Sep 26, 2023 | Kid Link, Latest News, Working Upstream
Thrive’s Youth Development Collaborative has launched a Request for Proposals to build an innovative new virtual platform to support youth and families across Sioux Falls. Submissions are due by 5 p.m. Oct. 19, 2023 for proposals to design and develop a website that... 
Jul 28, 2023 | Food Security, Housing, Kid Link, Latest News, Working Upstream
In its first Report to the Community since before the pandemic, Sioux Falls Thrive shares the difficult data that points to learning loss across the city’s school system. Lower income and students of color still tend to lag behind their peers academically, according... 
Jul 11, 2023 | Kid Link, Latest News
Kid Link activities — like the new Community Learning Center programs — changed with seasons and themes. Above, a warm summer afternoon was a good time for students to test the properties of water using a game board full of funnels and tubes. As the Kid Link pilot... 
Dec 6, 2022 | Kid Link, Latest News
Left to right: Michelle Erpenbach, Sioux Falls Thrive; Dawn Stephens, Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of South Dakota; Sherri Donaldson, Honoree; Jennie Marks, Helpline Center The Helpline Center congratulates Sherri Donaldson on being named the Sioux Empire November... 
Sep 19, 2022 | Kid Link, Latest News
Location and accessibility to services are among the strengths of the neighborhood surrounding Terry Redlin Elementary School, according to respondents in a survey released Sept. 15, 2022 by Sioux Falls Thrive and Augustana Research Institute. Outstanding teachers and... 
Dec 15, 2021 | Kid Link, Latest News
Kristy Tripp (center) and her Sammons Financial Group colleagues share the grant total with Kid Link Riverside volunteers. Pictured from left are Gary Ptak, Laurie McDonald, Kristy, Michell Williams and Jesse Borschel. When Kristy Tripp asked her co-workers to fund...