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Provides free testing, counseling, and education for HIV/AIDS, other sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Group sessions are available at different times throughout the year. Some of the group sessions offered include: - Corrective Thinking: For youth ages 13 - 18 to help members identify: The five basic thinking errors and deterrents to thinking errors The four characteristics that are essential for change The impact of behaviors on family, friends, and the community - Couples Workshops: For couples who wish to enhance their relationship, whether or not they are having difficulties. Workshops offer: Skill and idea description and demonstration Opportunity for couples to practice skills privately Participants have the opportunity to ask questions and discuss their experiences if they would like - Introduction to Mindfulness: What happens in your life depends on your mind - Social Skills Group: For 10-15 year olds struggling with social skills or fitting in. Understanding Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: For children ages 5 - 11 and their birth, foster, or adoptive parents. While the parents or parenting team is involved in education, supportive discussion and training, the children will gather in a separate group to work on developmental and behavioral issues. - Mental Health First Aid Trainings: Offered periodically. Participants are taught to assess for risk of suicide or harm; listen non-judgmentally; give reassurance and information; encourage appropriate professional help; and encourage self-help and other support strategies. - Youth Mental Health First Aid Trainings: Offered periodically. Participants are taught to assess for risk of suicide or harm; listen non-judgmentally; give reassurance and information; encourage appropriate professional help; and encourage self-help and other support strategies. All within the context of helping the youth population.

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

The South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind helps individuals who are blind or have low vision build the skills they need to live independently and confidently. Trained staff provide personalized instruction designed to support safety, self-reliance, and meaningful participation in daily life. Services include: Computer Training: Instruction in using computers with assistive technology, such as screen readers, magnification, and Braille displays, to improve digital skills and access to information. Orientation and Mobility: Training in safe and effective travel skills, including techniques for navigating environments with or without a white cane. Communication Skills: Lessons in Braille and other communication methods to support reading, writing, and information access. Home Management: Teaching essential daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and organizing household tasks. Manual/Creative Arts: Hands-on instruction in the safe use of hand and power tools to build practical skills and self-confidence. Low Vision Services: Access to low-vision evaluations and adaptive devices that support reading, writing, and daily tasks.

The goal of the Turner Syndrome Foundation (TSF) is to support research initiatives and develop educational programs to increase professional awareness and enhance medical care of those affected by Turner Syndrome. Early diagnosis and comprehensive treatments over the lifespan will lead to a brighter and healthier future for all young girls and women with Turner Syndrome.

Provides Huntington's Disease education and advocacy services. Hosts education days to increase public awareness. Guest speakers discuss different topics about Huntington's Disease such as discoveries about the disease, new and promising research, discoveries about the progression of the disease, and resource available to families and patients. Local chapter supports are available online through the chapter website and social media channels. By keeping a constant stream of information online, patients and families can find support and information at all hours of the day or night. Members providing advocacy services through work with the medical community including medical students, social workers, and police to create an understanding environment for those who are suffering from Huntington's Disease.

The South Dakota Rehabilitation Center for the Blind helps individuals who are blind or have low vision build the skills they need to live independently and confidently. Trained staff provide personalized instruction designed to support safety, self-reliance, and meaningful participation in daily life. Services include: Computer Training: Instruction in using computers with assistive technology, such as screen readers, magnification, and Braille displays, to improve digital skills and access to information. Orientation and Mobility: Training in safe and effective travel skills, including techniques for navigating environments with or without a white cane. Communication Skills: Lessons in Braille and other communication methods to support reading, writing, and information access. Home Management: Teaching essential daily living skills such as cooking, cleaning, laundry, and organizing household tasks. Manual/Creative Arts: Hands-on instruction in the safe use of hand and power tools to build practical skills and self-confidence. Low Vision Services: Access to low-vision evaluations and adaptive devices that support reading, writing, and daily tasks.

The ALS Association seeks to discover the cause and cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's disease) through dedicated research while providing patient support, information/education for health care professionals and the general public, and advocacy for ALS research and health care concerns.

Provides various programs for catastrophically disabled veterans and other people with disabilities. Services include, but are not limited to the following areas: - Service to veterans - Veterans service officer - who is able to assist in obtaining benefits - Advocacy programs for veterans and people with disabilities - Legislation - Peer counseling - for persons with physical disabilities and especially new spinal cord injuries and multiple sclerosis. - Sports and recreational activities - Assists veterans that have physical disabilities with getting involved in sports activities such as bowling, lacrosse, boccia ball, fishing, skiing, trap shooting, and hunting. Also open to individuals with disabilities. - Equipment lending - Technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Any individual who has had a brain injury is welcome to attend. The support group is also available for family members. Brain injuries can be obtained from accidents, falls, multiple concussions, tumors, stokes, lack of oxygen, epilepsy and Parkinson's, to name a few. The brain injury may be a recent injury or one that has been acquired for many years.

