Matching funds to assist nonprofits to grow their endowments

For students from low income families to attend a college access camp

To expand the availability of affordable housing and provide supportive services in Rapid City over a multi-year period

• $50,000 – Support of Rapid City Child Hunger Programs
• $75,000 – New truck to be used in Rapid City and surrounding communities to help with food security efforts

Early Learning Initiative to support statewide early education efforts in South Dakota

• $67,000 – Black Hills 211 Helpline Center to provide callers with information and referrals to social service organizations for every day needs and in times of crisis 
• $60,240 – Volunteer Connections Program and Evaluation; maintain a volunteer database for the Black Hills area to link volunteers and nonprofit agencies together and provide tools and supports to area nonprofit agencies
• $7,420 – Promotion and volunteer recruitment of the VITA and AARP free income tax preparation service for the 2020 tax year in the Black Hills, in partnership with AARP

Drop-in Day Center providing support to assist individuals working through the crisis of poverty and homelessness

YMCA of Rapid City

Program tutoring adults in basic reading and writing skills, as well as English language learning

For children in Western South Dakota to attend the MDA Summer Camp at Camp Courage in Maple Lake, MN

Provide housing vouchers for individuals and families unable to access public housing; clients receive extensive case management and support services

Education services for young children and families in the Northern Black Hills.

Scholarships – Nursing Program

Discreationary funds for basic needs and job-related expenses and tiered incentives for the Safe Solutions Program

Out-of-school and outreach programming to middle school and high school boys

Financial/housing counseling and education on renting or buying a home

Scholarship program for preschool education for 3 and 4 year olds from low income families in Rapid City as part of our prosperity cradle to career initiative

Scholarships – Rapid City Nursing Program

• $100,000 – Coordination of the Black Hills Regional Homeless Coalition
• $50,000 – Mommy’s Closet, providing basic life necessities to families with children up to age five including housing, food, diapers, and clothing

• $682,472 – Student Success Center to provide services and supports to assist high risk students to be successful and graduate
• $320,000 – Scholarships – LPN/ADN Nursing Programs
• $200,000 – Scholarships – Other WDT Programs

Purchase of a temperature-controlled delivery truck along with operating expenses to provide meals to seniors (Meals on Wheels)

• $220,500 – Support for Project Safe, children’s programs and community outreach and education efforts related to domestic violence
• $50,000 – Youth Violence in Prevention (YVIP) collaborative programming for local youth in middle school and high school to participate in educational leadership building sessions and create youth projects on sexual violence prevention

Girls Inc. out-of-school program