Press Releases
Below is a listing of the news releases for the last 12 months. Click on a headline for the full press release.
YFS receives helping hands at Day of Caring
September 12, 2008
Volunteers from Ellsworth Air Force Base sifted rocks out of sandboxes, pulled weeds and raked pea gravel under playground equipment at Youth & Family Services 1920 Plaza Blvd. ...
Waldenbooks book fair collects more than 370 books for YFS
September 11, 2008
Youth & Family Services staff member Karen Spalding and Waldenbooks staff member Nicholin Crays load boxes filled with books into a Youth & Family Services van to be distributed to classrooms and libraries within the seven YFS programs. ...
Mayor Hanks serves at YFS Summer Food Program
August 20, 2008
Mayor Alan Hanks served lunch to children participating in the Youth & Family Services Summer Food Program Tuesday afternoon. ...
Delta Dental Smile Mobile makes its debut
August 20, 2008
Employees from Delta Dental and Youth & Family Services as well as donors gathered to celebrate the debut of Delta Dental's newest mobile dental office, the Dakota Smiles Smile Mobile. ...
Party in the Pony Room!
August 15, 2008
The kids in Miss Comfort's Pony Room of Youth & Family Services Child Care sure know how to party! The preschool-age class celebrated Thursday morning with Family Fun Day to mark the end of summer and the older kids' move to the kindergarten classroom ...
Waldenbooks sponsors book fair for YFS
August 14, 2008
Waldenbooks is sponsoring a fall book drive to support Youth & Family Services programs throughout the month of August. ...
Girls Inc. members explore the hills
August 14, 2008
Members of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® show off the program's new Garmin global positioning system (GPS) devices on an excursion at Custer State Park. ...
Tea time at Girls Inc.
July 25, 2008
South Dakota State University Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)nutrition assistant Evonne Schumacher helped members of Girls Incorporated® prepare for a tea party Thursday afternoon. ...
KNBN lends a hand to the YFS Summer Food Program
July 23, 2008
NewsCenter 1 anchors Krista Fogelsong and Justin Wickersham took time off from their reporting duties to help serve lunch at the Youth & Family Services Summer Food Program. ...
New York teens volunteer at YFS
July 16, 2008
Youth & Family Services received a few extra helping hands last Friday. ...
Girls Inc. goes green
June 27, 2008
Members of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® are feeling green. ...
Strider Bicycles presents six bikes to Rapid City Head Start
May 16, 2008
Creator of Strider Running Bikes, and Rapid City native, Ryan McFarland donated six of his bikes designed specifically for children ages one to five to Youth & Family Services Rapid City Head Start in a presentation today at 410 E. ...
Girls Inc. Gives Back
May 7, 2008
The youngest members of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® are learning the importance of giving back to their community. ...
YFS Children Perform Spring Program
April 14, 2008
Youngsters from Youth & Family Services Child Care perform at their spring program, Read, Sing, Play: An ABC Sing Along with Sign Language, last Friday. ...
YFS Celebrates Week of the Young Child
April 11, 2008
Youth & Family Services Child Care will be participating in the Week of the Young Child by encouraging their youngsters to take part in daily activities provided by each classroom as well as center-wide "days" such as Comfy Day, Hat Day, Ins ...
Kids Fair is Coming!
April 11, 2008
The annual celebration of children and their families, Youth and Family Services Kids Fair, is coming to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. ...
Girls Inc. Members Teach Tolerance
March 26, 2008
Fourth and fifth grade members of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® take a bow after their performance of the Dr. ...
WANTED: Kids Fair Volunteers
February 28, 2008
Youth & Family Services is looking for adults and teenagers interested in volunteering their time at the 13th annual YFS Kids Fair on April 18-20.
Volunteers 13 years of age or older are needed to work one or more four-hour shifts on any or each day ...
Fun Run/Walk to Benefit YFS
February 28, 2008
Adults and children are encouraged to lace up their tennis shoes this spring for Youth & Family Services.
Half of the proceeds from the South Dakota School Counselor Association's 2008 Fun Run/Walk on Friday, April 4 will benefit YFS programs.
The 2 ...
Conference Equips Adults to Empower Young Leaders
February 22, 2008
Adults who work with youth are encouraged to attend next month’s South Dakota “Voices Together SAVE” Prevention Conference.
The fourth annual event on Wednesday, March 5 features workshops and motivational sessions aimed at helping parents, educators and ...
YFS Girls Inc. Serves Up Kindness
February 13, 2008
YFS Girls Incorporated® members are learning how sweet it is to serve others.
