Community Resources Guide

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The Rapid City Sentinel: Community Resource Directory

Emergency & Public Safety

  • Emergency (Police, Fire, Ambulance): 911
  • Rapid City Police Department (Non-Emergency): (605) 394-4131
  • Pennington County Sheriff’s Office (Non-Emergency): (605) 394-2192
  • To Report Child Abuse: (877) 244-0864

Crisis & Domestic Violence

  • Working Against Violence, Inc. (WAVI) 24-Hour Crisis Line: (605) 341-4808
  • WAVI General Appointments / Case Management: (605) 341-3292
  • National Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: 988
  • Helpline Center (24/7 Crisis & Resource Info): Dial 211 (or text your zip code to 898211)
  • Journey On (Street Outreach & Youth Outreach for houseless/unsheltered individuals): (605) 519-1066
  • Freedom’s Journey (Support and advocacy for victims and survivors of human trafficking): (805) 380-8009

Shelter & Basic Needs

  • Cornerstone Rescue Mission (Men’s Mission & Veteran’s Wing): (605) 341-2844
  • Cornerstone Women & Children’s Home: (605) 721-7860
  • Volunteers of America (VOA) Northern Rockies – Rapid City: (605) 341-8336
  • Hope Center (Day center offering mail, laundry, and support for those without homes): (605) 716-4673
  • The Salvation Army Rapid City: (605) 342-0982
  • Society of St. Vincent de Paul: (605) 718-5896

Veterans Services

  • VA Rapid City Clinic (Black Hills VA Health Care System): (605) 718-1095
  • VOA Veteran Outreach Center: (605) 341-8336

Native American & Tribal Community Resources

  • Oyate Health Center (Primary care & walk-in clinic open to all Native Americans in the area): Main: (605) 355-2500 | Appointments: (605) 355-2350
  • Great Plains Tribal Leaders Health Board (Behavioral health, epidemiology, and community resources): (605) 721-1922
  • Wambli Ska Okolakiciye (Teen center, cultural empowerment, and food pantry): (605) 348-0247
  • OST Native Healing Program (Rapid City Outpatient Substance Misuse Program): (605) 342-8925

Health, Family & Financial Assistance

  • Behavior Management Systems: (605) 343-7262
  • Crisis Care Center (24/7 access for adults 18+): (605) 391-4863
  • Catholic Social Services (Counseling & Suicide Prevention): (605) 348-6086
  • Department of Social Services (DSS): (605) 394-2525
  • Low Income Energy Assistance Program (LIEAP): (800) 233-8503

Related to the Following Investigations:

A Box in the Wall – A Blind Spot in the Law

Data Over Drama: The Cold Hard Math of the OneHeart Lease

In the Shadow of The Presidents: The Rogue Economy Exploiting Seasonal Labor in the Black Hills