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Member Agencies

Collaborating for Stronger Services Across Every South Dakota Community

Member Agencies

As the statewide voice for victim services and victims’ rights, The Network works alongside member agencies to build coordinated relationships statewide, strengthening capacity, elevating best practices, and supporting effective, survivor-centered responses for victims of violence and their families in every community.

Supporting Agencies Through Training, Technical Assistance, and Collaboration

The Network provides comprehensive support to member agencies through individualized technical assistance, professional development, and statewide collaboration. Our services are designed to meet agencies where they are—whether strengthening daily operations, expanding services, or navigating systems, policy, and requirements.

Technical Assistance

We offer individualized technical assistance tailored to your agency’s specific goals, needs, and challenges, designed to support your work.

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Professional Development & Training

We offer training and collaborative opportunities that strengthen best practices and improve community and criminal justice responses statewide.

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Collaboration, Networking, Events

We offer statewide networking and collaboration opportunities that connect professionals, support knowledge-sharing, and strengthen services.

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Technical Assistance

Our team offers individualized technical assistance tailored to your agency’s specific goals, needs, and challenges. Support is practical, responsive, and grounded in best practices for victim services.

Specialized Support

  • Tribal-specific services
  • Rural community strategies
  • Accessibility and inclusion

Community Coordination

  • Multi-disciplinary team building
  • Partnership development
  • MOA and protocol creation

Program Development

  • Service design and expansion
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Strategic planning support

Compliance & Quality

  • Grant compliance guidance
  • Program evaluation support
  • Best practice implementation

Professional Development and Training

Through training and collaboration, The Network supports professionals in strengthening best practices and improving services for survivors statewide.

South Dakota Victim Assistance Academy (SDVAA)

The South Dakota Basic Victim Assistance Academy (SDVAA) is a 40-hour spring training program that teaches foundational advocacy skills and meets NACP credentialing requirements through NOVA. It’s designed for new victim-service advocates and is open to anyone working with crime victims.

Kathy Rutten

Academy Information

Contact: Kathy Rutten

Raina Boyum

Credentialing Applications

Contact: Raina Boyum

For more information visit: NACP Website

Training Opportunities

From trauma-informed care to multi-disciplinary collaboration, we provide targeted learning experiences for professionals across South Dakota. Our programs are designed to keep advocates and partners at the forefront of victim services.

Specialized Learning Sessions

Targeted trainings on trauma-informed care, culturally responsive services, legal advocacy, and emerging issues in the field.

Webinars & Online Learning

Accessible professional development opportunities delivered virtually to reach agencies across the state.

Multi-Disciplinary Training

Collaborative learning opportunities for advocates, law enforcement, prosecutors, healthcare providers, and other professionals.

Conferences & Workshops

Annual gatherings and specialized workshops for professional development and peer networking.

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Collaboration, Networking and Events

The Network connects agencies statewide to share knowledge, build partnerships, and strengthen coordinated victim services across South Dakota.

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Member Directory

This directory connects you to trusted organizations across South Dakota that provide confidential, trauma-informed support.

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CASA

  • CASA of Fifth Judicial Court — Aberdeen

  • First Circuit CASA Program — Mitchell

  • Northern Hills Area CASA — Spearfish

  • Sioux Falls CASA — Sioux Falls

  • Southeast CASA Program — Yankton

Child Advocacy Centers

  • Center for the Prevention of Child Maltreatment — Sioux Falls

  • Central South Dakota Child Assessment Center — Pierre

  • Child’s Voice — Sioux Falls

  • Children’s Advocacy Centers of South Dakota — Sioux Falls

  • Children’s Home Society Child Advocacy Center — Rapid City

Counseling Agencies

  • Lutheran Social Services Outpatient Counseling — Sioux Falls

Custody Evaluations and Adoption Studies Agencies

  • Zimbleman Evaluations

Disability Agencies

  • South Dakota Deaf Resource and Outreach Programs (SD DROP) — Statewide

Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault Programs

  • Artemis House—Victims of Violence Intervention Program, Inc. — Spearfish

  • Beacon Center — Watertown *

  • Bridges Against Domestic Violence — Mobridge

  • Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Family Violence Prevention Services — Eagle Butte

