Independent Living Program

Community Resource People

Community Resource People are located in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Pierre and Aberdeen to provide services and training for teens in the areas of employment, education, housing, connections, life skills and health. Services are available to teens age 16 to 21 who have been or are currently in foster care.

Community Resource People can help teens with the tools they need to find an apartment, explore job opportunities, finish their education, find the resources they need and maximize their potential.

• Kelly Forrest
  Volunteers of America
  23 6th Ave. SW, Suite B
  Aberdeen, SD 57401
  Phone: (605) 262-1007
  Fax: (605) 262-1008
  Email: Kelly.Forrest@state.sd.us
  Serving: Aberdeen, Huron, Mobridge, Sisseton, Sisseton-Wahpeton and Watertown
• Denise Bechard and Melissa Goeken
  Volunteers of America
  908 N. Western
  Sioux Falls, SD 57109-9306
  Phone: (605) 274-3617
  Fax: (605) 367-5714
  Email: Denise.Bechard@state.sd.us or Melissa.Goeken@state.sd.us
  Serving: Brookings, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, Yankton and Lake Andes
• Kathy Schreiber
  Volunteers of America
  912 E. Sioux Ave.
  Pierre, SD 57501
  Phone: (605) 280-9580
  Email: Kathy.Schreiber@state.sd.us
  Serving: Chamberlain, Eagle Butte, Mission, Mitchell, Pierre, Winner
  
• Dean Jennings
  Stepping Stones
  22 E. New York
  Rapid City, SD 57701
  Phone: (605) 388-8195
  Fax: (605) 342-4628
  Email: Dean.Jennings@state.sd.us
  Serving: Belle Fourche, Custer, Deadwood, Hot Springs, Martin, Pine Ridge, Rapid City and Sturgis