Are You Using VTO? Check This Team Out!

Staff from Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety and Bright Start spent a morning packing food boxes at Feeding South Dakota.

At CHS, staff get 8 hours of Volunteer Time Off annually—and this qualified as a group VTO project. Click this link to see who helped!

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Caring For The Kids: Another VTO Opportunity

Looking for an opportunity to volunteer and get paid? Caring For The Kids needs you! Click this link to check out how you can help at the events August 6 and 7.

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ASK THE CEO:

You Asked. We Answer.

A new question was submitted to Ask The CEO on the GOOD WORKS portal:

I’m just curious about the mask requirement that we have been under for quite a while. Since almost all organizations have removed the mask mandate why are we still required to wear a mask? We can go into our doctor’s office and also into the hospital and are not required to have a mask on. Please give us an update on this policy.

Read the answer on the GW portal.

–Michelle Lavallee, CEO

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The Sign You Were Waiting For

Look no further! This sign in the SFCH Admin parking lot shows visitors where to park. It also shows employees where NOT to park. Thank you for keeping these designated spots open for our guests.

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Now Taking Applicants for the Class of 2026!

Our second CHSU cohort will begin in July. Applications are available for CHSU by emailing Lacey Hoogland.

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What’s New on the Portal?

• Ben and Grace Tiemersma welcomed a daughter, Juliana Jean, who was
born at 2:18 am on Monday, May 29, weighing 7 pounds.

• Congratulations to Alex and Naomi Petrich who were married on Saturday, May 27, at Grace Baptist Church in Sioux Falls. Alex is the son of Unit Director Nici Petrich. 

• A fond CHS farewell to Skylar Starbuck Ravelo, who will start a new position as the first official LGBTQ+ Care
Coordinator and Health Educator in the history of the state.

Click to see their photos.

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ALL HANDS QUARTERLY MEETING

Pick A Date in June!

Make plans to attend one of the All Hands sessions in June:

Tuesday, June 13
3:00 pm CT/ 2:00 pm MT

Wednesday, June 14
9:00 am CT/ 8:00 am MT
1:00 pm CT/12:00 pm MT

Thursday, June 15
9:00 am CT / 8:00 am MT

There’s a full agenda and you won’t want to miss a chance to win prizes at the Heads or Tails game! Click here to view the full agenda of topics.