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Children’s Home Society News & Articles

Discover the latest news, events, and articles from the Children’s Home Society, highlighting leadership changes, community support, and resources for children and families in need.

Gift Wrap Booth

26th Annual GWB Spreads Holiday Cheer While Supporting Shelter

A Letter From Home

A Letter From Home: Thankful Hearts

Seed for Success Pledges $5 Million to the Outpatient Mental Health Clinic

Data Shows Brighter Beginnings

Foundation The Children's Friend

Guardians of the Children: Mike Day and Diana Dufur-Day

Shelter The Children's Friend

The Flight of the Blue Jay

Foster Care & Adoption The Children's Friend

The Long Way Home

The Children's Friend

The Children's Friend Volume 130 | Fall/Winter 2025

Shelter In the News

Shelter Outreach Advocate Receives 2025 Advocate in Action Award

Foundation Stories In the News

BH Wind and Fire Fuel Hope with Donation

In the News Foundation

Hewitt Named Director of Development

In the News Residential Treatment & Schools A Letter From Home

Beyond the Plate

Residential Treatment & Schools

SOMETIMES HOPE IS “WHATEVER IT TAKES”

Child Advocacy Center

Continuum of Care Gives Hope to Rapid City Family

Foundation Stories In the News Caring For The Kids

Bringing Home a New Car

Rapid City Campus Residential Treatment & Schools

Hope in the Hills: Children’s Home Society’s New Rapid City Campus Takes Shape

In the News A Letter From Home

Letter From Home: August 2025

Foundation Stories In the News Caring For The Kids

2025 Caring Heart Award

In the News A Letter From Home

Letter From Home: July 2025

Shelter In the News

Let’s Drive Out Domestic Violence

CHS University Graduation

Foundation

Hoeye Named Director of Development

In the News Foster Care & Adoption Wendy's Wonderful Kids About CHS

Graber Named Recruiter of the Year

In the News About CHS

Perini Named Director of Compliance

In the News About CHS

Powell Named VP of Human Resources

In the News A Letter From Home

Letter From Home: May 2025

Therapeutic Foster Care Videos

May is National Foster Care Awareness Month

In the News A Letter From Home

Letter From Home: April 2025

Children's Home Society 2025 Program Report

Prevention & Education

CHS Hosts Child Abuse Prevention Training

Nurse Family Partnership

Where Hope Shines Brightly

Child Advocacy Center

“Partners Protecting Kids” Awards

Rapid City Campus

$500,000 Pledge to New Rapid City Campus

About CHS

Sanderson Named COO

Children’s Home Society Announces Retirement of Sue Andrews

Videos Join the Fold

Video: Join the Fold

Ribbon Cutting and Dedication for New Daugaard Dining Hall

Shelter

Caring For The Kids Celebration Benefits Children’s Home Society

Videos About CHS

CHS in Conversation: Kara Flynn & Dustin Morrison

Videos Residential Treatment & Schools

ARTIST IN RESIDENCE Dallas Chief Eagle

Andrews Celebrates 45 Years at CHS

Generations of Leadership: The Mickelson Family

Foster Care & Adoption

Timing is Everything

Videos Join the Fold

Video: Join the Fold - Folding Your Paper Swan

About CHS Residential Treatment & Schools

A Rose Branch on the Family Tree

About CHS Annual Report

Children's Home Society 2024 Program Report

In the News Foundation

Flynn Appointed Director of Development

Rapid City Campus

Announcing Our New Black Hills Campus

Residential Treatment & Schools

Young Authors Celebrated at Black Hills Children’s Home

In the News Prevention & Education

Tifanie Petro Receives CPCM Outstanding Service Award

Shelter

Shelter for Family Safety Awarded $100,000

About CHS

Children’s Home Society and Foundation Welcome New Board Members 2023

About CHS

Deanna Larson Appointed Chief Operating Officer

Videos Residential Treatment & Schools Caring For The Kids

Caring for the Kids: Charlie's Story

Videos Child Advocacy Center

The Mom, the Advocate and the Power of Love

Nurse Family Partnership

From Bright Start to Shining Light

Shelter

The Art of Giving

Videos Prevention & Education

Project Aware Prevention, Training and Education

Children's Home Society 2023 Program Report

Videos Foundation About CHS

The Art of Giving: Paul and Koni Schiller

Children’s Home Society of South Dakota Leader Receives National Award

Videos Residential Treatment & Schools

Thanks Tenacious Joe: SD Youth Care Providers Association

Children’s Day at the Capitol 2023

What Does South Dakota Owe Children?

