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Opening Doors Fund

Call for Proposals

Grant proposals for Opening Doors, a funding collaborative designed to support organizations and ideas committed to lifting up disadvantaged individuals, families and children in the Sioux Falls area, are now being accepted.

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News from the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation

Foundation Announces Community Grant Recipients

Our most recent Community Fund grants provide support for a unique neighborhood placemaking effort, new programs to help local Spanish-speaking youth succeed, an organization working to eliminate suicide among young South Dakotans, an education and advocacy program for future change-makers, and a safe event to help local Indigenous community members connect.

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Youth Advisory Council

Youth Advisory Council Announces Grant Recipients

After reviewing community needs, the Youth Advisory Council selected three areas of focus for its 2021-22 season: mental and physical health, substance abuse, and access to education. On Tuesday, May 17, the Council presented grants to three local organizations who, it said, are excelling in their efforts to address these areas.

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