Youth Development Collaborative: New Network Helps Teens Connect to Opportunities
The Youth Development Collaborative is creating a new network of agencies and individuals who serve and advocate for youth.
New Director of Communications Brings Experience, Heart to Thrive
Kristy Anderson brings with her more than 30 years of experience in communications and marketing, including 20 years in the non-profit world.
Sioux Falls Childcare Collaborative Announces Community Initiative Coordinators
Nicole Fluth and Rana DeBoer are coordinating team for Community Initiative seeking solutions to local childcare crisis.
Kid Link Terry Redlin Survey Reveals Unique Strengths, Challenges
Terry Redlin survey says teachers, staff, programming and a culture of adaptability help students. But neighborhood needs support.
Childcare Collaborative Builds Partnership with City Leaders, Plans 6-Month Initiative
A Community Childcare Initiative is the result of an advocacy campaign by the SF Childcare Collaborative to ease the childcare crisis.
Pilot Program Paving the Way for Solutions to Childcare Crisis
A pilot program is using outside-the-box thinking to help address the childcare crisis in Sioux Falls.
New Study: 25,000 Live in Food Deserts in Sioux Falls
A new food access study shows 17% of Minnehaha County children are food insecure, a nearly four-point increase from 2018.
Expensive, Inaccessible: Childcare in Sioux Falls
A national childcare crisis has been brewing a long while. We can’t ignore the childcare crisis in Sioux Falls any more.
Kristy Tripp: A Story of Community Action in Riverside
In a surprise announcement, Kristy Tripp and her colleagues recently presented a check from Sammons Financial Group to support scholarships.
After-School Program Grows at LBA: A Success Story
The LBA after-school program is growing. It’s all thanks to a collaboration among school staff, volunteers and non-profit childcare providers.
OneRoof Evaluation: Families Find Stable Homes, Despite Pandemic
With the first families graduating from OneRoof, Thrive asked for a program evaluation based on the original goals.
New Year Brings Leadership Change for Sioux Falls Thrive
Candy Hanson has stepped back from leading Sioux Falls Thrive. Former Sioux Falls City Councilor Michelle Erpenbach is the new president.