Foster Care & Adoption

The House that Rainbow Brite Built

About CHS

Children’s Home Society and Foundation Welcome New Board Members

Videos About CHS

130 Years and Going Strong: Historical Marker Event

About CHS Residential Treatment & Schools

Historical Marker Recognizes Orphanage Site

Shelter

Shelter for Family Safety Ribbon Cutting

In the News About CHS

CEO Michelle Lavallee: The Driving Force at CHS

About CHS

Historical Marker Tells Story

Prevention & Education

Helping People Clear Life’s Hurdles

Foster Care & Adoption

Bringing Together the Right Child with the Right Family

Foster Care & Adoption Residential Treatment & Schools

When Love Isn’t Enough

Nurse Family Partnership

Building Trust, Empowering Families

Nurse Family Partnership

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: The Bright Start Nurse-Family Partnership

Photo by Ruth Durbin on Unsplash

Residential Treatment & Schools

Home is Where the Heart Is

Shelter

What About the Kids? Children and Domestic Violence

In the News About CHS

Jon Mammenga Joins Children's Home Society as Chief Philanthropy Officer

Shelter

You Deserve Love

Residential Treatment & Schools

New Sensory Room Popular With Kids and Therapists

Residential Treatment & Schools

What is Residential Care?

Children's Home Society 2022 Program Report

Residential Treatment & Schools

An Extraordinary Transformation

Foster Care & Adoption

What Love Looks Like: Therapeutic Foster Care to Adoption

Foundation Stories Foundation

The Art of Partnership

Prevention & Education

How Can I Tell if a Child is Being Abused or Neglected?

The Children's Friend

The Children's Friend Volume 126 | Fall/Winter 2021

The Porch Light

The Porch Light Fall 2021

About CHS

Children’s Home Society and Foundation Welcome New Board Members

About CHS

CHS Board Member Sen. Deb Soholt Receives Award for Helping Children and Families

Foster Care & Adoption

We’ll Keep Doing it Until They Make Us Stop

Shelter

Seven Children in Seven Years

Foundation Stories Residential Treatment & Schools

Alumni Check-In: Bobby Peacock

Anne McGovern Receives National Recognition

About CHS Residential Treatment & Schools

CHS Aces DSS Review

2020 Annual Report

About CHS

CHS welcomes 7 new Board members

About CHS

About CHS

A Commanding View

Residential Treatment & Schools

Passenger Praise

Foundation Stories Foundation

Photo by National Cancer Institute on Unsplash

Foster Care & Adoption

Adoption - One Family's Journey

Photo by Maël BALLAND on Unsplash

Residential Treatment & Schools

Using Power Tools

Foster Care & Adoption

Adoption - An Adoptive Mom's Perspective

Photo by Karthik B K on Unsplash

Foster Care & Adoption Wendy's Wonderful Kids

What is Wendy's Wonderful Kids?

Foster Care & Adoption

Adoption - A Child's Perspective

Photo of smiling child wearing a winter coat in the snow by Gigin Krishnan on Unsplash

Residential Treatment & Schools

A Coat to Warm a Girl... and Your Heart

In the News About CHS

Children’s Home Society names Lavallee as CEO

Residential Treatment & Schools

Strength Training

About CHS

Bill Colson Announces Plan to Retire

Shelter Foundation

T. Denny Sanford Donates $55 million to Children's Home Society

The Effects of Domestic Violence on Children

Shelter Prevention & Education

Domestic Violence in the Workplace

Photo by Priscilla Du Preez on Unsplash

Shelter

How You Can Help: a Guide for Family and Friends