A local non-profit, non-political coalition whose members come from all walks of life and are committed to creating and supporting a community where youth and young adults are valued and welcomed in an environment that encourages them to be drug-free and healthy without pressure to use alcohol, tobacco, and drugs.

Strives to be a responsible and caring coalition that promotes healthy lifestyle choices by offering resources, positive activities, leadership, character and ethical behavior education along with prevention efforts in hopes that all community members can learn to form lifelong habits so they can have healthy, contributing and rewarding lives.

Community Health Worker (CHW) services are provided through Health Connect of South Dakota. This includes connecting community members to information or services on housing, transportation, food access, employment, financial literacy and more. See website to find contact information to make appointments.

Develops statewide, intelligent, aggressive and serviceable Council for the purpose of promoting all activities found to be for the good of all veterans and their dependents. Provides a means of contact and communication among the members of the Council and veterans organizations. Does any and all things necessary or proper for the accomplishment of the foregoing business and objects of the Council, including, for such purposes, to contract and pay for personal and other services, to contract for, buy, take by deed, gift or devise, hold, posses, manage, borrow, rent, lease, loan, assign, convey, sell and dispose of in any manner real and personal property, and to act as trustee, or be a beneficiary of a trust. Provides a practical means by which veterans organizations throughout the state may effectively contribute to the betterment of all veterans in three principle phases, as follows: Legislation affecting veterans and their dependents. Concern for the general programs for all veterans and their dependents and all veterans' organization, principally hospital, labor and social. Make public information in behalf of all veterans and their dependents and veterans organizations represented and establish a system of public relations for this purpose.

Adolescent substance use prevention, early intervention, drug and alcohol assessments and outpatient treatment for all youth in the Rapid City, Box Elder and area communities. Lifeways has school-based Addiction and Prevention Counselors in the Rapid City Area School District and limited services in the Douglas School District. Addiction Counselors are also available at main office in Rapid City for all adolescents (public, private and home-schooled) who are experiencing problems with substance use and in need of screening and/or assessment and treatment.

Alcohol, tobacco and drug prevention services; educational and training opportunities in suicide prevention.

Offers suicide prevention and mental health presentations and trainings such as Questions, Persuade, Refer (QPR), Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), Youth Mental Health First Aid (YMHFA), and Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST). Also offers suicide prevention and mental health resources to health care professionals, youth servicing organizations, helping professionals and local businesses and organizations, as well as anyone who may come in contact with individuals experiencing mental health problems.​

Operation Chow Line (OCL) brings awareness to food insecurity among military families and veterans living in rural South Dakota. By partnering with local, state, and federal veteran-serving organizations, the program hosts events that offer free meals and connect attendees with essential resources.

Programs include the following: Energy Conservation - South Dakota Building Science Training Center provides energy conservation information to the community. Information & Referral - Available to help point people to programs who could help (i.e.. CHIP, TANF, etc.). Low Income Organizing - Community Action Teams are volunteers organizing people to help themselves and others in the community. Prisoner Support Group - Activities are held for family support and monthly South Dakota Prison events. Youth Recreation - Swim passes and scholarships for camps, or other youth recreation activities. Available activity depends on site location. Children must be income eligible. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Navigators - Available during tax season.

Provides support to the community to reduce substance abuse in youth, increase youth leadership development, and promote healthy alternatives for our youth. ​Additionally, the coalition is able to offer low to no cost, Evidence Based Mental Health Awareness Trainings.

This is not a church, but a regional office for the 51 American Baptist churches in North and South Dakota.

Guides soldiers and their families to the help they need through a one-stop call center for veterans. The Sea of Goodwill is one place that will have a list of all the various official and unofficial support services available to help veterans. This program helps veterans find assistance in the areas of; employment, housing, financial assistance, and mental and physical health needs. Available 24 hours per day, the Watertown Police Department 911 Center serves as the call center for the Sea of Goodwill.

Helps connect military families to essential services such as mental health support, basic needs, and social care through advanced technology and coordinated efforts. They work to simplify the process to ensure families can access the services that best fit their needs. With personalized assessments, they can eliminate barriers and actively seek out resources through partnerships with community organizations and service providers. The Resource Navigation Guide is powered through a partnership with Nexus SD.

Caseworkers work with women who are going through an unplanned pregnancy. Support services are available to clients at no-cost. Includes: options counseling, evidence-based decision making, adoption planning, adoption parent selection, parenting preparedness program & courses, before & after birth support, mental health counseling, Medicaid & WIC applications, transportation assistance, case management, job application & resume writing, help with difficult family or partner communication, community & state resource connection, and referrals related to housing, substance use, and domestic violence.

