OUTREACH
We know grantmaking is only part of the solution. The need for community awareness underlines all the important work done by our grantees. We stand alongside our grantees by sharing the realities faced by low-income families in our community.
Life as a low-income family is an abstract concept for some and a harsh reality for others. Through our outreach activities, we invite people from all sectors to better understand view our community through a different lens, one that considers the barriers our low-income families face and how we can all collaborate on solutions.
POVERTY
101
POVERTY
ESCAPE
ROOM
COACHES
NETWORK
Poverty 101 Sessions explore the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty. Register for free today!
The Poverty Escape Room encourages participants to experience barriers, stressors, and realities faced daily by people living in the crisis of poverty. Register for free today!
This network provides support, networking opportunities and resources for professionals who navigate alongside those who experience poverty.
Poverty 101 Sessions explore the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty. Register for free today!
The Poverty Escape Room encourages participants to experience barriers, stressors, and realities faced daily by people living in the crisis of poverty. Register for free today!
This network provides support, networking opportunities and resources for professionals who navigate alongside those who experience poverty.
Upcoming Events
Our outreach events will return in 2025. Stay tuned!
Outreach
Help Us Welcome Our New President and CEO Jacqui Dietrich
The John T. Vucurevich Foundation is pleased to announce that Jacqui Dietrich will assume the role of President and Chief Executive Officer, effective December 2024. Dietrich succeeds Alan Solano who brought the foundation through the COVID-19 pandemic and...
JTVF Retires Emerging Leaders Program
We’re passing on our potion recipe for Emerging Leaders! Through 5 cohorts, the Emerging Leaders Program fueled the growth of leaders in our community. Through workshops on poverty, trauma, and Lakota culture and collaborative projects, over 140 participants gained...
Systems of Care Collaborative: Transforming Youth Mental Health Services Since 2007
The Systems of Care Collaborative is a partnership of agencies in Rapid City committed to improving access to youth mental health and addiction services. In 2007 we at JTVF created the collaborative to help high-need families navigate multiple, often disconnected...
“We know that people cannot just ‘pull themselves up by their bootstraps’. This is our way of encouraging our community to better understand our neighbors and foster broad participation in community solutions.”
-Alan Solano, John T. Vucurevich Foundation President and CEO