Fourth and fifth graders in the program bake treats for the Cornerstone Rescue Mission in Rapid City every month.
The monthly project serves a twofold purpose: The girls n ...
Exchange Club Gives YFS $6,100
February 13, 2008
The Exchange Club of Rapid City continued its tradition of support for Youth & Family Services this week.
The local service club awarded $6,100 to two YFS programs Wednesday in the YFS Community Room at 120 E. ...
Sweet! YFS Valentine Cookies Bound for Donors
February 13, 2008
Youth & Family Services staff are sweet on their supporters.
The organization’s time-honored tradition of delivering Valentine cookies to donors continues this year. ...
Herseth Sandlin Tours YFS, Presents Computers
January 21, 2008
Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth Sandlin toured Youth & Family Services' facility at 120 E. ...
YFS Rural Head Start Enrolling in Meade County
January 11, 2008
Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for all families living in Meade County. ...
YFS Receives Lemley Memorial Funds
January 10, 2008
Every January, Youth & Family Services staff and supporters toast to a man who left behind a legacy of sharing one's passions and resources with the youth of western South Dakota.
Dr. ...
Black Hills Surgery Center Backs YFS Fatherhood Initiative with $10,000
January 10, 2008
Youth & Family Services' efforts to reach and empower fathers is getting a financial boost.
The YFS Fatherhood Program received $10,000 Thursday from the Black Hills Surgery Center to further its mission of getting fathers more involved in the lives ...
Taco Bell Donates Van, $1,000 to YFS Girls Inc.
January 8, 2008
Taco Bell on Tuesday presented Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® with the keys to a new vehicle for its Health Connections program Tuesday.
Taco Bell matched cash donations up to $10,000 made to YFS through Aug. ...
YFS Child Care Accepting New Enrollments
January 7, 2008
Youth & Family Services Child Care at 120 E. ...
Local Sorority Gives Gift of Warmth
December 20, 2007
Children enrolled in Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start will stay a little toastier this winter, thanks to the generosity of one local organization.
The Laureate Beta Sorority in Rapid City presented nearly 70 sets of hats ...
Slumberland Helps YFS Kids Catch Healthy ZZZs
December 20, 2007
Eighteen area children enrolled in Youth & Family Services programs will know the benefits of a good night’s rest this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of one business couple.
Slumberland Furniture owners Steve and Darla Jones this week continued ...
EAFB to Carry Out Special Christmas Mission for YFS
December 19, 2007
Ellsworth Air Force Base’s 28th Operations Group will carry out a different sort of mission Thursday.
The 28th OG, which includes the 28th Operations Support Squadron, 34th Bomb Squadron and 37th Bomb Squadron, will deliver the toys it’s collected over t ...
Mail Carriers Deliver Christmas Cheer to YFS Children
December 18, 2007
Rapid City area mail carriers are planning a special delivery Wednesday morning.
U.S. ...
YFS Holiday Hours
December 17, 2007
Following are the hours of operation for Youth & Family Services programs during the holiday season:
The YFS Counseling Center and YFS Western Prevention Resource Center at 202 E. ...
YFS Girls Inc. Holiday Hours
December 17, 2007
Following are the hours of operation for Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® during the holiday season:
Girls Inc. ...
Support YFS! Get Your Gifts Wrapped at Rushmore Mall
December 14, 2007
Take some stress out of gift-giving this holiday season by having someone else wrap your purchases.
All proceeds from the Exchange Club of Rapid City's annual gift-wrapping fundraiser benefit Youth & Family Services. ...
YFS Teams Up with Community to SHARE
December 14, 2007
Numerous struggling families in the Black Hills will sit down to a hearty meal this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of Youth & Family Services supporters.
YFS staff and volunteers on Friday unloaded and assembled 170 SHARE meals paid for by gener ...
YFS Head Start Earns Kudos
December 11, 2007
Youth & Family Services Rapid City and Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start received KEVN Black Hills FOX News' "Committed to Kids" honors for the month of December. ...
YFS Dinner Theatre Takes Center Stage
November 30, 2007
Stuff your loved ones’ Christmas stockings with a special gift this year. ...
YFS Holiday Giving Program
November 19, 2007
While the holiday season is a special time of hope and joy, it’s a trying time for many children and families served by Youth & Family Services. ...
Turkey Dinners for YFS Families
November 2, 2007
Youth & Family Services will provide a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings for families and children enrolled in the YFS Child Care program from 10:45 a.m. ...
