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Provides worship services, Sunday School, choir, community youth group, and confirmation services.

Offers eye care services for individuals of all ages including diagnostic technology, eye examinations, contact lenses fitting, pediatric eye exams, InfantSEE exam, diabetic eye examinations, dry eye evaluation, emergency eye care, high risk medication monitoring, plus cataract, LASIK, and other post-operative surgical care. Eye care professionals will also help patients find eyewear that fits your face width, nose size, and eye size.

The goal of kinship care is to place children with relatives/kin when they are not able to remain with their parents. LSS works with children and families in the Kinship Home Study and Kinship Locator services. Referrals are made through the South Dakota Department of Social Services - Child Protection Services. Kinship Home Study Services: Specialists located throughout the state complete comprehensive home studies with relatives or fictive kin who are interested in being a placement option for a child or children in the custody of the state. Referrals for home studies are made through the SD DSS-CPS. Kinship Locator Services: When children are removed from their home and cannot return immediately they may be referred for kinship locator services. LSS conducts a relative search to locate, identify and engage relatives or fictive kin who may be potential placements and/or connections for children who are in DSS custody. KINSHIP South Dakota: A Navigator Specialist provides support, resources, and assistance to all kinship caregivers across the communities of SD. Kinship caregivers include relatives, members of a tribe or clan, godparents, stepparents, or other adults who have a relationship with the child. To receive Kinship South Dakota services, you must have full-time care of a child who is placed in your home through guardianship, adoption, placement by a tribal or state welfare agency, or as a result of a temporary arrangement with the child's parents.

LaCroix Park public community garden is open to all Rapid City residents. The garden includes (20) 6'x13.5' in-ground beds, (8) 4'x10' raised beds, and (10) 2'x10' raised beds.

This agency is an independent, community-based non-profit organization that is designed to help our community meet its social needs. Through a volunteer system, the United Way brings together business, government, voluntary organizations and committed individuals. This group assesses community needs, develops programs to help meet them, and raises funds to distribute to partner agencies to provide health and human services programs.

A public health nutrition program for income-eligible infants and children up to age 5, pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women. WIC provides nutrition education to help make healthy eating choices, breastfeeding education for expectant and new mothers looking to learn more about their infant nutrition options, referrals to connect families with quality medical care and other community services, and food benefits to help families purchase nutritious groceries at participating businesses statewide.

Provides pain management services specializing in treatments to relieve people from the burden of chronic pain. Offers conservative treatments like injections and medication as well as interventional treatments like minimally invasive procedures, spinal stimulators, and radiofrequency ablation (RFA) to help people get out of pain and back to living their lives.

Public transportation for a number of counties surrounding the capital City. Same day, on demand for ride requests. Out of town rides Monday - Friday from any RCPT areas served.Accepts Medicaid; there are many transportation grant opportunities available through RCPT. Transportation is available for medical appointments, shopping, employment, school, day care, senior meals, summer recreation activities, and other needs RCPT coordinates with all other transit agencies in South Dakota and can facilitate a ride statewide. Also, is Jefferson Lines associated.

Emergency Management services include coordination of all agencies within the jurisdiction to include public, private, and non-governmental organizations to ensure the protection of life and property in the event of threatened or actual natural disasters, terrorism, technological or man-made events. Responsibilities includes develops and maintains the county plan for reacting to emergencies; during an actual emergency, the director coordinates the action; and trains other agencies to respond to emergencies. County Emergency Managers can make contact with volunteer fire departments in their County. Sheriff services include Law Enforcement and Legal Paper Service.

Controls state and local noxious weeds, responds to infestation complaints, and recommends control measures. Also helps communities control mosquitos to prevent diseases such as West Nile.

Serves kids ages 5 - 18 with programs such as homework help, healthy decision making, leadership development and civic engagement. Focuses on 3 priority outcomes - Academic Success, Good Character and Citizenship, and Healthy Lifestyles. Also operates the after school programs at Stanley County Gold and St. Joseph's Catholic School during the school year.

