Families celebrate together, laugh and cry together, and care for one another. For many of us, the CHS Family is an extension of our own. Here are a few pages from our own CHS Scrapbook.

November 25, 2024

Development Director Rick Weber gave an entertaining presentation to the Minnehaha County Historical Society last week. Rick took the audience all the way back to 1893, when Children’s Home Society was just beginning.

Audience members saw old photos, ask questions and listen to remarkable stories that Rick has collected throughout his 37 years at CHS.

Dakota News Now even featured a smidge of our history on their Throwback Thursday segment. Click here to watch!

October 28, 2024

Staff from Shelter, BHCH and SFCH attended Safe Crisis Management (SCM) training in Sioux Falls. The two-day training went over best practices on how to prevent and manage a crisis. SCM instructors also gave trainee’s strategies on how to respond to aggressive behavior, build positive relationships and improve safety.

Front Row: Gwen Betz, Shelter; Darlene Hillmer, Gabby Larson, SFCH; Aunnie Vande Griend, SFCH and Courtney Sargent, SFCH. Back Row: Kate Feilmeier, Shelter; Daniel McIntyre, Shelter; Siri Wollmann, SFCH; Tagyn Larson, SFCH; Blake McCoy, SFCH; Chris Perryman, BHCH and Scott Colwill, SFCH.

Charley Cheek (gentleman in the front row wearing a blue t-shirt) joined our staff for a group photo. Charley is the instructor for SCM and taught strategies on how to best handle crisis situations.

Tagyn Larson, Gabby Larson and Siri Wollmann participated in a group training exercise at the annual SCM conference.

October 14, 2024

Congratulations to Human Resource Representative Haley Sanow, and her husband, Tanner, who were married on Saturday, September 14. The bride and groom had a beautiful fairytale wedding and were glowing… literally.

“For anyone that knows me, they know I don’t like a lot of color–hence the black exterior and interior at the venue,” says Haley. “I wanted candles EVERWHERE! We ended up with about 365 candles, which really made the dark venue glow.”

Congratulations, Haley and Tanner!

October 7, 2024

Shelter For Family Safety, Business Manager Janice Lee, welcomed a beautiful new grandson to her crew.

Barrett Thomas Lee made his grand entrance into the world on September 27, weighing nine pounds and two ounces and 21.5 inches long. He joins his older sister, Taylor and brother, Jaxon in the Lee grandkids club.

Janice says she is “looking forward to traveling to Wisconsin to meet him.” Barrett is also the nephew of Residential Therapist Izzi Lee..

Congratulations, Lee Family!