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School-based social workers or counselors have been part of the PACT for Families team since 1996. We employ full-time staff working in school districts across the five counties.

The school districts include:

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• ACGC

• Buffalo Lake-Hector-Stewart

• Canby

• Cedar Mountain

• Hutchinson

• Litchfield

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PACT for Families school social workers/counselors work ten months that covers the school year plus additional time for student and family contact at the start and end of the year. Some staff help with targeted services or special programming after the school year ends and into June; others work with a “jumpstart” program in late summer to help kids get re-engaged with school. During the school year, staff provide a critical link between school and students and their families. They are involved with special education programming and provide a combination of classroom presentations, small group sessions, and individual meetings with students. The school based staff provide something unique to each building and the children in their care.