Weather in the plains states can be brutal and even deadly. But weather is not the only killer of the people, apathy can be just as deadly, we need people to care enough to sacrifice what they can to help. This is an effort taking place in Rapid City, please read this page carefully and let your heart do the rest. All to often indigenous people are turned away from the homeless shelters in Rapid City, South Dakota because they have been drinking. During the bitter winter that is often a sentence of death.
Alcohol decreases the body's ability to fight hypothermia and as a result they freeze to death.
Until now their only option has been to seek shelter under bridges or in abandoned houses. They may survive another winter but the problem remains, they have little hope for anything better in their lives. The Seventh Circle is a non-profit organization, dedicated to providing the homeless of the Rapid City, S. Dakota area, with affordable housing , restoring dignity and giving them a foundation rooted in traditional culture. Although it is aimed at the Native American homeless the program will be open to all that are homeless. They must be homeless at the time of their application, and 3.