Organizations Filed Purposes:
RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVES IS A COMMUNITY-BASED, NON-PROFIT AGENCY SERVING AMERICAN INDIAN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN AND AROUND WESTERN SOUTH DAKOTA WITH CULTURALLY SENSITIVE FAMILY SERVICES, COMPREHENSIVE CHILD DEVELOPMENT, PARENT SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY, REFERRALS, AND GROUP MENTORING.
IMPROVE HEALTH & EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO URBAN NATIVE AMERICANS
ATEYAPI TEEN PREGNANCY - COMMITTED TO HELPING NATIVE AMERICAN TEENS ABSTAIN FROM SEX UNTIL MARRIAGE.
HEADSTART-THE ORGANIZATION IS THE GRANTEE WITH THE AMERICAN INDIAN PROGRAMS BRANCH OF HEADSTART AND OPERATES TWO CENTERS IN RAPID CITY AND TWO CENTERS IN CROW CREEK. THE PURPOSE IS TO OPERATE A HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICAN CHILDREN 4 TO 5 YEARS OF AGE, AND THEIR PARENTS, HELPING WITH THE TRANSITION OF MOVING FROM THE RESERVATION; AS WELL AS AN EARLY HEADSTART PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN 0 TO 3, AND THEIR PARENTS.
ATEYAPI WICOZANI-RURAL AMERICA INITIATIVE'S ATEYAPI WICOZANI MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM USES THE LAKOTA CIRCLES OF HOPE (LCH) MIDDLE SCHOOL PROGRAM (HOCOKA OHOMNI WACINYEKIYAPI) WHICH IS AN INNOVATIVE LAKOTA CULTURALLY CENTERED PREVENTION CURRICULUM DESIGNED FOR THE SIXTH THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES AS ONE OF THE MAJOR COMPONENTS OF ITS PROGRAM. THE LCH PROGRAM TEACHES HOW TO MAKE HEALTHY DECISIONS BASED ON THE TRADITIONAL LAKOTA VALUES OF RESPECT, GENEROSITY, FORTITUDE, AND WISDOM. THE PRIMARY TARGET POPULATION FOR THE LCH PROGRAM IS THE RAPID CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT MIDDLE SCHOOLS THAT HAVE A SUBSTANTIAL NATIVE AMERICAN ENROLLMENT OF STUDENTS. THROUGH THE CURRICULUM, SUMMER SESSIONS, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, FAMILIES, THE COMMUNITY, AND STUDENTS ATTAIN KNOWLEDGE AND RESOURCES FOR MAKING SAFE CHOICES AND RESISTING PEER PRESSURE, TOBACCO, ALCOHOL, NON-PRESCRIBED DRUGS, AND INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE. FROM ITS INCEPTION, THE LAKOTA CIRCLES OF HOPE CURRICULUM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AS A COLLABORATIVE PROJECT OF LAKOTA ELDERS, EDUCATIONAL PROFESSIONALS (LAKOTA COUNSELORS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND TEACHERS), AND EXPERIENCED CATHOLIC SOCIAL SERVICES LAKOTA CIRCLES OF HOPE STAFF. THE VARIOUS COLLABORATORS AND PROGRAM DESIGNERS BRING TO THE PROGRAM THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE IN LAKOTA CULTURE, IN CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, IN EDUCATION, AND IN PROGRAM EVALUATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE ATEYAPI WICOZANI PROGRAM INCLUDES SUPPLEMENTAL LAKOTA CULTURAL ACTIVITIES, EVENTS, MENTORING, AND ACADEMIC TUTORING OF ITS PARTICIPANTS.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
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| Bruce Long Fox | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $98,174 |
| Katherine Lebonte | BOARD VICE CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
| Sharon No Heart | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Mary Katie Pechota | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Denice Murphy | BOARD MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jacquie Arpan | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| Carol Marshall-Coon | CHAIRPERSON | 1 | $0 |
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