Bemidji City Council declares March Minnesota FoodShare Month, hears Project Graduate

The Bemidji City Council formally declared March Minnesota FoodShare Month during its March 3, 2026 meeting, adopting a proclamation that recognizes the statewide March Minnesota FoodShare campaign and places the city on record in support of the monthly effort. The action marks the council’s official recognition of the statewide initiative in Bemidji city policy.

Also on the March 3 agenda, council members heard a presentation on Project Graduate, a local initiative that promotes a 100% graduation rate for youth in Beltrami County. Project Graduate’s stated objective — ensuring every student graduates — was presented to the council as a county-focused effort to track and improve education outcomes for youth across the Beltrami County community.

The council’s dual attention to Minnesota FoodShare Month and Project Graduate links immediate social needs with long-term educational goals in city policymaking. By issuing a municipal proclamation for the statewide food drive and receiving a briefing on a countywide graduation campaign at the same meeting, Bemidji’s elected officials signaled institutional alignment between city government and community service organizations on both hunger relief and education attainment.

City officials took the formal steps at the March 3 meeting held by Bemidji City Council; the record shows the proclamation and the Project Graduate presentation as distinct agenda items brought before the council. The Project Graduate presentation emphasized a target of a 100% graduation rate for youth in Beltrami County, framing graduation rates as a measurable outcome for local partners to monitor and influence.

Looking ahead, the council’s recognition of Minnesota FoodShare Month and its engagement with Project Graduate set a policy tone for March activity in Bemidji. The formal proclamation places the city among local governments acknowledging the statewide March effort, while the Project Graduate briefing identifies graduation attainment in Beltrami County as a point of municipal interest moving forward.