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Youth & Family Services programs rely heavily on the generous contributions from individuals and organizations throughout the community. YFS is able to offer nutritious meals, snacks, educational programming, counseling services, health advocacy programs, parent enrichment opportunities, and so much more because of the many people and organizations that care deeply for others in need.
Please donate today so that YFS can continue with this important work.

On behalf of more than 14,000 children and families, YFS extends a heartfelt thank you!

Leave a Legacy

YFS Foundation


We appreciate your interest in helping support children and families in being capable, caring, and contributing members of the community. In 2004, Youth & Family Services Foundation (YFSF) was created to help provide long-term financial security and stability for Youth & Family Services, Inc.

We hope that you will consider not only making a difference now, but partnering with YFSF to improve the lives of children and families for future generations. Your gift to YFSF will help continue your legacy of giving in perpetuity and will ensure that future generations of children continue to receive the education, health, nutrition, prevention, and recreation services they need. With a planned gift to Youth & Family Services, you can combine your philanthropic goals with your overall financial, tax, and estate planning goals.

Estate gifts may be directed to Youth & Family Services, Inc., Youth & Family Services Foundation, or be more restricted to a specific program offered by our agency. Those programs with the least stable funding include are: Girls Inc. of Rapid City, Fatherhood First, Child Development Center, and our Counseling Center.

These are examples of how to indicate a gift to Youth & Family Services in your will:

• I give, devise, and bequest to Youth & Family Services Foundation, TAX ID 20-2142760, all (or state the fraction or percentage) of the rest, residue, and remainder of my estate, both real and person. Youth & Family Services Foundation administrative office is located at 1920 N. Plaza Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57702. (Optional: I further request that this bequest be used for the benefit of Youth & Family Services’ Girls Inc. of Rapid City program.)

• I give, devise, and bequest $______ to Youth & Family Services Foundation, TAX ID 20-2142760. Youth & Family Services Foundation administrative office is located at 1920 N. Plaza Boulevard, Rapid City, SD 57702 (Optional: I further request that this bequest be used for the benefit of Youth & Family Services’ Girls Inc. of Rapid City program.)

These examples are given as suggestions as to content. Contact your legal counsel for additional guidance. If you have additional questions about Youth & Family Services or the programs we provide, please contact Connie Olson at (605) 342-4195.

YFS Legacy Society


The Youth & Family Services Legacy Society was developed for donors who wish to extend their commitment to the mission of YFS beyond their lifetime and support the YFS Foundation in their will, estate plan, or named endowement. These people are leaving a testament of their support for improving the lives of children in our community.

Effective Budget Control

YFS is an organization that is very careful with the management of both its human and financial resources. The YFS Board of Directors and Executive Staff work hard to ensure that a high percentage of funding goes directly to the programs that are meeting the needs of children and families. Last year, 88% of all donations went directly to programming; that percentage is higher than average for other non-profits of similar size.

Volunteer


You can have fun and help support children in your community by volunteering for Youth & Family Services (YFS)! Each year, YFS searches for volunteers to assist with our special events and projects and to support our staff in their classrooms. What better way to give back to your community than by investing in children?

• Diamonds and Denim Dinner Theatre (October): More than 50 volunteers are needed to help at this fundraising event! Volunteers help with setting tables, serving guests, and assisting with clean up. Volunteers at this event receive a complimentary dinner for their service!

• Kids Fair (April): Each year, Kids Fair– YFS’ largest annual fundraising event– hosts thousands of children and their families at The Monument where they can engage in fun, educational entertainment. Hundreds of volunteers are needed to assist with staffing inflatable attractions, selling and taking tickets, act as door monitors, help with line-control or in the face-painting booth.

• Holiday Gift Wrapping Booth (December): Volunteers are needed to staff and wrap gifts at YFS’ Holiday Gift Wrapping Booth in the Rushmore Mall. Shifts of four-hour intervals are available mornings, afternoons, and evenings every day of the week.

• Classroom Support (Year-Round): Volunteers can help support YFS staff in their classrooms by spending some one-on-one time with children. Volunteers can assist with infants and toddlers by rocking them, providing positive interactions with then and supporting educational activities. Volunteers can assist with preschool-aged children by providing classroom support, working with small groups of children at the center, reading the children, and more.

• Fullerton Farm (Spring/Summer/Fall): YFS’ Fullerton Farm is a thriving 3.4 acre lot home to a large and ever-expanding garden, orchard, and three colonies of honeybees. Volunteers are often needed from spring to fall to assist with gardening projects. We would also welcome volunteers to provide educational experiences to children enrolled in YFS programs at the farm.

605-342-4195

If you want to make a contribution to an organization that delivers, Youth & Family Services would be the one.

Dan Warren, YFS Foundation Board Member