Offers access to resources such as training, videos, curricula, and books on topics surrounding the issues of alcohol, tobacco, other drugs, and violence related issues. Training and resources are offered around mental health first aid and suicide prevention. Provides services to 21 counties in the N.E. region of South Dakota. Also, has opioid prevention resources such as DisposeRX packets, medication lock boxes, and Naloxboxes.

The WPRC seeks to divert or delay those we serve from substance use and other high-risk behaviors to promote choices/behaviors resulting in lifelong mind and body wellness. The WPRC primarily focuses prevention support services to stakeholders in South Dakota's 22 westernmost counties, but often serves an even broader audience. The WPRC's services include providing education, technical assistance, training and other support to prevention service providers, youth, parents, educators, community groups, social service providers, health/wellness agencies, chemical dependency service providers, law enforcement and other community wellness stakeholders. WPRC staff can provide community education and information on a broad range of prevention topics. These topics include: Individual drugs (alcohol, nicotine, vaping, marijuana, methamphetamine, fentanyl, etc.) Trends in drug use Over the counter drug misuse The science of chemical dependence (brain and body) Risky behavior marketing 988/211 Helpline usage The WPRC maintains a traditional library of books and other media relating to prevention, health and wellness. Visit the website to create an account to access the e-library. Both are no cost and open to all.

Provides substance use prevention services through the evidence-based Project SUCCESS (Schools Using Coordinated Community Efforts to Strengthen Students), and provide safe driving presentations through a Highway Safety grant from the South Dakota Office of Highway Safety.

Promotes afterschool programs, advocates public policy on behalf of afterschool programs, and encourages high quality in afterschool programs across South Dakota.

Offers a state-wide strategic plan to end child sexual abuse and child maltreatment. The Center works with state and local agencies, as well as for-profit and not-for-profit agencies and organizations to support research, prevention, community awareness, and program development for issues surrounding child sexual abuse and maltreatment.

The main focus of Emily's Hope is treatment accessibility, support for families and prevention education. The Emily's Hope Fund, through the Avera McKennan Foundation, is getting people into treatment. Donations help offset insurance co-pays or support the uninsured. Donations will also support the families of those in treatment on a case-by-case basis who are seeing help at the Avera Addiction Care Center. Emily's Hope has developed a K-12 prevention education curriculum that aims to educate children on how substances affect the brain and how substance use disorder occurs. Emily's Hope publishes a weekly podcast on addiction and grief, holds a support group for those who have lost a loved one to overdose/fentanyl poisoning, publishes a blog on grief, and provides the latest news on addiction, overdose and the fentanyl crisis.

Provides coaching, education and mentorship services to both youth and adults in transition; life transition, work transition or transition from incarceration and homelessness. Support is provided to the vulnerable through group and individual life, character and career coaching classes.

Programs include the following: Energy Conservation - South Dakota Building Science Training Center provides energy conservation information to the community. Information & Referral - Available to help point people to programs who could help (i.e.. CHIP, TANF, etc.). Low Income Organizing - Community Action Teams are volunteers organizing people to help themselves and others in the community. Prisoner Support Group - Activities are held for family support and monthly South Dakota Prison events. Youth Recreation - Swim passes and scholarships for camps, or other youth recreation activities. Available activity depends on site location. Children must be income eligible. VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance) Navigators - Available during tax season.

Community Gardens located on both the west and east sides of Yankton. Gardeners are encouraged to purchase a plot for gardening through the season. Tilling and water are provided.

Health Connect of South Dakota: Strives to provide all South Dakotans access to qualitative, authenticated, independent sources of health information. Provides South Dakotans with free up-to-date health information on a variety of medical and safety issues. As needed, information and referrals to other organizations who may have additional pertinent information is available along with information on support groups and national agencies. Manages the Sioux Empire Coalition and the Sioux Empire Coalition for Youth and Young Adults and provides facilitation for various evidence based health programs. Can provide a household goods voucher for Savers. Call for more information. Member of the Helpline Center Network of Care.

The Carroll Institute adolescent program provides comprehensive behavioral health support. Offers a safe and supportive environment for students in their school to help them develop coping skills, build protective factors, assess safety, and prevent substance use. The program includes evidence based curriculums for K-12th grade in the area of substance use prevention and behavioral health; substance use screenings and assessments; threat assessments; small group sessions; individual counseling; student-led peer leader groups; school-wide awareness campaigns; and access to an addiction and prevention counselor.