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Youth Mentoring Programs

AMMY (Adults Mentoring Minority Youth) - The AMMY program offers help to minority youth at risk. Mentors are role models who meet with students once a week to provide support to immigrant & refugee high school age students. To learn more about Adults Mentoring Minority Youth, through Translators of Culture, contact Irina Goubanova at irinag@sio.midco.net.

Bartlett Foundation -
Our scholarship program affords youth's access to competitive athletic programming. By participating in our program each scholared athlete is paired with a mentor. Coach advocates for their success on the court while their mentor off the court. Low income 3rd - 12th grade athletes. For more information, please contact coachtbbba@gmail.com or (605) 271-7472.

Collision - Collision is a student-led ministry that builds teams of students who see their school as a mission field, and we equip them to share the hope of Jesus to transform lives. For more information, visit collision.org, call (605) 400-1929 or email info@collision.org.

EmBe - Girls on the Run - Girls on the Run is a transformational physical activity-based, positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-5th grades. Girls on the Run inspires girls to be joyful, healthy and confident by using fun, experience based curriculum that teaches life skills through interactive lessons and running games. For more information or questions please contact Allison Sinning at 605.681.8328 or asinning@embe.org.

Girl Scouts Dakota Horizons - Guiding girls through the Girl Scout Leadership Experience, including our four pillars of Life Skills, Entrepreneurship, STEM and Outdoor. Girls, Grades K – 12. For more information, please contact Girl Scouts by calling 800-666-2141 or emailing Stacy Stahl at sstahl@gsdakotahorizons.org.

Hurdle Life Coach Foundation - CHANGE Diversion Program - The CHANGE mentorship program is a personal and professional character development training program for individuals in the midst of a transition in life born of personal adversity. We support youth ages 11-17 and also adults 18 and older.  For more information, please contact Hurdle Life Coach at (605) 838-7898 or thehurdlelifecoach@gmail.com.

Junior Achievement of South Dakota - JA volunteer mentors go into classrooms and use the JA pre-developed curriculum to teach students about careers, money, and business ownership while weaving in their own personal life and business experiences. Grades K-12. For more information, please contact JA by calling 605-336-7318 or email at jasd@ja.org .

LSS Community Mentoring - Community based mentoring for children ages 7-14 in the Sioux Falls area. Community mentors meet with youth approximately 4 hours per month and can enjoy a variety of fun activities in the area. This program is ideal for volunteers needing flexible meeting opportunities. For more information, please contact LSS Mentoring Services at 605-444-7803 or Mentoring@LssSD.org.

LSS In School Mentoring - LSS In School Mentoring volunteers spend one hour per week with an elementary or middle school student at the school. LSS is in partnership with all public school districts in Lincoln and Minnehaha Counties, Grades PreK to 8. For more information, please contact LSS Mentoring Services at 605-444-7803 or Mentoring@LssSD.org.

LSS High School Mentoring- Mentoring program especially for high school students. Mentors meet with a student in or outside of school. Matches commit to 4 years of meeting 4 hours per month. Matches focus on college and career planning, community service and relationship development. Grades 9-12. For more information, please contact LSS Mentoring Services at 605-444-7803 or Mentoring@LssSD.org.

Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls - The Multi-Cultural Center is a state-licensed after school and out of school facility. We have six youth programs. that work on academic skills. All but one program work with K-5 students. For more information, please contact Multi-Cultural Center of Sioux Falls by calling 605-367-7401.

REACH Literacy - Bee A Reading Buddy - Bee a reading buddy to kids in grades 2-8. Volunteers will meet with a child once a week for 30 minutes to read.  For more information, please contact REACH at (605) 332-2665 or brianna@reachliteracy.org.

Sioux Falls Young Life - Young Life is caring adults who enter the world of kids, building transformational relationships of life, grounded in Christ. We go where middle and high schoolers are (most often schools!), mentoring and encouraging, being present and supportive. We share life and Jesus in relationships, bible studies, camps, and more. For more information, please contact Sioux Falls Young Life at siouxfallsyl@gmail.com.

TeamMates Mentoring of Sioux Falls - TeamMates is a school-based, one-to-one mentoring program co-founded by Dr. Tom and Nancy Osborne. The focus of the program is for an adult volunteer to help build a positive relationship with a student so as to help them reach their full potential. Grades 3-12. One hour per week during the school year or more information, please contact TeamMates by calling 605-367-4483 or email Teammates.Sfsd@k12.sd.us.

Volunteers of America, Dakotas – Kidz Count - Afterschool academic, social, and recreational programming for K-5th grade students who attend Terry Redlin Elementary. For more information, please contact Volunteers of America by calling 605-906-2736 or email s.larson@voa-dakotas.org.

