LSS Center for New Americans

Check out this winning art from the South Dakota "I Voted" Sticker Contest!

Thank you to the Sioux Falls School District for for hosting their yearly Career and College Fair for English learners and thank you so much for letting the Center for New Americans be a part of it! We met so many new people and friends and even saw some familiar faces!!!!

Who ya gonna call when you need some emergency help unloading the boxtruck? Tez and Million! We appreciate you both so much! Nitezeho Kiruhura

Thank you to the Center of Hope for all you do for the community!

A huge gigantic shout out to Joe Stanford and his company Dream Home Appliance And Beds for donating this washer and dryer to Kevin and Katherine’s family! Because of your generosity, they will no longer have to walk to the laundromat with laundry for a family of 5.

We also want to give a shout out to your delivery team. You guys were amazing and so generous as well. Thank you so much!

Thank you to Allan Saugstad and the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Sioux Falls for hosting Sioux Falls speaker and author Achut Deng at Augustana University last night! It was a wonderful event and we got to meet so many new people!

It’s starting to get cold out and our refugees are not used to this weather!

If you have any hats, gloves, winter coats (kids and adults) or warm bedding and blankets that you are no longer in need of we would be honored if you would consider donating them to the Center for New Americans!

Items can be dropped off at the office that is located downtown behind the Cherapa Bldg at 300 E. 6th Street and we are open from 8-5pm

Thanks to the Center of Hope bike ministry program, Nolberto and Yohan are ready to ride to their new jobs this week! Congratulations! We are so excited for you!

Thank you so much Kathleen for your donation! One of the best parts of working at the Center for New Americans is meeting wonderful people like you!

Our Program Director and immigration attorney Dana doing an overview of South Dakota laws in cultural orientation today.

Did you know that LSS Center for New Americans has cultural orientation sessions for traditional refugees AND for secondary migrants and humanitarian parolees?

Exciting things going on at the Union Gospel Mission Sioux Falls! What an awesome partnership!

We are thrilled for Midwest Street Medicine to be utilizing some of our space so they can hit the streets of our community to offer on the spot medical care to those in need. They’re here Sunday & Monday 9am-12pm, plus 11am-12pm on Wednesday. To learn more, visit www.midweststreetmedicine.org!

When refugees arrive in South Dakota, they often only have what they can carry in their hands. The LSS Center for New Americans provides basic needs and necessities upon their arrival to South Dakota.

Please consider making a donation to the Center for New Americans at Donate.LssSD.org to help our team stock up for families in need OR visit with Nichole Townsend, Community Engagement Coordinator, to donate kitchen supplies, cleaning products, household items, or toiletries.

Thank you for helping newly arriving refugees begin to feel healthy, safe, and accepted!

Find connection and meaning in your career at LSS! Show up, be your unique self and change lives every day. LSS might be a good fit for you. Browse our listings here: https://lsssd.org/who-we-are/employment.html

Thank you so much to Hope Lutheran Church Sioux Falls for coming in on a Sunday and helping us organize our donation room. We appreciate you so much and all that you do for the community!!!

It’s a beautiful day for donuts! Congratulations Stev Meas and Chenda Chou, co-owners of locally owned Mr. Donuts! Stev is a graduate of the LSS Center for New Americans Multilingual CO.STARTERS course and today we celebrated his achievement of his goal to expand his family business with a Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting!

Check out their new Mr. Donuts location on East 10th Street and grab a delicious, freshly made donut (or coffee, sandwich, bagel, and MORE).

Stev’s class was supported and co-facilitated by TLC Services, was made possible by partnership with Startup Sioux Falls, and was powered by SBA. We’re honored to be part of this community and partnership to help business owners reach their goals.

Bison Roundup. Wolverine Day. Panther Preview Night. Middle school open houses are happening TONIGHT. Please check with your school for times to stop by to meet your teachers and get important information for the upcoming school year.
Elementary school open houses are happening TOMORROW! Again, please check with your school for specific times. We're looking forward to seeing our school hallways fill up with staff and students this week!

We are out of crib mattresses for our toddler beds! Please consider donating a gently used one or purchasing one using the links below!

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https://www.amazon.com/Mattress-Breathable-Dual-Sided-mattresses-Non-Toxic-Beds-Dinosaur/dp/B0BP73H8VP/ref=sr_1_29?crid=1PVDTY0Q28785&keywords=crib%2Bmattress&qid=1707417272&sprefix=crib%2Bmattewss%2Caps%2C292&sr=8-29&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.006c50ae-5d4c-4777-9bc0-4513d670b6bc&th=1

Educational Products for Educators and Program Administrators USCIS has developed a variety of materials to help educators supplement classroom instruction to prepare their students for the naturalization process and English and civics test.

Thank you so much to the Southern Hills Church (A United Methodist Faith Community) families and kiddos for your donation to the Center For New Americans. Your hospitality and spirit are amazing and all of these items will be used for our refugee families! We appreciate you!

There are a few available spots left on the dates listed below for furniture pick-ups! If you're looking to donate your gently used furnishings, please visit the link below to schedule.

https://furnituremission.org/donation-pick-up-info/

Magnetic alphabet letters are still a hit!