YFS Head Start Hosts Book Fair
November 2, 2007
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start hosts a book fair beginning next week.
The Scholastic Book Fair is open from 8 a.m. ...
Western S.D. Teens Lead By Example
October 18, 2007
Western South Dakota teens have an opportunity next month to impact their peers to lead healthy, drug-free lifestyles. ...
Girls Inc. Monster Bash
October 18, 2007
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® members and staff will scare up some fun next week.
YFS Girls Inc. ...
YFS Youngsters' Art on Display
October 18, 2007
The artistic talents of children enrolled in Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is on display next week.
Families and friends of the youngsters are invited to check out dozens of their mini masterpieces beginning at 6 p.m. ...
S.D. Organization Financially Backs YFS Foundation
October 15, 2007
The Youth & Family Services Foundation received a $4,225 check Monday from the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota Building Chapter. ...
Head Start Staff, Supporters To Converge in Rapid City
October 9, 2007
South Dakota plays host next week to nearly 500 educators, social workers and other early childhood professionals from six western states.
The Region VIII Head Start Conference comes to the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center in Rapid City on Oct. ...
YFS Head Start Seeking Black Hawk, Piedmont Families
October 2, 2007
Give your preschool-aged child a head start on learning!
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is still enrolling Black Hawk and Piedmont families for the 2007-2008 school year.
Black Hawk and Piedmont families with children ...
YFS Head Start Seeking Box Elder, EAFB families
October 1, 2007
Give your preschool-aged child a head start on learning!
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is still enrolling Ellsworth Air Force Base and Box Elder families for the 2007-2008 school year.
EAFB and Box Elder families wit ...
YFS Counselors Present Innovative Approach to Parenting
October 1, 2007
There’s room for both love and logic when it comes to parenting. ...
Retreat! YFS Counselor Invites Women To Get Away From It All
August 31, 2007
Tally Salisbury has some advice for stressed-out women: Retreat!
Salisbury, a mental health therapist at Youth & Family Services Counseling Center, invites women of all ages and backgrounds to retreat into the Black Hills later this month for “Awaken ...
Girls Inc. School Year Hours
August 24, 2007
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® will be closed Friday, Aug. ...
Girls Inc. To Benefit From Aug. 28 Taco Bell Media Day Fundraiser
August 16, 2007
Head on over to Taco Bell for lunch or dinner Tuesday, Aug. ...
YFS Enrolling Box Elder, EAFB Families
August 15, 2007
Give your preschool-aged child a head start on learning!
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for the 2007-2008 school year.
Ellsworth Air Force Base and Box Elder families with children ...
Rally Riders: Clean That Chrome
August 1, 2007
Rally goers and other motorists are encouraged to wash their wheels for kids Thursday, Aug. ...
YFS Celebrates Generous Community
July 27, 2007
Youth & Family Services celebrated another year marked by generosity and goodwill this week. ...
Free Food, Fun on YFS Menu
July 18, 2007
A special treat’s in store next week for youngsters who take advantage of the free meals Youth & Family Services dishes out during the summer.
A free carnival kicks off Monday, July 23 on the lawn of the YFS facility at 410 E. ...
Girls Inc. Members Travel Back In Time
July 18, 2007
YFS youngsters will encounter a blast from the past Friday.
Several dozen girls enrolled in Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® will tour the Broken Boot Gold Mine. ...
Western S.D. Youth Lead By Example
July 10, 2007
Five western South Dakota teens aren’t content to live drug-free. ...
Study Finds YFS Utilized in Black Hills
June 28, 2007
Health and human service providers in western South Dakota utilized Youth & Family Services more than any other local agency in the last year, according to a study that measured family, school and community needs across a four-county region.
The Chie ...
YFS Counseling Center, WPRC Closed July 2-6
June 27, 2007
The Youth & Family Services Counseling Center and Western Prevention Resource Center will be closed July 2-6. ...
Father's Day Fundraiser Benefits YFS Rural Head Start
June 22, 2007
A Deadwood restaurant’s Father’s Day fundraiser netted huge returns for Youth & Family Services Rural Head Start.
Those who attended Boondock’s free Father’s Day car show and concert donated $761 to YFS Rural Head Start in Lawrence County.
YFS Rural ...
Teens Dramatically Address Peer Pressures
June 14, 2007
Curbing drug and alcohol use and other risky behaviors among teens takes center stage next week.
A unique program that equips teens to lead the way in prevention and reaching out to their peers and other youth through drama kicks off Monday, June 18. ...
Nothin' Fishy About This Gift
June 8, 2007
Two Hermosa boys now have plenty of fish tales to spin.
