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Black Hills Center for Aging-Adult Day Services As a family caregiver, Black Hills Center for Aging (BHCFA) has played a pivotal role in my family’s ability to keep our father in his own home over the last five months and hopefully for the foreseeable future. My dad has advanced early onset Alzheimer’s, a disease IContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Big Brothers Big Sisters-Community-Based Program (One-to-One Mentoring) Six years ago, the stability of Liam’s family was shattered when his father disappeared from his life. He was profoundly hurt and asked his mother, “Does my dad even love me?” Alongside the emotional pain, Liam struggled both academically and socially and made little progress in reading andContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Western South Dakota Community Action-Skill building in Food Security My success story begins with a young woman that came in to see me. She had just moved here for a new job as a manager of a Dollar General. When she got here, she was told by management at the Dollar Store that she wasContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Minneluzahan Senior Citizens Center-Minneluzahan Senior Citizens Center The individual food pack program is popular with approximately 100 people associated with Minneluzahan as either members or friends of members. Many of them do not wish to prepare meals for themselves and find the prepared meals very beneficial.

Meals on Wheels – Western SD-Meals on Wheels Western South Dakota From a Rapid City senior that relies on Meals on Wheels because she can no longer prepare her own meals. “I was talking to one of our participants at today. She said she had 17 brothers, and she was the only girl so sheContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Fork Real Community Café Inc-Improving Quality of Life through Food Access and Workforce Development Meet Lucas, He found Fork Real through volunteer opportunities for his homeschool group two years ago. He and his mom began volunteering together at the cafe helping with food prep and delivering weekly lunches to Zion Lutheran School. Lucas has aContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Feeding South Dakota-Backpack Program I have students that ask for extras when they pick up their Backpack. We soon learn that these will go to feeding a lot more than the one child it is supposed to be for. This allows us to ask some more questions and maybe help the family find a pantryContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

Boys & Girls Clubs of the Black Hills-Grab and Grow! Jen is in high school getting ready to graduate this year. She has been active in the Hill City Garden project for a few years. Things have not been easy as her mom died when she was very young and dad tries but works oddContinue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

2-1-1 Helpline Center-211 Helpline The pastor of a church emailed 211 in search of food resources that he could refer families in need to. He shared that often families at his church have trouble making ends meet and while the church assists when they can, he wanted to have more ongoing options to offer them.Continue reading “Impact in Rapid City”

2-1-1 Helpline Center-211 Helpline The pastor of a church emailed 211 in search of food resources that he could refer families in need to. He shared that often families at his church have trouble making ends meet and while the church assists when they can, he wanted to have more ongoing options to offer them.Continue reading “Impact in Rapid City”