Homeless

PIERRE (AP) — Officials have counted 1,186 homeless people in South Dakota, a 14 percent increase from last year. The homeless count was conducted Jan. 26 by the South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium in collaboration with community agencies and homeless service providers....

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — South Dakota officials are deciding whether to revive a state council that focused on coordinating services for the homeless. In 2003, the Interagency Council on Homelessness was created by Gov. Mike Rounds as a way to help agencies work together to reduce...

RAPID CITY (AP) — An aspiring gym teacher who loves art class and playing volleyball with her friends, Jasmine Clements, a fourth-grader, sometimes seems timid in class. Betsy Nelson, Jasmine's teacher at General Beadle Elementary School, said she notices small things. Jasmine...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Organizers of a Sioux Falls center for the homeless and working poor say a planned move to a bigger space will allow for more services including counseling and job-search support. The Argus Leader reports the downtown Good Shepherd Center will move in a few...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Sioux Falls will be getting a new shelter for the homeless despite opposition from several residents. City councilors have upheld the planning commission's decision to grant a conditional-use permit for the shelter. A business owner in the Whittier neighborhood...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The Sioux Falls Planning Commission has approved a permit for a proposed homeless shelter that some area residents don't want. Opponents have five days to appeal the commission's Wednesday decision to the City Council, and Whittier Neighborhood Association...

County official says grant funding is available. The South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium found during its September count that Davison County had 29 adults and nine children for a total of 38 homeless people.

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — The Catholic Diocese of Sioux Falls plans to open a center for the homeless and the needy in South Dakota's largest city. The diocese is buying an empty warehouse for $750,000 and planning upgrades that will run the project past $1 million. The 19,600-square-foot...

By Northern Plains News South Dakota is among the states with the fewest number of homeless citizens per 1,000 population — 1.31. But South Dakota is among the worst at sheltering homeless people, with 31 percent of homeless people without a place to stay. These numbers...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) — Officials have counted 1,155 homeless people in South Dakota, about the same as last year. The homeless count was conducted in September by the South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium in collaboration with community agencies and homeless service...

RAPID CITY (AP) -- A Rapid City homeless shelter is once again serving hot meals after getting a $350,000 kitchen renovation. The Cornerstone Rescue Mission's upgrade went over budget and took longer than expected, but its chef says he's thrilled with the results. Jamie Hagan served...

SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- Volunteers in South Dakota's largest city gathered on a wintry day to make blankets for the homeless. Officials say the seventh annual Project Warm-Up held Saturday at a Sioux Falls middle school produced about 1,200 fleece wraps. The blankets will be distributed...

PIERRE -- Tuesday, the South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium, an affiliate of the South Dakota Housing Development Authority, will conduct its annual statewide homeless count. "We are asking for volunteers to join others who are committed to ending homelessness to...