  • Children’s Home Shelter for Family Safety — Sioux Falls

  • Communities Against Violence and Abuse (CAVA) — Lemmon

  • Crisis Intervention Shelter Service — Sturgis

  • Domestic Violence Network — Madison

  • Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe: Family Violence Prevention Program — Flandreau

  • Gayle and Kevin Thom — Rapid City

  • Ginny’s Safe House — Redfield

  • Helpline Center — Sioux Falls

  • Jan Manolis Family Safe Center — Huron

  • Margo’s Place — Brookings

  • Missouri Shores Domestic Violence Center — Pierre

  • Missouri Valley Crisis Center — Chamberlain

  • Onaphe, Inc. — Lower Brule

  • Sacred Heart Center Family Violence Services Program — Eagle Butte

  • Safe Harbor — Aberdeen

  • Safe Place of Eastern SD — Mitchell

  • Shirley Speaks Inc. — Spearfish

  • Solace — Sioux Falls

  • The Wholeness Center — Flandreau

  • Wac’ang’a Inc — Sisseton

  • Waypost — Yankton

  • Where All Women are Honored—Winyan Wicayuonihan Oyanke — Porcupine and Rapid City

  • White Buffalo Calf Women’s Society, Inc. — Mission

  • Wiconi Wawokiya, Inc. — Fort Thompson

  • Winner Resource Center for Families — Winner

  • Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI) — Rapid City

Educational Institutions

  • University of South Dakota — Vermillion

Housing Programs

  • OneHeart — Rapid City

  • South Dakota Housing for the Homeless Consortium — Pierre

Human Trafficking Programs

  • Call to Freedom — Sioux Falls

  • Treasured Lives — Rapid City

  • Esther’s Rising — Custer

Immigration Services

  • South Dakota Voices for Peace

Law Enforcement Agencies

  • Aberdeen Police Department — Aberdeen

  • Pennington County Sheriff’s Department — Rapid City

  • South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation — Pierre

  • South Dakota Highway Patrol Crash Assistance Program — Pierre

  • Watertown Police Department — Watertown

  • Yankton Police Department — Yankton

Legal Aid Agencies

  • East River Legal Services — Sioux Falls

Medical

  • Monument Health Facilities — Rapid City

Tribal Service Programs

  • Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s Health Board — Rapid City

  • Native Women’s Health Care — Rapid City

  • South Dakota Urban Indian Health — Pierre and Sioux Falls

State’s Attorney Offices

  • Beadle County State’s Attorney Office — Huron

  • Brookings County State’s Attorney’ Office — Brookings

  • Brown County State’s Attorney Office — Aberdeen

  • Clay County State’s Attorney Office — Vermillion

  • Fall River County/Oglala County State’s Attorney Office — Hot Springs

  • Meade County State’s Attorney Office — Sturgis

  • Minnehaha County State’s Attorney Office — Sioux Falls

  • Pennington County State’s Attorney Office — Rapid City

  • Union County State’s Attorney Office — Elk Point

Youth Programs

  • Youth and Family Services, Stronger Family Program — Rapid City

Stronger Together

Across South Dakota, advocates, programs, and partner agencies work every day to support survivors and strengthen communities. Our network exists to make that work stronger, more connected, and more sustainable.

Members join not just for resources, but for relationships, collaboration, shared voice, and collective impact. 

 

“I’m a member of The Network because it brings together people who truly understand survivor-centered work and strengthens a statewide voice for victims’ rights while honoring survivor choice, dignity, and lived experience.” – Tifanie P.

Become a Member

Join a statewide coalition dedicated to ending violence. Choose the membership that fits your role.

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