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Pregnancy & family help in South Dakota

28 organizations in South Dakota offering help with pregnancy, housing, food, childcare, adoption and more. We checked each one before listing it, but hours and services change, so please call ahead.

Adoption

  • Children's Home Society of South Dakota — Adoption

    Finds adoptive families for children waiting to be adopted from foster care.

  • Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota — Adoption

    Pregnancy counseling to help you decide between parenting and adoption (including choosing an adoptive family from profiles), plus adoption and post-adoption services.

Free / Subsidized Childcare

  • Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership — Head Start and Early Head Start

    Head Start and Early Head Start from a community action agency serving low-income families in a 14-county area of east central South Dakota.

  • Youth & Family Services — Head Start

    No-cost Head Start for children 0-5 in Rapid City, including home-based Head Start and services for expectant parents; YFS serves every county in western South Dakota.

  • South Dakota Head Start Collaboration Office (Department of Education)

    Statewide

    Head Start and Early Head Start provide free, comprehensive services to pregnant women and children from birth to 5; the state office helps families find local programs.

Churches / Baby Closets

  • Alpha Center

    Free, confidential pregnancy services in Sioux Falls, including limited ultrasounds. Its Earn While You Learn program gives incentive points for lessons from pregnancy on, redeemable for diapers and wipes, clothing and blankets, bottles, formula, car seats, strollers and more. Also a mentor program for women and a fatherhood program.

Clothing / Supplies

  • Alpha Center

    Free, confidential pregnancy services in Sioux Falls, including limited ultrasounds. Its Earn While You Learn program gives incentive points for lessons from pregnancy on, redeemable for diapers and wipes, clothing and blankets, bottles, formula, car seats, strollers and more. Also a mentor program for women and a fatherhood program.

  • Faith Fellowship of the Open Bible — Baby Closet

    Free donated clothing for boys and girls from newborn to youth size 14, plus free diapers and wipes, at a Vermillion church.

Domestic Violence

  • South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault

    Statewide

    The statewide coalition: connect with local agencies across South Dakota providing support, advocacy, shelter and resources for survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault (Find a Shelter). National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-7233.

Employment

  • Dress for Success Sioux Falls (EmBe)

    Dress for Success program at EmBe, a Sioux Falls nonprofit dedicated to improving the lives of women, alongside its Women's Leadership Program and childcare.

  • South Dakota Job Service Offices (Department of Labor and Regulation)

    Statewide

    Find your local Job Service office for free help with job search tools, hiring events and virtual job services.

Food Programs

Health Assistance

  • Nurse-Family Partnership — South Dakota (Bright Start)

    Statewide

    A registered nurse visits first-time mothers at home from pregnancy until the child is two. In South Dakota the program is Bright Start (Children's Home Society of South Dakota): free and voluntary; enroll any time during pregnancy. Nurse-Family Partnership is now run by Changent.

  • South Dakota Medicaid and CHIP

    Statewide

    Medicaid and CHIP help pay for doctor visits, hospital stays, prescriptions and other care for eligible families, including pregnant women and children. See how to apply.

Housing Assistance & Shelters

  • Bishop Dudley Hospitality House

    Night-by-night shelter in Sioux Falls for up to 155 guests, including women and families (check-in from 6:30 pm, check-out 7 am), with a Center for Families, lunches and showers.

Infant & Baby Equipment

  • South Dakota 211 Helpline (Helpline Center)

    Statewide

    Dial 2-1-1 or text, or search online, to reach over 6,000 local resources across South Dakota, including baby equipment, food, rent and utility help, and transportation.

Mental Health & Postpartum Assistance

  • Children's Home Society of South Dakota — Bright Start

    Free, voluntary nurse home visiting (the Nurse-Family Partnership model) for first-time moms: enroll any time during pregnancy and your personal nurse supports you until your child is two.

Parenting Classes

  • Children's Home Society of South Dakota — Bright Start

    Free, voluntary nurse home visiting (the Nurse-Family Partnership model) for first-time moms: enroll any time during pregnancy and your personal nurse supports you until your child is two.

  • Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota — Family Stabilization

    Free skill-building sessions for families: parents or caregivers and youth attend together, learning positive communication, teamwork and other skills.

Pregnancy Centers

  • Alpha Center

    Free, confidential pregnancy services in Sioux Falls, including limited ultrasounds. Its Earn While You Learn program gives incentive points for lessons from pregnancy on, redeemable for diapers and wipes, clothing and blankets, bottles, formula, car seats, strollers and more. Also a mentor program for women and a fatherhood program.

  • Bella Pregnancy Resource Center

    No-cost pregnancy testing and limited obstetrical ultrasounds in Spearfish, information on all your options, and post-abortion support.

  • Birthright of Sioux Falls

    Free, confidential pregnancy tests, maternity and baby items, and friendship and support for women who are pregnant or think they may be, for as long as they need.

Special Needs Assistance

  • LifeScape

    Services for children and adults with disabilities and their families in South Dakota, including a children's specialty hospital, specialty school and children's residential services. Admissions: (605) 444-9550.

  • Center for Disabilities (University of South Dakota)

    Statewide

    Training, technical assistance and educational resources for people with disabilities and their families across South Dakota.

  • South Dakota Parent Connection

    Statewide

    Information, resources and support for South Dakota families of children with disabilities and special health needs.

Transportation

  • South Dakota Medicaid — Transportation

    Statewide

    Medicaid covers rides to medical appointments (and some pharmacy and equipment pick-ups) through enrolled community transportation providers, and reimburses mileage for travel outside your city through the Non-Emergency Medical Travel program.

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