Twelve-year-old Cherokee “Rokee” Briggs and 13-year-old Lucas Nifong-Bultena were treated Tuesday to an all-day fly-fishing expedition led by local fly fishing gurus.
Rushmore Rotary members Jerry ...
CACFP Sponsorship Announced
June 8, 2007
Youth & Family Services announces sponsorship of the federal Child and Adult Care Food Program. ...
YFS Facilities Closed Memorial Day
May 18, 2007
All Youth & Family Services facilities will be closed Monday, May 28 in observance of Memorial Day. ...
Substance Abuse Training Offered
May 18, 2007
Educators, social workers, counselors, prevention specialists and other professionals will learn how best to develop and sustain programs that reduce drug and alcohol abuse and other high-risk behaviors next month.
Pamela Teaney Thomas, Youth Development ...
Kids and Teens Eat Free This Summer
May 18, 2007
When school lets out for the summer, could a child or teen you know benefit from a free, nutritious breakfast and lunch – no questions asked?
Youth & Family Services’ Summer Food Service Program serves up nutritious meals to children 18 and younger a ...
Girls Inc. Closed for Registration, Summer Hours Begin June 5
May 18, 2007
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® will be closed May 24 to June 4 in preparation for summer programming. ...
YFS Rural Head Start Enrolling in Butte County
May 9, 2007
Youth & Family Services Rural Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for all families living in Butte County. ...
Spring Fling Marks Day to Honor Child Care Workforce
May 7, 2007
Children enrolled in Youth & Family Services Child Care present their annual Spring Fling on Friday afternoon.
The concert, which features the voices of children enrolled in Child Care’s Bears and Caterpillars classes, begins at 3 p.m. ...
YFS Rural Head Start Enrolling in Haakon, Jackson Counties
May 4, 2007
Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for the 2007-2008 school year for all families living in Haakon and Jackson counties.
YFS Rural Head Start offers weekly home visits for children and their ...
Girls Inc. Members Get Movin'
May 3, 2007
Children enrolled in Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated are dancing their way to fitness.
Elementary and middle school students who attend YFS Girls Inc. ...
YFS Youngsters' Art on Display
May 1, 2007
The artistic talent of children enrolled in Youth & Family Services Rapid City Head Start is on display Thursday evening.
Families and friends of the youngsters are invited to check out dozens of their mini masterpieces beginning at 5:30 p.m. ...
Adventure Awaits YFS Youngsters
April 23, 2007
Wondering where to send the kids when school lets out for the summer?
Send them to Youth & Family Services Summer Adventure Club, where everyday is an adventure!
Parents of children going into the second grade through middle school are encouraged to ...
Breathe Life Back Into Your Parenting: Try CPR
April 16, 2007
Could your relationship with your child use some resuscitation? Maybe it’s time for a little CPR.
Youth & Family Services Counseling Center offers C-P-R (Child-Parent-Relationship) classes beginning April 30. ...
Exchange Club Donates $2,500 to YFS
April 5, 2007
The Exchange Club of Rapid City continued its tradition of support for Youth & Family Services with a recent $2,500 donation to two YFS programs.
Girls Incorporated received $1,500 and the Male Health Project received $1,000. ...
Parents Get Straight Talk from Teens About Sex
April 3, 2007
Don’t take the kids.
Parents of middle and high school students are encouraged to leave their teens at home April 12 while they get a crash course in what their teens are hearing and doing about sexual temptation.
The teacher? Other teens.
A “Tell It t ...
YFS Kids on the Move
March 23, 2007
Children enrolled in Youth & Family Services programs are getting their groove on this spring.
Elementary and middle school students who attend YFS Girls Incorporated or Child Care classes began learning basic dance moves this week, thanks to an inno ...
Wanted: Kids Fair Volunteers
March 16, 2007
Youth & Family Services is looking for adults and teenagers interested in volunteering their time at the 12th annual Kids Fair on April 27-29.
Volunteers 13 years of age or older are needed to work one or more approximately two-hour shifts on any or ...
School Days Are Here Again -- If You're A Grown-up
March 13, 2007
You’re never too old for school.
That’s why Youth & Family Services and other local human service agencies pool their ideas and resources to bring back Parent University every spring.
Would-be students shouldn’t worry about footing a pricy tuition b ...
Calling All Kids! YFS Kids Casting Call Wants You!
March 6, 2007
Got skills?
Maybe it’s cup stacking or juggling, playing the tuba or clogging. ...
