Organization: LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Mission: PROVIDE SOCIAL SERVICES FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES, RACES, FAITHS, & ECONOMIC LEVELS IN SD.
Activities: CHILDREN & YOUTH SERVICES - SERVICES PROVIDED FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH INCLUDED RESIDENTIAL, ALTERNATIVES TO DETENTION, AND AFTER-CARE SERVICES FOR AT-RISK YOUTH, AND FOSTER CARE. 7,844 PEOPLE SERVED.
COUNSELING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES - BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COUNSELING SERVICES WERE PROVIDED THROUGH INDIVIDUAL, COUPLES, FAMILY, AND GROUP COUNSELING SETTINGS, AS WELL AS IN RESPONSE TO DISASTERS. FINANCIAL RESOURCES SERVICES PROVIDED FINANCIAL COUNSELING, DEBT MANAGEMENT SERVICES, FINANCIAL EDUCATION, FORECLOSURE MITIGATION, AND HOUSING COUNSELING. OTHER SERVICES PROVIDED INCLUDED CHILDCARE SERVICES, MENTORING, INDEPENDENT LIVING, ADOPTION, AND RE-ENTRY SERVICES. 15,422 PEOPLE SERVED.
NEW AMERICAN PROGRAMS - REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS RECEIVED A VARIETY OF SERVICES TO HELP THEM MAKE A SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO A NEW CULTURE AND BECOME SELF-SUFFICIENT. 78 REFUGEES RESETTLED. 187 SECONDARY MIGRANTS ASSISTED.
NTEE category: Human Services
Secondary category: Housing & Shelter