Opening Up a New World
June 28, 2021 // South Dakota Fund Grants“These dollars are opening up a whole new world for participants and contributing towards their self-sufficiency.”
Ginger Niemann, Senior Program Officer, SDCF
DakotAbilities serves 133 adults with disabilities whose ages range from 18 to 90. They provide individualized services that include nursing care, dietary needs, therapies, housing, and vocational training. They also offer activities to expand life experiences.
The South Dakota Community Foundation (SDCF) was pleased to provide a $10,000 South Dakota Fund grant to this organization. This grant will support life enhancing activities for their clientele.
“Now that most of the people we support have a hand in raising vegetables, it made sense to start including cooking classes”, said Joe Dvorak, Director of Day Services, DakotAbilities. “Our partnership with Spirit Club along with initiative from health minded staff has allowed us to include healthy cooking into our Day Program Activities.”
“We are proud to continue to partner with DakotAbilities”, said Ginger Niemann, Senior Program Officer, SDCF. “These dollars are opening up a whole new world for participants and contributing towards their self-sufficiency.”
To learn more about funding opportunities offered by the SDCF, please visit our website at https://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org/grants
About the SDCF
SDCF is a public non-profit organization established in 1987. SDCF, with offices in Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls and Aberdeen administers over 1050 funds benefiting hundreds of charitable organizations annually. The Foundation distributed nearly $18 million in grants in 2020 which made a tremendous difference in communities statewide. This would not have been possible without the generosity of our donors. If you have a specific cause you would like to support or would prefer to give for the general good of our state, please visit https://sdcommunityfoundation.org/giving to learn more or call 1-800-888-1842.