Helpline Center Events
Each year the Helpline Center hosts several signature events. We hope you'll join us at one of our events as we bring our community together to build awareness and support of our programs. If you'd like to learn more about our events and how to get involved, contact us by calling 211.
For over 35 years, the Spirit of Volunteerism breakfasts are held each spring in Sioux Falls and Rapid City. The Helpline Center's Volunteer Connections program will be seeking nominations from the community for various categories in January 2026. The honorees will then be recognized at an event in April 2026 both in Sioux Falls and in Rapid City.
2026 Date: June 6, 2026 (Sioux Falls, SD)
Click here to view photos and videos from the 2025 Step Forward event.
Thank you to the over 800 attendees who joined us at the walk on June 7, 2025, making it one of our most successful events to date. The hope, compassion, and support from everyone who participated truly made the day memorable and inspiring. From families and friends walking together, to dedicated individuals who came out to support the cause, the turnout was a powerful reminder of the strength and unity within our community.
We are deeply grateful to all of the sponsors and donors whose generosity and commitment played a crucial role in helping us reach our ambitious fundraising goal of $65,000. Their contributions—whether large or small—helped provide the resources we needed to plan, organize, and execute this event successfully. Each dollar raised brought us closer to our mission and made a tangible difference in the lives of those we serve.
This milestone would not have been possible without the combined efforts of so many. Volunteers, participants, sponsors, donors, and community partners all came together in support of a shared purpose. Thank you once again to everyone who helped make this walk such a meaningful and impactful experience.
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(Yankton, SD)
Bridging Yankton, Pathways to Hope, Help & Healing is a suicide prevention group whose mission is to increase suicide awareness by supporting local and statewide prevention efforts which provide hope, help and healing to individuals and families in our community. Formed in 2016, this coalition of Yankton community members work in partnership with the Helpline Center and United Way of Greater Yankton to plan and host our community’s annual Step Forward to Prevent Suicide Walk.
When you support the Bridging Yankton's Step Forward to Prevent Suicide Walk, you join efforts with thousands of people to raise awareness and funds that allow the Helpline Center to provide statewide prevention services, educational programs, and support survivors of suicide loss. For more information, click here or please contact the United Way of Greater Yankton at info@yanktonunitedway.org or call (605) 665-6766.
The 2026 Helpline Open will take place place on Monday, July 13 at Willow Run Golf Course in Sioux Falls for the Helpline Open. All the funds raised from the event will support the suicide prevention and crisis support programs offered through the Helpline Center.