YFS Counseling Center Welcomes New Therapist
March 6, 2007
A new face has joined Youth & Family Services.
The YFS Counseling Center welcomes Jennifer Freyensee to its team of counselors. ...
Getting Girls Off the Sidelines and Into the GAMES
February 27, 2007
Sports are for girls!
That’s the motivation behind a program Youth & Family Services debuted earlier this year.
Shelly Flack, sports coordinator for YFS Girls Incorporated, recently launched GAMES to promote sports and sports-related careers among g ...
Operation SMART Awarded $3,500
February 26, 2007
A Black Hills woman's organization continues to support Youth & Family Services in its efforts to foster the next generation of female scientists, mathematicians and engineers. ...
YFS Parenting Series: Not Just for Parents Anymore
February 26, 2007
Youth & Family Services’ successful parenting course may be coming to a classroom near you.
The YFS Counseling Center aims to equip local educators with some of the same teaching strategies imparted to parents who attend its “Becoming a Love and Logi ...
How Sweet It Is!
February 7, 2007
Youth & Family Services staff are sweet on their supporters.
The organization’s time-honored tradition of delivering Valentine cookies to donors continued Wednesday. ...
Opportunities Abundant for Businesses, Volunteers at Kids Fair
January 26, 2007
How’s this for a return on your investment?
Sponsor a booth or donate a few hours of your time at the 12th Annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair and you’ll help ensure YFS is able to meet the needs of children and their families in western South D ...
YFS Dinner Theatre Serves Up Broadway Tonight!
January 24, 2007
Treat your loved ones to something special this Valentine’s Day.
Youth & Family Services presents its second annual dinner theatre fundraiser, Broadway Tonight!, Feb. ...
YFS Receives Lemley Memorial Funds
January 11, 2007
Every January, Youth & Family Services staff and supporters toast to a man who left behind a legacy of sharing one’s passions and resources with the youth of western South Dakota.
Dr. ...
YFS Head Start Enrolling in Butte County
January 9, 2007
Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting enrollment applications for all families living in Butte County.
Enrollment in Head Start is based on a child’s age and his or her family’s income. ...
YFS Counselors Present Innovative Approach to Parenting
January 9, 2007
There’s room for both love and logic when it comes to parenting.
Youth & Family Services counselors explain how beginning later this month.
The YFS Counseling Center kicks off another round of “Becoming a Love and Logic Parent” Jan. ...
YFS Head Start Earns Federal Kudos
January 5, 2007
Children enrolled in Head Start programs administered by Youth & Family Services are in good hands, according to a federal review of program staff, policies and procedures.
YFS Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start and Rural Head Start received near ...
Girls Inc. Ball Players End Season with Kudos (part II)
December 22, 2006
Pictured above is YMCA basketball Team No. ...
Deadwood Hotel Donates Furniture to YFS Families
December 19, 2006
Black Hills families recently furnished their homes with the aid of an area business.
The Mineral Palace in Deadwood donated dressers, tables and nightstands to Youth & Family Services earlier this month.
Two families of children enrolled in YFS Rur ...
Slumberland Helps YFS Kids Catch Healthy Zzzs
December 19, 2006
Two dozen area children enrolled in Youth & Family Services programs will know the benefits of a good night’s rest this Christmas thanks to the generosity of Slumberland.
Slumberland owners Steve and Darla Jones continued their holiday tradition Wedn ...
Mail Carriers Deliver Christmas Cheer to YFS Children
December 15, 2006
Wayne Therkildsen has made plenty of special deliveries in his time with the U.S. ...
YFS Teams Up with Community to SHARE
December 15, 2006
Numerous struggling families in the Black Hills will sit down to a hearty meal this Christmas, thanks to the generosity of Youth & Family Services supporters.
YFS staff and volunteers Friday unloaded and assembled 185 SHARE meals paid for by generous ...
Black Hills Area Community Foundation Announces New Funds
December 14, 2006
The Black Hills Area Community Foundation (BHACF) announced the inauguration of new endowment funds benefiting two area nonprofit agencies: the Youth & Family Services Foundation and Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Black Hills. ...
Kids Fair to Return for 12th Year of Fun
December 8, 2006
Youth & Family Services has announced the 2007 dates for Kids Fair, the agency’s signature event. ...
Anonymous Donor Comes Bearing Gifts
December 7, 2006
The Bear Lady strikes again.
Warm fuzzies are once again in order for area youngsters enrolled in Youth & Family Services Head Start classes, thanks to the generosity of one local woman.
The donor, who wishes to remain anonymous, contributes dozens ...
