For a number of years, we have been providing financial education programs for the homeless veterans from the VA in Hot Springs…
Category Archives: Impact Stories
Impact in the Northern Hills
For the past two years we have participated in the Spearfish Reality Fair for High School Students sponsored by Leadership Spearfish. These students are…
Impact in Sturgis
In November, we were asked by the Northern Hills Drug Court Treatment Coordinator, Rick Olauson (in Sturgis), to come to teach our Credit Class, Credit When Credit is Due…
Impact in Rapid City
Sam is 65 years old. In his many years with Black Hills Works, he has accomplished a great deal and reached many goals. One of those goals is living on his own in an apartment in Rapid City without a roommate and working independently…
Impact in the Southern Hills
In late November 2024, ARC got a call from a client who had been living in a trailer in Custer County…
Impact in the Northern Hills
Deadwood: In September of 2024, American Red Cross (ARC) received a call from the Deadwood Volunteer Fire Department regarding a house fire in the early hours of the morning…
Impact in the Northern Hills
Belle Fouche: In July of 2024, American Red Cross (ARC) received a call from a client who reported their trailer rolling in straight line winds. ARC was able to meet with the client, who had been inside the trailer when it rolled…
Impact in Sturgis
Working with victims can be both very hard and super rewarding, one person that we had the honor of helping came into shelter with only the clothes on her back. She was very…
Impact in Rapid City
Bob sustained injuries leaving him paralyzed from the chest down when he was sixteen years old. Bob had a very positive attitude and went on to have a long and successful career…
Impact in the Southern Hills
Again, here is an excerpt from a CASA volunteers’ notes on visiting their children. This narrative shows the care and connection that a CASA can provide…