Provides Public Health Nursing and Maternal Child Healthcare Services through various programs. General public health services include professional nursing and nutrition information and guidance on health, safety, and nutrition for individuals, families, and communities. Services such as influenza vaccinations and screenings for blood pressure, hearing, vision, and hemoglobin are available at a fee. Maternal Child Healthcare provides Infant Sleep Safety services, immunizations, and pregnancy support services. Infant Sleep Safety services provide education on infant safe sleep practices and link families to resources when the purchase of a crib is a financial hardship. ​Immunizations services are available for children from birth through age 18 for all universally recommended vaccinations including influenza. The Vaccines for Children's Program provides vaccines for children who are uninsured, have insurance that does not cover vaccinations, are Medicaid eligible, or are Native American or Alaskan Native. For families with insurance coverage, the Department of Health is an in-network provider for Sanford, Avera/Dakotacare, and Blue Cross/Blue Shield. ​Pregnancy Support Services include regular visits with a nurse to share information about pregnancy, to provide assistance in obtaining early and on-going prenatal care from a qualified healthcare provider, and to link women to resources they may need to support a healthy pregnancy. Teaching topics may include: how your body is changing and how your baby is growing; eating healthy and gaining the right amount of weight; warning signs or symptoms that indicate you should contact your doctor; breastfeeding education and support; and caring for you and your baby after delivery. The Watertown and Sisseton locations are also able to provide car seats for all ages at no cost.

The Central Registry is a computer system that stores private information about parents or other caretakers who have a court finding of child abuse or neglect or a substantiated report of child abuse or neglect found by the Department of Social Services' Division of Child Protection Services (CPS). The Central Registry is not available to the public and is not a sex offender registry. By law only certain entities can check a name against the list. Places such as schools, hospitals, and drug/alcohol facilities cannot check names against the list.

Provides home care and nursing services to anyone 18 years or older who needs assistance with activities of daily living (ADLs) due to illness, injury, disability, or aging. Services take into consideration spiritual, physical and emotional needs. Provides assistance to individuals with varying abilities to live as independently as possible through home care services, companion care, personal care, and in-home nursing care.

Maintains court records of all types including civil, criminal, family, and probate; assists with jury trials; provides procedural information; accepts and records payments for filing fees, fines, court costs, and restitution. Also performs record searches and provides record reports upon request. Visit the website and select Court Forms to view and print forms including application for court appointed counsel, child support, custody, divorce, domestic protection order, expungement, guardianship and conservatorship, name change, traffic and criminal offense records, small claims, stalking protection order, and vulnerable adult protection order.

Provides services to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and/or have a speech disability. Community Education and Support: Provides a variety of direct service programming to deaf and hard of hearing consumers and the general public, including advocacy, peer support, mentoring, independent living, deaf mentoring, social services, recreation and social activities, senior citizen services, and other services as available. Employment Services: Assistance is provided with seeking and keeping employment, including job search and applications, preparing for interviews, initial job training, job coaching, assistance with co-workers and staff meetings. Telecommunication Equipment Distribution: Providing installation, training, and equipment including amplified telephones, captioned telephones, ring signalers, and mobile phones/tablets. American Sign Language: Community based and contractual sign language classes, interpreter mentoring, information regarding ASL, deaf culture, and deaf history available to the public and private organizations.

Responsibilities of City Attorneys generally include providing legal services to the City. City attorneys usually cannot represent private citizens.

The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) is a state agency serving South Dakotans and their communities through the arts. Recognizing the importance of creativity in the lives of all South Dakotans, SDAC makes quality arts accessible throughout the state by providing encouragement, grants, services, and information to artists, arts organizations, schools, and the public.

Represents the interests of the state in prosecution of adult and juvenile crime and providing legal advice and representation to the county officials, department heads, and staff. The State's Attorney Office cannot represent private parties or give them legal advice.

Provides 24-hour support for residents that want to live independently while benefitting from having access to help with activities of daily living. Services include help with daily activities, laundry and housekeeping, home maintenance, medication management, spiritual, wellness, nutrition, and recreational programs.

Coordinates all agencies within the jurisdiction to include public, private, and non-governmental organizations to ensure the protection of life and property in the event of threatened or actual natural disasters, terrorism, technological, and man-made events. Responsibilities include developing and maintaining the county plan for reacting to emergencies. During an actual emergency, the director coordinates the action and trains other agencies to respond to emergencies. County emergency managers can make contact with volunteer fire departments in their county when necessary. This is not an emergency first response organization. If you are in immediate danger, please call 911.

Works to provide timely and accurate financial information to the city management and to the public, and to administer the city's assets, including cash and investments, in a prudent and intelligent manner. Accepts, reviews, approves and collects fees for permits including building, liquor/wine/malt beverages and pet licenses.

Assist with every aspect of starting a business including: developing a business plan, obtaining financing, marketing products and service, and managing the company.

Provides emergency shelter for individuals and families fleeing domestic violence and sexual assault. Services include comprehensive survivor-centered services, a 24-hour crisis hotline, advocacy, safety planning, support groups, court accompaniment for civil and criminal proceedings, and assistance with housing and community resources.

Responsible for the collection and treatment of wastewater generated by the City.