HEAD START YOUNGSTERS LEARN ABOUT THEIR HERITAGE
December 1, 2006
Youngsters enrolled in the Youth & Family Services Rural Head Start programs throughout the Southern Hills had a monumental encounter with their heritage last month.
The staff at Crazy Horse Memorial treated the Head Start children and their families ...
STUDENT STOCKS SHELVES OF GIRLS INC. LIBRARY
November 30, 2006
One college student’s English assignment is helping to fill a library for members of Youth & Family Services’ Girls Incorporated.
Justin Boyd, a student at Oglala Lakota College, collected children’s books for Girls Inc. ...
DONATED MINIVAN KEEPS YFS MALE HEALTH PROJECT ROLLIN'
November 28, 2006
The generosity of one Rapid City couple will help ensure area children enrolled in Youth & Family Services programs continue to receive the medical, educational and emotional support they need to succeed.
Longtime YFS friends and supporters Tom and S ...
YFS COUNSELOR WANTS PARENTS TO PAY ATTENTION
November 22, 2006
Is your child easily distracted or prone to outbursts? Does he or she fidget constantly and appear to have no sense of time?
If you’re tired of fighting what appears to be mounting behavioral problems, maybe it’s time to take a second look at your child. ...
FREE PREVENTION RESOURCES AT YOUR FINGERTIPS
November 21, 2006
Supplement your reading list free of charge this holiday season.
Youth & Family Services’ Western Prevention Resource Center at 202 E. ...
BUDDING FEMALE SCIENTISTS RECEIVE NEW TOOL THROUGH WHICH TO VIEW THE WORLD
November 17, 2006
Gordon Scofield lost the love of his life when his wife, Nancy, died in 2003. ...
GIRLS INC. MEMBERS WRITE THEIR WAY TO NEW WHEELS
November 17, 2006
Ten members of Girls Incorporated pedaled away on some new wheels in November. ...
TURKEY DINNERS FOR YFS FAMILIES
November 16, 2006
Youth & Family Services provided a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings for families and children enrolled in the YFS Child Care program and for families and members of YFS Girls Incorporated on Nov. ...
GIRLS INC. MONSTER BASH
October 24, 2006
The annual Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® Monster Bash costume party for Girls Inc. ...
HEAD START ART SHOW
October 19, 2006
More than 150 children and their families attended the Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start art show for YFS Head Start families enrolled in the program on Oct. ...
YFS GIRLS INC. RECEIVE DANCE LESSONS
September 20, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® members had the opportunity to receive dance lessons from Lynae Tucker, Little Miss Rapid City. ...
NEW YFS COUNSELING CENTER THERAPIST
September 19, 2006
Carol Hardy, a therapist with LCSW-PIP, QMHP qualifications and certification, is now providing counseling services for children and families at the Youth & Family Services Counseling Center. ...
YOUTH TO YOUTH CONFERENCE
September 19, 2006
More than 150 youths and 50 adults from across western South Dakota will gather here Sept. ...
YFS COUNSELING CENTER BUSY WITH DAY OF CARING
September 14, 2006
Youth & Family Services Counseling Center and Western Prevention Resource Center staff rolled up their sleeves to participate in the 2006 United Way Day of Caring. ...
YFS GIRLS INC. MEMBERS PAINT CHAIR FOR CHAIR-ITY
September 14, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® members painted a beautiful Japanese themed chair for the Chairs for Chair-ity fundraiser for the Children’s Home Society. ...
JUST 4 US FOCUS GROUP
September 12, 2006
Youth & Family Services Counseling Center will sponsor an educational focus group for all students ages 10-17 from 4 to 6 p.m. ...
YFS GIRLS INC SCHOOL YEAR HOURS
September 8, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® will begin operating under school year hours from 2:30 to 8 p.m. ...
ADHD INFORMATION CLASS
September 6, 2006
Parents of children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder can register now for the next Youth & Family Services Counseling Center educational group entitled, “FOCUS: Understanding your Child with ADHD.” This four-week class is designed t ...
YFS GIRLS INC. ESSAY WINNERS RECEIVE COMPUTERS
August 28, 2006
The Exchange Club of Rapid City and Computer Village will be giving away computers to Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® essay winners at 1 p.m. ...
YRS RURAL HEAD START ENROLLING IN PENNINGTON COUNTY
August 25, 2006
Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start in Pennington County is accepting applications for children ages 3 to 5 for the 2006-2007 school year. ...
