More than 2,400 high school students from 20 different schools were at the Brainerd event, including students from Wadena-Deer Creek, who visited with more than 150 business representatives.
WeARE was organized in 2016 with the stated mission to provide and promote reproductive health education and services for the underserved in the Brainerd lakes community.
Following the tour, Smith participated in a roundtable discussion, where the senator sought to learn more about the challenges of the region and community efforts to address the child care shortage.