Foundation News
We hope these stories and insights help you better understand our community, celebrate progress, and inspire new ideas for creating lasting change.
JTVF Emerging Leaders Celebrate Graduation
On a VERY cold January 12th, our 5th cohort of Emerging Leaders, along with 110 other community members, celebrated their graduation. The John T. Vucurevich Foundation Emerging Leaders program empowers participants to discover their role in addressing community issues...
Oaye Luta Okolakiciye Empowers Rapid City Middle Schoolers
We can’t keep it to ourselves any longer, Oaye Luta Okolakiciye is the recipient of a $75,000 one-year Basic Needs Grant. This grant will support talking circles in all Rapid City Middle Schools for the 2023-2024 school year.About Middle School Talking Circles Oaye...
Cheyenne River Youth Project Nurtures Young Leaders
We are buzzing with excitement to announce a $95,000 two-year Basic Needs grant to Cheyenne River Youth Project for youth leadership and workforce development programming.About Youth Leadership and Workforce Training Program This grant helps Cheyenne River Youth...
Fork Real Community Café: Food with a Side of Empathy
We are tickled to announce $50,000 in support for Fork Real Community Café. This one-year Basic Needs grant will help train and retain their workers (paid and volunteer) and address future sustainability.About the Work Fork Real's track record underscores its genuine...
Volunteer Connections Boosts Nonprofit Participation
Drumroll, please! We are happy to announce a $110,000 two-year Basic Needs grant to the Helpline Center to continue the Volunteer Connections Program.About Volunteer Connections The Helpline Center's Volunteer Connections Program functions as the Volunteer Center for...
Jump Starting Quality Child Care
We are ready to shout it from the rooftops: the YMCA of Rapid City is our latest Early Learning grantee! This $700,000 two-year grant will support the Jump Start Program in Rapid City.About Jump Start Jump Start provides quality early-learning and affordable child...