It was a very eventful year at Catholic Social Services (CSS). After having served CSS for more than 30 years, Executive Director Jim Kinyon stepped down to take on a new role. Dr. Grant Sasse was selected as the new Executive Director.
Palm Sunday Brunch 2024 brings us together. In a stirring address, the veteran speaker offered heartfelt gratitude for the opportunity to share his story, expressing appreciation to those who facilitated the event. With a military upbringing deeply ingrained in respect, responsibility, and discipline, his journey from Navy roots to Army service was punctuated by resilience and unwavering dedication...
Through the support of many of you in 2023 we had a banner year at Catholic Social Services. You have supported and shared in our mission of offering hope, promoting individual human dignity, and strengthening families and communities to people of all faiths in western South Dakota...
The Uplifting Parents program is proud to celebrate five participants whom have graduated spring 2023; and we look forward to cheering on two more for the summer semester! These new graduates are ready to blaze their trails in their new career fields including Engineering, Health Information Management, Medical Laboratory Technology, Criminal Justice, and Tourism and Hospitality Management. They earned their degrees from South Dakota...
Trinity Adoption, Uplifting Parents, and the Counseling Department at Catholic Social Services held an educational outreach session at the Newman Center in Spearfish. Presenters shared how CSS offers a continuum of care for parents from birth, to parenting, and beyond. CSS provided education of the services provided and how this relates to parents in the Spearfish community.
Matt and Emily had two successful adoption experiences with Catholic Social Services, but it was their experience briefly fostering a third baby that proved to them the real benefit of working with a professional adoption agency. The couple finalized the adoption of their second child, a daughter named Annie, in January 2021...
CSS held its Strategic Planning Retreat on Tuesday, June 7. In attendance were 15 CSS Board members and staff excited to chart the direction of CSS for the next five years. “We’ve had these types of retreats since our founding,” says CSS Executive Director Jim Kinyon. “They ensure that we have the input to remain on course of serving all peoples of faith."
Miss Clevia was having a very bad week. Her and her family of 4 were homeless. They secured a rental space that soon became uninhabitable due to an accident that left her with $10,000 in damages and holding an eviction notice...
Whenever flannel goes on sale at a local fabric store, Catholic Social Services can expect more beautiful baby blankets to come in the door...
A $50,000 grant from the Medica Foundation will help CSS expand and improve telehealth counseling and behavioral health services across western South Dakota in 2021 and beyond...
