staff, guardians ad litem, social services directors and social services staff from eight counties, including Koochiching County, in Minnesota’s Ninth Judicial District discussed how to best work together to serve Minnesota’s children in foster care, and in particular, how to find permanent families for older youth.
Officials from Koochiching County attending included Judge Charles LeDuc and Terry Murray, director of Koochiching County Community Services.