An addiction wellness nonprofit that provides professional, compassionate peer coaching to anyone impacted by alcohol or other drugs, including loved ones. Peer coaching is a recovery support system where coaches draw on their lived experiences to help others on their paths to wellness. A peer coach is a wellness partner who provides knowledge, support, skills and accountability, depending on each person's individual needs. Coaches assist with all areas of a person's life, not just the use of alcohol or other drugs. Sobriety is not required, and members are supported in whatever wellness goals are meaningful to them.

Provides answers to questions about breast cancer risk; information about breast cancer screening, treatment options, clinical trials, and genetic counseling and testing; access to no-cost screening mammograms and diagnostic services; financial assistance for income-eligible breast cancer patient in treatment; emotional support; connection to a culturally responsible patient navigator; and connects individuals to national and local organizations that may provide financial assistance and other support services.

Provides quality home health care to residents of the Sioux Empire, Vermillion, and Chamberlain communities. Services offered include care for heart conditions, complex wound care, diabetes education and assessment, disease and symptom management, education on a newly diagnosed medical condition, home health aide, home infusion therapy education, home safety education, medication education, occupational therapy, pain management, pediatric care, physical therapy, postsurgical care, skilled nursing, speech therapy, and rehabilitation therapy while recovering from an orthopedic condition or hospital stay. They are most appropriate for individuals recently discharged from the hospital and are not fully recovered such as after surgery or new diagnosis, individuals recently diagnosed with an illness and needing education, and individuals who have a chronic condition that needs frequent clinical assessment such as diabetes, kidney, stroke, heart or lung disease.

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

In partnership with the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH), Healthy AF is a public health resource focused on helping people take care of their sexual health without judgment or pressure. It shares clear, straightforward information about HIV and STI Testing, prevention, and treatment, and connects people to free or low-cost services at trusted local health centers. The goal is to make testing and care feel normal, accessible, and easy to understand ---so individuals can make informed decisions about their health.

The Tourette Association is dedicated to making life better for all people affected by Tourette and Tic Disorders. Goals and objectives include raising public awareness and fostering social acceptance, working to advance scientific understanding, treatment options and care, educating professionals to better serve the needs of children, adults and families challenged by Tourette and Tic Disorders, advocating for public policies and services that promote positive school, work and social environments, providing help, hope and a supportive community across the nation, and empowering our community to deal with the complexities of this spectrum of disorders.

The Ryan White Part B CARE Program provides services to HIV positive individuals who reside in the State of South Dakota. Services include the Aids Drug Assistance Program (ADAP), assistance with health care costs, assistance with insurance enrollment and premium payments, and one on one case management/counseling services for individuals who are HIV positive. The HIV Prevention Program is for anyone residing in the State of South Dakota who has concerns about HIV/STD's. Services include information on health care providers and HIV testing services, one-on-one counseling for HIV/STD concerns, free condom distribution, free information regarding HIV and STD's, and information and assistance accessing PrEP.

Education, advocacy, and support for all blind persons.

Shares information about dyslexia and offers specialized reading and spelling lessons for children and adults, in-person or remote. Also, Training for Parents provides parents (within a 60-minute radius of Rapid City) with a monthly membership, which gains access to articles, books, and DVDs on the topic of dyslexia, training in the Barton Reading and Spelling System, and materials needed to tutor their own children in reading and spelling.

SPURS provides therapeutic horseback riding for children and adults with all degrees of disabilities.

A support service for all questions relating to: liver disease, wellness and care, and viral hepatitis.

A non-profit organization that provides financial assistance for chronic renal patients on dialysis or having a kidney transplant, provides general literature to the public regarding kidney diseases.

Connects people to safe and confidential services related to preventing pregnancy, achieving pregnancy, and assisting to achieve the desired number of children. Also offers STI screening, pregnancy testing, birth control options, and resources to maintain a healthy reproductive system.

Connects people to safe and confidential services related to preventing pregnancy, achieving pregnancy, and assisting to achieve the desired number of children. Also offers STI screening, pregnancy testing, birth control options, and resources to maintain a healthy reproductive system.

Offers one-on-one professional assistance with eliminating healthcare access barriers for individuals living with a serious health condition. Provides assistance with accessing prescribed medical treatment and services, understanding health insurance benefits, paying for treatment, paying for living expenses, and employment during medical treatment.