Volunteers of America, Dakotas – Youth Center - Academic, social, recreational afterschool program for students ages 5-14. For more information, please contact Volunteers of America by calling 605-336-7536 or email c.frederick@voa-dakotas.org.

Volunteers of America, Dakotas – Axis180 - Housing and case management supports to young adults experiencing homelessness so they may live independently. Young adults between 16-21 years old. For more information, please contact Volunteers of America by calling 605-334-1414.

 

Adult/Family Mentoring Programs

Bethany Christian Services – Safe Families for Children - Temporary Crisis Care of Children and Mentoring of Parents. Mentoring Socially Isolated, Mostly Single Mothers, Families Living Within Poverty Guidelines. For more information, please contact Bethany Christian Services by calling 605-336-6999.

Dress for Success Sioux Falls, powered by EmBe - Dress for Success Sioux Falls is dedicated to improving the lives of women located in the Sioux Falls area. The professional clothing, employment retention programs and ongoing support that we provide our clients symbolize our faith in every woman’s ability to succeed. For more information or questions, please contact Stacy Stahl at 605.336.3660 or sstahl@embe.org.

EmBe - EMPOWERMentors - EMPOWERMentors is a mentorship program for women who have graduated from the Tapestry Women’s Career Network after being employed for at least a year and now receive encouragement and guidance in developing a career goal/plan. It is intended to support the mentee to develop a goal to advance in her career, change jobs and/or develop leadership goals. For more information or questions, please contact Lori Strasburg at 605-782-9288 or lstrasburg@embe.org.

EmBe - Women to the Workforce - Women to the Workforce is a career development program that provides tools to build confidence, gain career skills, utilize job search resources and build personal networks with the help of the program facilitator and mentors, as well as class peers. For more information or questions, please contact Lori Strasburg at 605-782-9288 or lstrasburg@embe.org.

Hurdle Life Coach Foundation - CHANGE Diversion Program - The CHANGE mentorship program is a personal and professional character development training program for individuals in the midst of a transition in life born of personal adversity. We support youth ages 11-17 and also adults 18 and older.  For more information, please contact Hurdle Life Coach at (605) 838-7898 or thehurdlelifecoach@gmail.com.

LifeScape - LifeScape provides a wide range of services for children and adults who have disabilities and medical rehabilitation needs―from very mild to very complex. For more information, please contact LifeScape at 605-444-9500.

LSS Center for New Americans - The LSS Center for New Americans helps refugees become self-sufficient through a variety of services, including community orientation, case management, employment services, English classes, citizenship classes and immigration services. For more information, please contact LSS Center for New Americans by calling 605-731-2000 or email Alicia at alicia.roy@lsssd.org.

Primary - To coach/mentor those on parole who desire their lives transformed and help their communities flourish. For more information, please contact ephron@ourprimary.org.

SCORE South Dakota - Business Volunteer Mentoring and Coaching. Our experienced business mentors provide advice on every aspect of business and can help you online or in person. For more information, please contact SCORE at 605-280-3642 or julie.johnson@scorevolunteer.org.

The Community Outreach – Genesis Mentoring Program - Genesis Mentoring is a program for individuals and families striving to make difficult life changes to improve their ability to obtain or retain safe and permanent housing. We match a qualified individual or family with a volunteer who has been trained as mentors. For more information, please contact The Community Outreach at 605-331-3935 or email at info@thecommunityoutreach.org.

USD Coyote Career Kickstart   - The goals of USD's new Coyote Career Kickstart program are to improve affordability by helping provide job opportunities and to develop students work-ready skills and practical career connections through alumni association resources and mentoring.   For more information, please contact Alissa Matt at 1-800-521-3575 or at kickstart@usd.edu.

Startup Sioux Falls – Startup Sioux Falls is an ecosystem organization that empowers founders by offering resources to network, launch, and grow their businesses. Learn more about our mentorship program for entrepreneurs and apply to be a mentee at startupsiouxfalls.com/mentorship/. For more information, please contact Startup Sioux Falls at 605-271-3502 or jeff@startupsiouxfalls.com.

 

Senior Mentoring Programs

LSS Better Together - Volunteers meet with adults aged 65+ who live independently. Matches focus on connecting to the community, relationship development and companionship. For more information, please contact LSS Mentoring Services at 605-444-7803 or Mentoring@LssSD.org.

Dow Rummel Village - Social interaction is an important part of healthy aging. Being a resident companion can involve many different activities such as reading, playing board games, sharing interest and hobbies. For more information on Dow Rummel call 605-336-1490 or email info@dowrummel.com.