RAPID CITY HEAD START PARENT ORIENTATION
August 25, 2006
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start will host their parent orientation for their preschool program from 9 to 11 a.m. ...
HOME VISITOR INSTITUTE
August 24, 2006
Home visitors from Youth & Family Services Rural Head Start and YFS Rapid City Head Start will be attending the Home Visitor Institute Aug. ...
RAPID CITY HEAD START ENROLLING STUDENTS
August 21, 2006
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting applications for children ages 3 to 5 at 1920 Plaza Boulevard. ...
CACFP SPONSORSHIP ANNOUNCED
August 16, 2006
Youth & Family Services announces the sponsorship of the Child and Adult Care Food Program. ...
YFS RURAL HEAD START ENROLLING IN MEADE COUNTY
July 28, 2006
Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start in Meade County is accepting applications for enrollment for the 2006 to 2007 school year. ...
YFS GI MEMBER D.A.R.E. ESSAY RUNNER-UP
July 28, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® member, Claire Foerster, won third place in the D.A.R.E. ...
YFS RAPID CITY HEAD START ENROLLING NOW
July 27, 2006
Youth & Family Services Rapid City Prenatal to Five Head Start is accepting registrations for children ages 3 to 5 from 2 p.m. ...
YFS GIRLS INC BUSING FORMS
July 27, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® has new busing permission forms for the 2006-2007 program year. ...
GUEST CHEF AT GIRLS INC.
July 19, 2006
Jeff Slathar, pastry chef at the Colonial House Restaurant, shared his love of cooking and taught 10 fourth- and fifth-grade members of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® how to make a special dessert in the Teaching Kitchen at the YFS fa ...
YFS CRISIS HOTLINE INACTIVATED
June 9, 2006
The Youth & Family Services Counseling Center Crisis Hotline, 342-4303, will be inactivated June 10. ...
YFS GIRLS INC. BEGINS AMBASSADORS MENTORING PROGRAM
May 31, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® has created and implemented an innovative program that ensures new members receive a warm welcome, and provides current members with the opportunity to demonstrate responsibility.
It's called the Ambass ...
YFS SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM TO BEGIN
May 30, 2006
Youth & Family Services announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) and will provide free, nutritious meals to all children ages 18 and younger on the following dates and locations:
- June 6 - Sept. ...
YFS RECEIVES $5500 FROM EXCHANGE CLUB
May 30, 2006
The Exchange Club of Rapid City, S.D., recently presented a $5,500 check to the Youth & Family Services Counseling Center. ...
WILDFIRE DANCE PERFORMERS AT YFS
May 16, 2006
The Wildfire Dance Theatre will be performing for Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® and Child Care members at 4 p.m. ...
CHILD CARE ART SHOW
May 15, 2006
Youth & Family Services Child Care will host the Color Your World, Artistic Youth Celebration art show and silent auction from 8:30 a.m. ...
CHERRIES JUBILEE ON TAP FOR KIDS FAIR
April 12, 2006
Members of Cherries Jubilee, the touring youth troupe of Black Hills Community Theatre, (left to right: Adante Carter, Molly McClellan, Carly Mazzone, Nicolette Oster, Mike Black, Kenzi Meeks, KC Hofer, and Kassi Blue) pose as the costumed characters from ...
2006 DA-CODA INSTRUMENTS DRIVE
March 30, 2006
The dates for the 2006 Da-Coda Instrument Drive, a program that accepts donated band and orchestra instruments, refurbishes and repairs them, then presents them to members of the Rapid City Club for Boys and Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated& ...
NEW GIRLS INC. DIRECTOR
March 30, 2006
There will be a new set of hands at the helm of Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® beginning April 3. ...
STUDENTS COLLECT CRAYONS FOR YFS
March 30, 2006
Sixty-two fifth-grade students from Pinedale Elementary School collected 184 boxes of crayons and will present them to the Youth & Family Services Rural Prenatal to Five Head Start program at noon on April 5 at the YFS facility located at 1920 Plaza B ...
KIDS FAIR VOLUNTEERS WANTED
March 17, 2006
Volunteers are needed for this year’s Youth & Family Services Kids Fair April 21, 22 and 23 at the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center. ...
NICKELODEON PART OF YFS KIDS FAIR 2006
March 10, 2006
Promoters of the upcoming 11th Annual Youth & Family Services Kids Fair, a celebration of children and their families held each spring in the Rushmore Plaza Civic Center, announced that the Nickelodeon Nick Game Lab will be part of the activities this ...
