Independent Living Program

Community Resource People

Community Resource People are located in Rapid City, Sioux Falls, 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.

• Randall Fitzgerald
  110 6th Ave SE Suite 200
  Aberdeen, SD 57401
  Phone: (605) 229-1500 or 1-800-584-9248
  Fax: (605) 229-4357
  Email: Randall.Fitzgerald@lsssd.org
  Serving: Aberdeen, Huron, Mobridge, Sisseton, Sisseton-Wahpeton, Watertown and Pierre
• Denise Bechard and Melissa Goeken
  Lutheran Social Services
  621 East Presentation Street
  Sioux Falls, SD 57104
  Phone: (605) 221-2346 or 1-800-584-9248
  Fax: (605) 221-2404
  Email: Denise.Bechard@lsssd.org or Melissa.Goeken@lsssd.org
  Serving: Brookings, Sioux Falls, Vermillion, Yankton, Lake Andes, Chamberlain, Mission, Mitchell and Winner
  
• Janet Swanson and Staci Jonson
  Lutheran Social Services
  2920 Sheridan Lake Road
  Rapid City, SD 57702
  Phone: (605) 348-0477 or 1-800-206-1439
  Fax: (605) 348-0479
  Email: Janet.Swanson@lsssd.org or Staci.Jonson@lsssd.org
  Serving: Belle Fourche, Custer, Deadwood, Hot Springs, Martin, Pine Ridge, Rapid City, Sturgis and Eagle Butte