YFS CELEBRATING CACFP WEEK
March 3, 2006
Youth & Family Services, a South Dakota based non-profit sponsor of the Child & Adult Food Program, is joining other family child care providers around the state enrolled in the CACFP in recognizing how the program benefits their communities durin ...
SAVE PREVENTION CONFERENCE SET
March 2, 2006
The second annual South Dakota “Voices Together SAVE” Prevention Conference featuring a collection of national and local speakers and presentations is from 8 a.m. ...
NEXT ADHD FOCUS GROUP MEETING
March 1, 2006
Parents of children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder can register now for the next Youth & Family Services Counseling Center educational focus group designed to teach parents about the condition. ...
GIRLS INC. TAKES FOURTH IN BOX SLED RACES
February 25, 2006
Eleven members of the Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated program participated in the box sled races at Deer Mountain on Feb. ...
YFS DINNER THEATRE A SUCCESS
February 25, 2006
The dinner theatre fundraiser, From Broadway With Love, hosted by Youth & Family Services Feb. ...
YFS COUNSELING CENTER OPEN HOUSE
February 21, 2006
The Youth & Family Services Counseling Center will host an open house for area school counselors and liaison officers from 8 to 9:30 a.m. ...
LAW FIRM DONATES PEDOMETERS, YOGA MATS TO GIRLS INC.
February 17, 2006
The lawyers of Lynn, Jackson, Shultz & Lebrun have developed an innovative way to celebrate the firm’s 60th anniversary that will also serve as a way to give something back to our community. ...
GIRLS INC. ICE CREAM SOCIAL
February 14, 2006
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® will host an ice cream social for Girls Inc. ...
LOVE & LOGIC TRAINING
February 11, 2006
The Youth & Family Services Counseling Center will present a seven-part class entitled Becoming a Love and Logic Parent beginning Feb. ...
COOKIES FOR LARGE SUM CONTRIBUTORS
February 3, 2006
Members of the Youth & Family Services staff will be cooking, frosting and packaging more than nearly 5,750 sugar cookies from 9:30 to 11 a.m. ...
CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE
February 3, 2006
The South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children and South Dakota Head Start Association conference, a collaborative effort to support early childhood professionals, is Feb. ...
YFS TO BENEFIT FROM BOSTON'S EVENT
February 2, 2006
Starting next week, Boston’s kicks off its annual Valentine’s campaign to raise funds for local charities in each of its U.S. ...
YFS TO HOST DINNER THEATRE
February 1, 2006
Youth & Family Services will host a dinner theatre entitled From Broadway With Love, featuring performances by well known area performers Eric Johnson and Shirlene Joseph, Feb. ...
YFS RECEIVES LEMLEY MEMORIAL FUNDS
January 11, 2006
The trustees of the Lemley Memorial Fund – Edna Taylor, Ralph White and Lloyd Sohl – presented a $25,324.25 check to the Youth & Family Services Board of Directors and executive director, Susan Fedell, during a private, special luncheon today.
The pr ...
CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE REGISTRATION AVAILABLE
December 17, 2005
Registration forms are being accepted for the South Dakota Association for the Education of Young Children and South Dakota Head Start Association conference Feb. ...
CHINESE DIGNITARY VISITS GIRLS INC.
December 15, 2005
Carrie Robley, Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated Health Connections advocate (right), explains how she and other members of the Youth & Family Services Girls Inc. ...
YFS CHILD CARE OPENINGS
December 10, 2005
Youth & Family Services Child Care offers a full-day, full-year preschool program for 3 and 4-year-old children. ...
TURKEY DINNERS FOR YFS FAMILIES
November 17, 2005
Youth & Family Services will provide a turkey dinner with all of the trimmings for families and children enrolled in the YFS Child Care program from 11 a.m. ...
YOUTH TO YOUTH CONFERENCE
November 3, 2005
More than 150 youths and 50 adults from across western South Dakota will gather here Nov. ...
GIRLS INC. WHEELCHAIR BASKETBALL GAME
October 13, 2005
Youth & Family Services Girls Incorporated® members and members of the Rapid City Mayor’s Committee on Disability will face off in a wheelchair basketball game from 6:30 to 7:45 p.m. ...
YFS HEALTH FAIR
October 10, 2005
Youth & Family Services will host a free health and human services fair from 11 a.m. ...
PROGRAM EXPANDS TO HELP MORE UNDERSERVED BOYS GAIN ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
August 19, 2005
The Boys Health Advocacy Program, an initiative available through the Youth & Family Services Counseling Center, is expanding to allow more boys in the community better access to health care and better guidance through the medical care system that can ...
